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ruthless

英 [ˈruːθləs]

美 [ˈruːθləs]

adj.  残酷无情的; 残忍的

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Collins.2 / BNC.7587 / COCA.9398

同义词辨析

brutalcruelruthless【导航词义:野蛮的】

brutaladj. 野蛮的,残暴的
〔辨析〕
指极为残忍、暴力、野蛮的,强调没有同情心,含不择手段的意味。
〔例证〕
brutal killing/murder/rape
野蛮的杀害/谋杀/强奸
The brutal attack on defenseless children and women was strongly criticized.
对手无寸铁的妇女和儿童进行的野蛮攻击遭到了强烈谴责。
crueladj. 残忍的,残酷的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,主要指行为或态度残忍的。
〔例证〕
His cruel father nearly beat him to death.
残忍的父亲差点把他打死。
Fate dealt her a cruel blow.
命运给她以惨痛的打击。
He was criticized for his cruel acts.
他因行为残忍而受到谴责。
ruthlessadj. 残忍的,冷酷的
〔辨析〕
指为了达到个人目的而对他人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心的。
〔例证〕
He is a ruthless adversary.
他是个冷酷无情的对手。
The dictator was ruthless in getting what he wanted.
那个独裁者为达目的不择手段,残酷无情。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 残酷无情的;残忍的
      hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people
      1. a ruthless dictator
        残酷无情的独裁者
      2. The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless.
        她对待他真是无情至极。
      3. He has a ruthless determination to succeed.
        他有不获成功决不罢休的坚定决心。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 无情的;残忍的;冷酷的
      If you say that someone isruthless, you mean that you disapprove of them because they are very harsh or cruel, and will do anything that is necessary to achieve what they want.
      1. The President was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internal political dissent.
        在处理任何内部政治分歧的苗头时,总统都毫不留情。
      2. ...an invasion by a ruthless totalitarian power...
        残忍的极权主义国家的侵略
      3. The late newspaper tycoon is condemned for his ruthless treatment of employees.
        已故的报业大亨因为残忍地对待员工而遭到谴责。
    • ADJ-GRADED (行为等)坚决的,果断的,不留情面的
      Aruthlessaction or activity is done forcefully and thoroughly, without much concern for its effects on other people.
      1. Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement...
        她的律师在讨论离婚协议的过程中表现得非常坚决。
      2. Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.
        成功合并两家银行需要坚决快速地着手解决费用问题。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • Time, with you more ruthless, I love my poetry Lane will last forever.
      时光,凭你多狠,我的爱在我诗里将万古长青。&莎士比亚。
    • We face an enemy of ruthless ambition, unconstrained by law or morality.
      我们面对的敌人野心勃勃,凶狠残暴,无视法律和道德。
    • They represented a ruthless and illegitimate regime that could not remain forever.
      他们代表了一个残暴的非法政权,这样的政权是不可能长久的。
    • Be ruthless to the enemy and kind to our own people.
      对敌狠,对己和。
    • If heaven and earth are ruthless, they treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs; if the sage is ruthless, he treats the people as straw dogs.
      天地不仁,以万物为刍狗;圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗。(《道德经》)
    • I had felt the almost ruthless power of the man.
      我感觉到了这个人的近乎残酷无情的力量。
    • Ruthless and more time I can not, in fact, I have been powerless.
      狠多时候我无能为力、其实我一直都无能为力。
    • Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement
      她的律师在讨论离婚协议的过程中表现得非常坚决。
    • He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost.
      我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。
    • The late newspaper tycoon is condemned for his ruthless treatment of employees.
      已故的报业大亨因为残忍地对待员工而遭到谴责。