1·"Badger," said the Rat, "_I_feel like a brute; I wonder what YOU feel like?"
“班杰，”水鼠兰特说，“我觉得自己像个没良心的野兽；我想知道你是什么感觉？”
2·His father was a drunken brute.
他父亲是个蛮横的醉鬼。
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3·He was a great brawny brute of a man.
他是个魁梧壮实、粗野的人。
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4·You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!
你又忘了我的生日了，你这个没良心的！
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5·The person who did this is an animal, a brute.
干这种事的人是畜生，是野兽。
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6·Custer was an idiot and a brute and he deserved his fate.
卡斯特是个愚蠢而粗暴的人，他应该有这样的下场。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.
我们通过说服会比使用暴力获得更多的成果。
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8·I want Peter Pan, who first gave the brute its taste for me.
我要的是彼得·潘，是他让这畜生第一次尝到了我的滋味。
9·"Do your worst, and welcome," said the brute, "what harm can you do me?"
“尽你最大的努力，欢迎你，”那畜生说，“你能给我什么伤害呢？”
10·Brain against brute force—and brain came out on the top—as it's bound to do.
智力对抗蛮力——智力占据了上风——这是必然的。