brute

残暴的人、恶棍、畜生

He was a brute who terrorized everyone in the village.

他是个残暴的恶棍，让全村的人都提心吊胆。

野兽、畜生、牲畜旧式

The hunters treated the wounded brute with surprising care.

猎人们对那头受伤的野兽出乎意料地细心照顾。

壮汉、大块头口语

That brute of a man carried the fridge up alone.

那个大块头一个人就把冰箱搬上楼。

蛮力的、纯凭力气的多用于 brute force/strength

They opened the rusted door by brute force alone.

他们纯凭蛮力把那扇生锈的门撞开。

残暴的、野兽般的、无理性的

The regime kept control through brute violence and fear.

那个政权靠残暴的暴力和恐惧维持统治。

赤裸裸的、无可否认的正式

The brute fact is that we cannot afford this project.

赤裸裸的事实就是我们负担不起这个专案。