beast
noun /biːst/
/biːst/
(尤指大型或凶猛、独特的)动物,兽 - wild/savage/ferocious beasts
野兽;猛兽 - mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons
独角兽和龙之类的神话动物
Topics Animalsc1- Savage beasts once roamed these forests.
曾有猛兽在这些森林里出没。 - He was ripped apart by wild beasts in the forest.
他在森林里被野兽撕成碎片了。 - The princess came face-to-face with a hideous beast.
公主面前出现一头可怕的怪兽。 - They found the fossilized skeletons of prehistoric beasts.
他们发现了史前野兽的骨骼化石。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ferocious
- ravenous
- savage
- …
- a beast of burden
- a beast of prey
- wild/savage/ferocious beasts
- a person who is cruel and whose behaviour shows a lack of control
synonym animal性情凶残的人;行为粗暴的人 - The beast in her wanted to destroy his house.
她的兽性使她想毁掉他的房子。 - You filthy beast!
你这个畜生! - Somehow she brought out the beast in him.
不知怎的她激起了他的兽性。 - Local people live in fear of this unknown sex beast.
当地人生活在恐惧中,害怕这个身分不明的色狼。
- The beast in her wanted to destroy his house.
- (informal, often humorous) an unpleasant person or thing
讨厌的人(或事物) - The maths exam was a real beast.
数学考试实在令人讨厌。
- The maths exam was a real beast.
- (informal) a thing of a particular kind
synonym animal(某种)东西 - His new guitar is a very expensive beast.
他的新吉他贵得吓人。
- His new guitar is a very expensive beast.
词源Middle English: from Old French beste, based on Latin bestia.