beast

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /biːst/    美 /biːst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any four-footed land mammal.
    — Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
  2. All non-human animals seen as a group. collective,often
    — Language is what separates man and beast.
  3. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
  4. A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal. UK
    — […] it always had the making of a fine beast about it, but up to the time I had it up here in a stall by itself it did not get the chance to make any headway [ie, fatten], all its mates were down on it and it never seemed to fill itself. […] A big framed beast takes a lot of food — expensive food at that [—] to keep it doing […]
  5. A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
  6. Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength. slang
    — That is a beast of a stadium.
  7. Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically. slang
  8. A sex offender. derogatory,slang
    — Shouts had been heard: 'We're coming to kill you, beasts.' In desperation, Rule 43s had tried to barricade their doors[…]
  9. Something unpleasant and difficult. figuratively
    — […] Even unopposed, the natural obstacles are formidable, and defending his line of advance will be a beast of a problem."
  10. A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
    — Now, the nucleus of a heavy element is a very peculiar beast.
动词 v.
  1. To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment. UK,transitive
    — Recalling his training experiences in the Army and now the Prison Service, this young male officer remarked: In the Army, to get beasted was to be given a lot of psychological pressure […]
  2. To bully or harass. UK,slang,transitive
    — The old school of prisoner who have seen it all when, now I don't mean this nastily, when they were beasted, and they did what they were told, there were no ifs or buts, nowadays there are questions, there are grey areas and we're more sympathetic […]
  3. To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context. Scotland,slang,transitive
    — That teacher is under investigation for beasting wee 'uns.
形容词 adj.
  1. great; excellent; powerful slang
    — There is another type from Siemens which is the HYB 39S64XXX(AT/ATL) -8B version (notice the "B" and the end) which is totally beast altogether.

词形变化

beasts plural beest alternative,obsolete beasts present,singular,third-person beasting participle,present beasted participle,past beasted past beest alternative,obsolete more beast comparative most beast superlative beest alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

下位词
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衍生词
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相关词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
词源 2
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
词源 3
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
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