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单词 ruthlessness
释义
ruthlessness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈruːθ.ləs.nəs/us
/ˈruːθ.ləs.nəs/
thequalityof notthinkingorworryingabout anypaincausedtootherswhendecidingwhat you need to do:
无情；冷酷；残忍
Hebehavedwithutterruthlessness.他表现得极其冷酷无情。
There was acertainruthlessness about her.她有些冷酷无情。
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  • Iquestionwhether he has theambitionor the ruthlessness tosucceedaschairman.
  • Had thehomesidedisplayedsuch ruthlessness infrontofgoal, they might havewon.
  • Thisshowsthe ruthlessness that haskepther at thetop.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
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  • 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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(Definition ofruthlessnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofruthlessness

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The ' ' responsible' ' exercise of power, while it seems to be dependent upon thisruthlessnessfor its initial emergence, suggests another avenue of masculine freedom.
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Sometimes it can fuel theruthlessnessof a dictator; at other times, it causes only reworks that blaze up and then disappear.
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Indeed, "man with two heads" and "scatter for we head" meanruthlessnessand the extent to which things have degenerated.
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However, the count, despite all his trickery, did not have theruthlessnessto order a bloodbath.
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These clerics have displayed considerableruthlessnessin suppressing dissent, repressing religious minorities, and blocking any change in the culture that might undermine their institutional power.
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The effect is often crude and messy, almost shockingly so in places, and carried through with utterruthlessness.
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Some officers whose careers he examines behaved with extremeruthlessnesswhen faced with partisan threats.
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Shortcomings are acknowledged, although their causes are often traced to poverty rather thanruthlessness.
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His treatment is exhilarating in itsruthlessness.
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As his body passes through the streets, onlookers comment on his reputation and his demise, some remembering his luxurious lifestyle, others hisruthlessnessas a general.
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This caution in the use of language suggests thatruthlessnessand criticism can never be bedfellows, thus, highlighting the theme of the dialectical relationship between tyranny and criticism.
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This will be a task requiring tremendous ability and—some people may not like the term—ruthlessness.
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These men have courage, determination, and greatruthlessness.
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They are subject to theruthlessnessof big business.
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Even they did not think that such duplicity andruthlessnesswere possible.
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