brute

殘暴的人、惡棍、畜生

He was a brute who terrorized everyone in the village.

他是個殘暴的惡棍，讓全村的人都提心吊膽。

野獸、畜生、牲畜舊式

The hunters treated the wounded brute with surprising care.

獵人們對那頭受傷的野獸出乎意料地細心照顧。

壯漢、大塊頭口語

That brute of a man carried the fridge up alone.

那個大塊頭一個人就把冰箱搬上樓。

蠻力的、純憑力氣的多用於 brute force/strength

They opened the rusted door by brute force alone.

他們純憑蠻力把那扇生鏽的門撞開。

殘暴的、野獸般的、無理性的

The regime kept control through brute violence and fear.

那個政權靠殘暴的暴力和恐懼維持統治。