beast

英 [biːst]

美 [biːst]

n.  (尤指大型或凶猛、独特的)动物，兽; 性情凶残的人; 行为粗暴的人; 讨厌的人(或事物)

复数：beasts　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4515 / COCA.4428

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指大型或凶猛、独特的）动物，兽
  an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual
  1. wild/savage/ferocious beasts
     野兽；猛兽；凶残的动物
  2. mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons
     独角兽和龙之类的神异动物
• 性情凶残的人；行为粗暴的人
  a person who is cruel and whose behaviour is uncontrolled
• 讨厌的人（或事物）
  an unpleasant person or thing
  1. The maths exam was a real beast.
     数学考试实在令人憎恶。
• （某种）东西
  a thing of a particular kind
  1. His new guitar is a very expensive beast.
     他的新吉他贵得吓人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 兽；野兽
  You can refer to an animal as abeast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
  1. ...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts.
     我们祖先面对的来自野兽的威胁
  2. ...a centaur: half man, half beast.
     半人半马怪物：一半人身，一半兽形
• N-COUNT 兽性的人；畜生；禽兽
  If you refer to a man as abeast, you mean that his behaviour, especially his sexual behaviour, is very violent and uncontrolled.
  1. ...a sex beast who subjected two sisters to a terrifying ordeal.
     使两姐妹遭受恐怖摧残的色魔
• N-COUNT; N-VOC 讨厌鬼；王八蛋
  If you call someone abeast, you think that they are behaving in a selfish, unkind, or unpleasant way.
  1. Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go!
     混蛋！流氓！王八蛋！放开我，放开！
• N-COUNT （含诙谐意）有特定性质的事物，性格特别的人
  You can usebeastto refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
  1. ...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring.
     这场体育电影还挺有意思，真难得

英英释义

noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  Synonym:animalanimate beingbrutecreaturefauna
• a cruelly rapacious person
  Synonym:wolfsavagebrutewildcat

双语例句

• So you ready to go into the belly of the beast?
  你准备进入野兽的肚中了？
• The beast in him came up.
  他兽性大发。
• Man and beast alike fear my
  人和兽都是同样地害怕我的
• Disney's 'Beauty And The Beast' has won rave reviews
  迪斯尼出品的电影《美女与野兽》赢得了众多好评。
• When she's drunk, she's a beast.
  她喝醉时很野蛮。
• Jealousy seizes me like a savage beast.
  嫉妒就像野兽一样抓住了我。
• A buddy of mine is getting married to a particularly unpleasant beast of a woman.
  我的一个哥们要和一个特别不怎么样的女人结婚了。
• He's been consorting with this beast all along!
  他一直在和这只野兽结伙！
• King Arthur himself captures the beast and cuts off its head
  亚瑟王亲自捉住怪物，并砍下它的头。
• And impatient man turns into a beast of prey.
  等得不耐烦的人变成了猛兽一般。