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TOEFL BNC: 4515 COCA: 4428

beast

beast /ˈbiːst/ noun
plural beasts
beast
/ˈbiːst/
noun
plural beasts
Learner's definition of BEAST
[count]
old-fashioned : an animal动物;禽;牲畜
especially : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual(尤指大型、凶猛或奇异的)野兽,猛兽
old-fashioned : an unkind or cruel person畜生;粗野残暴之人
informal : a person or thing of a particular kind(具有某种特质的)人,东西
TOEFL BNC: 4515 COCA: 4428

beast

noun

1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate
b
: a lower animal as distinguished from a human being
c
: an animal as distinguished from a plant
d
: an animal under human control
2
: a contemptible person
3
: something formidably difficult to control or deal with

Example Sentences

dogs and other four-footed beasts the birds and beasts of the forest They were attacked by a savage beast. He's a cruel, hateful beast!
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of beast was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 4515 COCA: 4428
beast

noun

animal動物ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEferocious, ravenous, savage, snarling, wild兇猛的/貪婪的/兇殘的/咆哮的/野生的野獸Savage beasts once roamed these forests.曾有猛獸在這些森林裏出沒。fearsome, foul (literary) , hideous, monstrous可怕的/骯髒的/醜陋的/怪物似的野獸
The princess came face-to-face with a hideous beast.公主面前出現一頭可怕的怪獸。exotic, fantastic, legendary, mythical, rare, strange異獸;傳說中的野獸;神話中的野獸;稀有的野獸;怪獸paintings of mythical beasts描繪神話中野獸的畫prehistoric史前野獸the fossilized skeletons of prehistoric beasts史前獸的骨骼化石great, huge, magnificent, mighty體格龐大的野獸;強壯的野獸winged有翼的野獸Legend had it he flew through the air on a winged beast.傳說他騎着一頭有翼的野獸飛過天空。PHRASESa beast of burden, a beast of prey役畜;食肉獸

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