brute
/bru:t; brut/ n
1 animal, esp a large or fierce one 野兽（尤指巨大或凶猛的）
That dog looks a real brute. 那条狗真像一只野兽.
2 (sometimes joc 有时作戏谑语) brutal and insensitive person 残忍及冷酷无情的人
His father was a drunken brute. 他的父亲是个酗酒成性、冷酷无情的人.
You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute! 你真没良心, 又把我的生日忘了!
3 unpleasant or difficult thing 令人不快或难办的事情
a brute of a problem 棘手的问题
This lock's a brute it just won't open. 这个锁真讨厌--就是打不开. brute, adj [attrib 作定语]
not involving thought or reason; unthinking 无理性的; 无思想的
brute force/strength 暴力[蛮力].