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beast of [noun]
The lion is a beast of prey.
狮子是捕食性野兽。
野兽，动物
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野兽，动物
an animal, especially a large or dangerous one
The lion is a beast of prey.
狮子是捕食性野兽。
任何四足陆地哺乳动物
Any four-footed land mammal.
以自主运动为特征的生物
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
所有非人类动物的总称
All non-human animals seen as a group.
残忍贪婪的人
a cruelly rapacious person
The beast emerged from the dark forest.
那只野兽从黑暗的森林里出现了。
After years of training, he became a beast on the basketball court.
经过多年训练，他成了篮球场上的猛兽。
The angry mob turned into a beast of violence.
愤怒的暴民变成了一头暴力的野兽。
The lion is a beast of prey.
狮子是捕食性野兽。
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。
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。
Not this
The lion is the king of the best.
Use this
The lion is the king of the beasts.
由于 'beast' 和 'best' 拼写相似，学习者容易混淆。应使用 'beasts' 表示'野兽'。
Not this
There is beast in the forest.
Use this
There is a beast in the forest.
beast 是可数名词，前面需加冠词或使用复数。应使用 'a beast' 表示单数概念。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
野兽
The forest is home to many wild beasts.
这片森林是许多野兽的家园。
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。
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。
役畜
The donkey is a beast of burden.
驴是役畜。
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。
猛兽模式（全力以赴）
He went beast mode in the final minutes of the game.
他在比赛最后几分钟进入了猛兽模式。
我不是王子，我是野兽。
From Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991), spoken by the Beast. This line captures his self-awareness and the central theme of transformation.
出自迪士尼《美女与野兽》（1991），野兽的台词。这句话体现他的自我认知和影片的转变主题。
我会成为你的负担野兽。
Lyric from The Rolling Stones' 1978 song 'Beast of Burden'. The phrase 'beast of burden' plays on the word 'beast' to mean a beast that carries burdens, often used metaphorically.
滚石乐队1978年歌曲《Beast of Burden》歌词。'beast of burden'指负重野兽，常作隐喻。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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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。
register: mixed; typical contexts: zoology, literature, colloquial (derogatory for a person)
可数名词，指野兽或兽性
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