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beast AHD[bēst] D.J.[biːst]K.K.[bist]n.(名词)- An animal other than a human being, especially a large four-footed mammal.兽:动物而非人类,尤指体型大的四足哺乳动物
- New England Southern U.S. A large domestic animal, especially a horse or bull.【新英格兰】 【美国南部】 大牲畜:大的牲畜,尤指马或公牛
- Animal nature as opposed to intellect or spirit:兽性:与理智和精神相对立的动物性情:"So far the beast in us has insisted upon having its full say"(William Dean Howells)“我们身上的兽性一直顽强地要把握我们的言行”(威廉·迪安·豪厄尔斯)
- A brutal, contemptible person.野蛮、卑鄙的人
- Middle English beste 中古英语 beste
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin bēstia 源自 拉丁语 bēstia
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