n.[C]

1. 獸；畜生
2. 人面獸心的人，殘暴的人
   The brute guarding him beat him to a pulp.

   那個看守他的兇漢把他打得一塌糊塗。

3. 獸性[the S]

a.[Z][B]

1. 畜生的；畜生般的
2. 殘忍的；蠻橫的；淫蕩的
   Brute force was used to put down the revolt.

   使用殘忍的武力平息反叛。

3. 沒有理性的

n.

1. a violent or savage person or animal.
   ▸informal a cruel or insensitive person.
2. an animal as opposed to a human being.

adj.

1. unreasoning and animal-like.
2. merely physical:
   brute force.
3. harsh or inescapable:
   brute necessity.