beast 英 [bi:st]   美 [bist]

beast

beast  英 [bi:st] 美 [bist]

n. 野兽;畜生 

名词复数:beasts 

wild beasts, savage beasts, ferocious beasts 野兽;猛兽;凶残的动物
mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons 独角兽和龙之类的神异动物

  • A beast is an animal — and usually not a gentle or attractive one. You can also call a person a beast when they're behaving in a crude, savage, or horrible way.
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  • n. 野兽;畜生
  • 1. wild beasts, savage beasts, ferocious beasts

    野兽;猛兽;凶残的动物

  • 2. mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons

    独角兽和龙之类的神异动物

  • 3. The maths exam was a real beast.

    数学考试实在令人憎恶。

  • beast (n.) c. 1200, beste, "one of the lower animals" (opposed to man), especially "a four-footed animal," also "a marvelous creature, a monster" (mermaids, werewolves, lamia, satyrs, the beast of the Apocalypse), "a brutish or stupid man," from Old French beste "animal, wild beast," figuratively "fool, idiot" (11c., Modern French bête), from Vulgar Latin *besta, from Latin bestia "beast, wild animal," which is of unknown origin.
beast / biːst ; NAmE biːst / noun 1 ( old-fashioned or formal) 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 2 a 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。 beast beasts beast / biːst ; NAmE biːst /
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