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beast
动物；兽类
核心释义
A non-human animal, especially a four-footed land mammal.
- 1.
任何四足陆地哺乳动物
Any four-footed land mammal.
- 2.
以自主运动为特征的生物
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- 3.
所有非人类动物的总称
All non-human animals seen as a group.
- 4.
残忍贪婪的人
a cruelly rapacious person
- 5.
行为暴力、反社会或不文明的人
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- 6.
异常且危险的动物
A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
- 7.
令人不快且困难的事物
Something unpleasant and difficult.
- 8.
事情或问题,尤其是困难或难以控制的
A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
残暴的人；野蛮的人；怪兽；猛兽；棘手的事；令人头疼的事；任何四足陆地哺乳动物；以自主运动为特征的生物
用法In use
We heard a wild beast roaring in the forest at night.
用法提示：beast 作可数名词，指野生动物，这里用单数形式表示一头野兽。
The zookeeper warned visitors not to feed the beasts in the cages.
用法提示：beasts 是 beast 的复数形式，泛指笼子里的野兽。
In the story, a brave hunter tracks a dangerous beast through the mountains.
用法提示：beast 作可数名词，指危险的四足野兽，在句中作 tracks 的宾语。
a/an + beast
beast 是可数名词，复数为 beasts，单数形式前通常需要冠词。
A beast was sleeping under the tree.
一只野兽正在树下睡觉。
be a beast
be a beast 常用来指残忍、粗暴或令人讨厌的人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wild beast
- 野兽
- The forest is home to many wild beasts.这片森林是许多野兽的家园。
- savage beast
- 凶猛的野兽
- The lion is often called the savage beast of the jungle.狮子常被称为丛林的凶猛野兽。
- beauty and the beast
- 美女与野兽
- She loves the tale of beauty and the beast.她喜欢美女与野兽的故事。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- beast of burden
- 役畜The donkey is a beast of burden.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
best（最好）加一个字母 a 变成 beast（野兽），像野兽多了一只可怕的角。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; typical contexts: zoology, literature, colloquial (derogatory for a person)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'east' are pronounced /iːst/ in feast, least, priest, and yeast. Note that 'beast' follows the same pattern, but 'breast' (/brest/) has a different vowel.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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