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单词 ruthless
释义
ruthless
adjective
uk
/ˈruːθ.ləs/us
/ˈruːθ.ləs/
C2
notthinkingorworryingabout anypaincausedtoothers;cruel:
无情的；冷酷的；残忍的
ruthlessambition冷酷无情的野心
a ruthlessdictator残忍的独裁者
Somepeoplebelievethat tosucceedin thisworldyou have to be ruthless.有些人认为，在这个世界上要想成功必须冷酷无情。
Synonyms
mercilessdisapproving
pitiless
relentless
remorselessformal
unsparing(HIDING NOTHING)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not kind to someone or something and causing pain
  • cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel.
  • callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
  • cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets.
  • ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator.
  • heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
  • acerbic
  • acerbity
  • acidly
  • anti-cruelty
  • anti-humanitarian
  • cruelty
  • cutthroat
  • fiendish
  • fiendishness
  • hard-hearted
  • nastily
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • unchristian
  • uncompassionate
  • unfeeling
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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Related words

ruthlessly
ruthlessness
(Definition ofruthlessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ruthless| American Dictionary

ruthless
adjective
us
/ˈruθ·ləs/
cruel, ordeterminedtosucceedwithoutcaringaboutothers:
a ruthlessruler
Tocompeteabroadrequiresruthlesscost-cuttingathome.
(Definition ofruthlessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofruthless

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Certainly both areruthlessin pursuit of their agendas.
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Neither is corruption a by-product ofruthlesscapitalism, which promotes self-interest and maximum economic growth as opposed to the interests of the community.
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Even theruthlessradicalism with which the lovers embrace and pursue their passion to the exclusion of all else speaks to the new, harsher spirit.
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They also point vividly upwards to the absence of supportive political scripts amidruthless, market-driven processes of global social change.
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One storyteller, for instance, remembered strict,ruthlessteachers - a harrowing experience.
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In his relationship with his wife, he isruthless, par ticularly when his authority is threatened.
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He was known to be tough and unrelenting, and he could beruthlessand vindictive.
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Here tales ofruthlesscourtsponsored persecution of dissidents appear fundamental.
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Positive words glamorize humans'ruthlessgenetic manipulation of other species.
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This collection would have benefited from more substantial introductions, a tighter editorial focus, and aruthlessculling of inferior chapters.
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And that he carried his knowledge with him always as though it were a banner, with a qualityruthless, lonely, and almost proud.
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The emergency experience has restrained successive rulers from developingruthlessmeasures of population control.
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The age of the lone entrepreneur is passing, superseded by a less personal, moreruthlesssystem in thrall to the pitiless logic of hard capital.
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What good does it do to remove aruthlessdictator if his followers hold similar views of outsiders?
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The imperial bureaucracy was rigid, chauvinistic and oftenruthless, but it was determinedly civilian in character and dedicated to high, well-defined professional standards.
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