beast
noun [ C ] uk/biːst/ us/biːst/
formal（尤指大型或野生的）动物；野兽
an animal, especially a large or wild one
a wild beast 野兽
The room wasn't fit for man or beast. 这个房间根本没法住。
old-fashioned粗暴（或卑劣、凶残）的人
an unpleasant, annoying, or cruel person
He was a beast to her throughout their marriage. 结婚后，他一直对她很粗暴。
Idiom
beast of burdenidiom literary 役畜（如驴、牛等）
an animal such as a donkey or an ox that is used to carry or pull things