Word · Frequency #11576
brute
纯体力的;蛮力的;凭蛮力的
involving or based on physical strength or force rather than thought; purely physical
- 1.
Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
无理性或智力(指动物)
- 2.
Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
无思想的动物特征;无意识,无理性(指人类)
- 3.
Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
与智力或思想无关;纯粹物质的,无意识的
- 4.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
像野兽的;缺乏人类情感的
- 5.
Crude, unpolished.
粗糙,未加工
- 6.
Strong, blunt, and spontaneous; being purely physical in nature.
强壮,直率,自发;纯粹物理性质
- 7.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
残忍;残酷;凶猛;野蛮;无情,无智力或理性
野兽般的;无理性的;兽性的;残忍的;野蛮的;凶残的;无思想的;纯物质的;无感觉的;粗糙的;不精致的;未经打磨的;无理性或智力(指动物)
In use
The brute force of the storm destroyed many houses.
His brute strength alone was not enough to win the match.
She was shocked by his brute behavior at the dinner table.
brute force
Connections
Collocations
- brute force
- 蛮力;暴力(以力相拼而非靠智谋)
- They used brute force to break down the door.他们用蛮力破门而入。
- brute strength
- 纯体力;蛮力
- Lifting this weight requires brute strength, not technique.举起这个重物需要纯体力,而不是技巧。
- brute instinct
- 原始本能;兽性
- In fear, he obeyed his brute instinct to flee.在恐惧中,他听从了逃跑的原始本能。
- brute fact
- 铁的事实;无法回避的事实
- The brute fact is that we have no money left.铁的事实是我们没有钱剩下了。
- brute reality
- 残酷的现实;赤裸裸的现实
- The documentary reveals the brute reality of life in the refugee camp.这部纪录片揭示了难民营中残酷的现实。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 brute force(蛮力):一头蛮牛凭蛮劲冲撞,不靠头脑思考——记住 brute 是'野兽般的、无理性的、纯凭力气'。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:谈论纯粹体力或蛮力时、形容动物或人缺乏理性、像野兽时、科技语境中的“暴力破解”(brute force) 作形容词时,brute 多用在固定搭配 brute force(蛮力、暴力破解)中,属于中性或书面表达;单独形容人或动物野蛮、无情时则比较口语化。请根据搭配判断语体。
Grammar Note
常作定语,如 brute force,不用于比较级。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /uːt/ 音结尾,与 brute(宽式记法 /brut/)押韵:boot、hoot、loot、mute、fruit、suit。注意拼写相近的 but /bʌt/ 和 put /pʊt/ 元音不同,不与 brute 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,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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