[N-COUNT 可数名词]兽;野兽 You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
[LITERARY 文]
...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts.
我们祖先面对的来自野兽的威胁
...a centaur: half man, half beast.
半人半马怪物:一半人身,一半兽形
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]兽性的人;畜生;禽兽 If you refer to a man as a beast, you mean that his behaviour, especially his sexual behaviour, is very violent and uncontrolled.
[usu with supp]
[disapproval]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
...a sex beast who subjected two sisters to a terrifying ordeal.
使两姐妹遭受恐怖摧残的色魔
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[N-COUNT; N-VOC 可数名词;称呼名词]讨厌鬼;王八蛋 If you call someone a beast, you think that they are behaving in a selfish, unkind, or unpleasant way.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go!
混蛋!流氓!王八蛋!放开我,放开!
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](含诙谐意)有特定性质的事物,性格特别的人 You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
[usu adj N]
...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring.
这场体育电影还挺有意思,真难得
Oxford
beast/biːst; NAmEbiːst/noun1( old-fashionedorformal) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual (尤指大型或凶猛、独特的)动物,兽◆wild/savage/ferocious beasts野兽;猛兽;凶残的动物◆mythical beastssuch as unicorns and dragons 独角兽和龙之类的神异动物2a person who is cruel and whose behaviour is uncontrolled 性情凶残的人;行为粗暴的人SYN
animal
3( informal,often humorous) an unpleasant person or thing 讨厌的人(或事物)◆The maths exam was a real beast.数学考试实在令人憎恶。4( informal) a thing of a particular kind (某种)东西SYN
animal
◆His new guitar is a very expensive beast.他的新吉他贵得吓人。beastbeastsbeast/biːst; NAmEbiːst/
LDC
beastbeast /biːst/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1written an animal, especially a large or dangerous one ► see thesaurus at
animal
2 old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant: You beast! Let go!3something of a particular type or that has a particular quality – usually used humorouslySYN animal: A city at night is a very different beast.4the beast in somebody the part of someone’s character that makes them experience hatred, strong sexual feelings, violence etc
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