| 单词 | cutthroat |
| 释义 | cutthroat adjective mainlyUKuk/ˈkʌt.θrəʊt/us/ˈkʌt.θroʊt/notinvolvingconsideringorworryingabout anyharmcausedtoothers: 激烈的；残酷无情的；不择手段的the cutthroatworldofjournalism竞争激烈的新闻界 Theadvertisingworldcan be a very cutthroatbusiness.广告行业的竞争会相当残酷。 Synonym fierce Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
cutthroat| American Dictionarycutthroat adjective us/ˈkʌtˌθroʊt/showingnocareorconsiderationfor theharmdone tootherswith whom you are incompetition: He wasunhappyworkingin the cutthroatworldofadvertising. Examplesofcutthroatcutthroat This emphasis on unfair trade practices suspended national planning and revitalized the market by discouragingcutthroatcompetition. From theCambridge English Corpus The requirement of "free and unrestricted competition" was an invitation tocutthroatcompetition and, ultimately, to the financial ruin of the railroads. From theCambridge English Corpus Cutthroatpricing in the competition for a limited ackee supply leads to tension and disputes. From theCambridge English Corpus Chap. 3 examines thecutthroatpower politics of interactional dupes and "sharks" in a kindergarten classroom. From theCambridge English Corpus We were in the midst of a hectic era ofcutthroatcompetition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Owing tocutthroatcompetition, they were unable to carry on for very long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The country is populated bycutthroattribes, who are always at war with one another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that if even a small quantity of goods comes in at acutthroatprice, other people have to bring down their price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But in transport it has to be proved that the competition—and it iscutthroatcompetition—is advantageous to the transport system as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Restriction of output at certain pits has had the effect of stopping, to some extent, thecutthroatcompetition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 New orders have to be fought for againstcutthroatcompetition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that this must entailcutthroatcompetition of a very severe character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The potential output being larger than the demand led tocutthroatprices, and the price of coal went down and down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But if competition were restored in them, we would not getcutthroatprices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, the worst feature of the coal situation is thatcutthroatcompetition is going on abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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