1 N-COUNT 粗野的人；残酷的人 If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive. 粗野的人；残酷的人 [disapproval]
SYN savage, devil, monster, beast
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 粗暴的；野蛮的 When you refer to brute strength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities. 粗暴的；野蛮的
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He used brute force to take control.
他靠暴力获得了统治权。
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Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
拳击考验的是技能和技术，不是蛮力。
SYN physical, bodily, mindless, instinctive
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 本身的；基本的 Brute emotions or facts are basic feelings or responses to a situation, or the basic facts of this situation. 本身的；基本的
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...brute loyalty to the herd.
对群落的一种本能的忠诚
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...brute historical fact.
基本的历史事实
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...the brute ugliness of nationalism and chauvinism.
民族主义和沙文主义固有的丑陋本性
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