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N-COUNT
粗野的人；残酷的人
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.
卡斯特是个白痴，是个残暴的家伙，他罪有应得。
...a drunken brute.
野蛮的醉鬼
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ADJ
粗暴的；野蛮的
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...
他靠暴力获得了统治权。
Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
拳击考验的是技能和技术，不是蛮力。
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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.
对群落的一种本能的忠诚
...brute historical fact.
基本的历史事实