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N-COUNT
粗野的人；殘酷的人
If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
例句
Custer was an idiot and a brute and he deserved his fate.
卡斯特是個白癡，是個殘暴的家伙，他罪有應得。
...a drunken brute.
野蠻的醉鬼
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ADJ
粗暴的；野蠻的
When you refer to brute strength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities.
例句
He used brute force to take control...
他靠暴力獲得了統治權。
Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
拳擊考驗的是技能和技術，不是蠻力。
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ADJ
本身的；基本的
Brute emotions or facts are basic feelings or responses to a situation, or the basic facts of this situation.
例句
...brute loyalty to the herd.
對群落的一種本能的忠誠
...brute historical fact.
基本的歷史事實