| 单词 | beast |
| 释义 | Related topics: Animalsbeast /biːst/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1. writtenHBAAL an animal, especially a large or dangerous one 〔尤指体型庞大或危险的〕野兽► see thesaurus at animal2 CRUEL old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant 性情凶残的人，畜生，禽兽 You beast! Let go! 你这畜生，放开我！3 something of a particular type or that has a particular quality – usually used humorously 某种东西，具有某种特点的事物〔一般为幽默用法〕 SYN animal A city at night is a very different beast. 夜晚的城市又别有一番景象。4. the beast in somebody CHARACTER/PERSONALITYthe part of someone’s character that makes them experience hatred, strong sexual feelings, violence etc 某人的兽性Examples from the Corpusbeast• They were thirsty and starving, vacant-eyed beasts with bellies bloated from hunger and protruding ribs.• There are several images, which are clearly icons, showing isolated pillars with a pair of attendant heraldic beasts.• For this whole business of killing, whether killing beasts or killing men, is supposed to be fraught with danger.• The tribesmen assumed the names of beasts and in their rites wore animal masks.• Philip has a real beast of a father.• I'm lucky that beast didn't bite my arm off.• He had a good scientific understanding and quickly dismissed the beast.• The striped markings enable the beast to become invisible against a wide range of backgrounds by day or night.• The beast also chased Etty Moorhen within an inch of her life.• The El Niño weather pattern is an unpredictable beast.different beast• A health standard based on cost is a different beast.• But Hawksmoor is a different beast.• But it seems a different beast altogether now that I can ride on top.Origin beast (1100-1200) Old French beste, from Latin bestiabeast nounChinese animal, an large Corpus a or dangerous one especially |
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