1.writtenHBAAL an animal, especially a large or dangerous one 〔尤指体型庞大或危险的〕野兽► see thesaurus at animal
2CRUEL old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant 性情凶残的人,畜生,禽兽
You beast! Let go!
你这畜生,放开我!
3something of a particular type or that has a particular quality – usually used humorously 某种东西,具有某种特点的事物〔一般为幽默用法〕SYN animal
A city at night is a very different beast.
夜晚的城市又别有一番景象。
4.the beast in somebodyCHARACTER/PERSONALITYthe part of someone’s character that makes them experience hatred, strong sexual feelings, violence etc 某人的兽性
Examples from the Corpus
the beast in somebody• But see, up on the shelf we had the beast in our fridge too.• Others were fighting to shut the gate, pushing against the sheer bodyweight of the beasts in the gateway.• Then Herb, Junior, had taken his bow and arrow and wounded one of the beasts in the hindquarters.
different beast• A healthstandard based on cost is a different beast.• But Hawksmoor is a different beast.• But it seems a different beastaltogether now that I can ride on top.