Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4515
Beast
野兽，动物
an animal, especially a large or dangerous one
- 1.
Any four-footed land mammal.
任何四足陆地哺乳动物
- 2.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
以自主运动为特征的生物
- 3.
All non-human animals seen as a group.
所有非人类动物的总称
- 4.
a cruelly rapacious person
残忍贪婪的人
- 5.
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
行为暴力、反社会或不文明的人
- 6.
A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
异常且危险的动物
- 7.
Something unpleasant and difficult.
令人不快且困难的事物
- 8.
A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
事情或问题,尤其是困难或难以控制的
畜生，兽性；任何四足陆地哺乳动物；以自主运动为特征的生物；所有非人类动物的总称；残忍贪婪的人
In use
The beast emerged from the dark forest.
After years of training, he became a beast on the basketball court.
The angry mob turned into a beast of violence.
beast of [noun]
The lion is a beast of prey.
狮子是捕食性野兽。
like a beast
常用于描述粗鲁或贪婪的行为。
He ate like a beast.
他像野兽一样吃。
the beast in/within [someone]
指人性中原始、野蛮的一面。
The stress brought out the beast in him.
压力激发了他内心的兽性。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- beast of burden
- 役畜The donkey is a beast of burden.驴是役畜。
- the nature of the beast
- 事物的本质Long hours are the nature of the beast in this job.长时间工作是这份工作的本质。
- beast mode
Learner notes
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。
Context & Register
register: mixed; typical contexts: zoology, literature, colloquial (derogatory for a person)
Grammar Note
可数名词，指野兽或兽性
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.
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。
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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