brute
n
1 animal, esp a large or fierce one 野獸(尤指巨大或兇猛的)
That dog looks a real brute. 那條狗真像一只野獸.
2 (sometimes joc 有時作戲謔語) brutal and insensitive person 殘忍及冷酷無情的人
His father was a drunken brute. 他的父親是個酗酒成性、冷酷無情的人.
You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute! 你真沒良心, 又把我的生日忘了!
3 unpleasant or difficult thing 令人不快或難辦的事情
a brute of a problem 棘手的問題
This lock's a brute it just won't open. 這個鎖真討厭--就是打不開. brute, adj [attrib 作定語]
not involving thought or reason; unthinking 無理性的; 無思想的
brute force/strength 暴力[蠻力].