Front | brute |
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Back | 牛津8 brutenoun, adjectiveBrE /bruːt/NAmE /bruːt/noun  word origin  example bank 1 (sometimes humorous) a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel wayHis father was a drunken brute. You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute! an ugly brute2 a large strong animal3 a thing which is awkward and unpleasantadjective  word origin [only before noun]1 involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligencebrute force/strength2 basic and unpleasantthe brute facts of inequality Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics. 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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