(of people or their behaviour )人或行为 hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people 残酷无情的;残忍的 a ruthless dictator 残酷无情的独裁者 The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless. 她对待他真是无情至极。 He has a ruthless determination to succeed. 他有不获成功决不罢休的坚定决心。 We’ll have to be ruthless if we want to make this company more efficient. 如果想提高这家公司的工作效率,我们就必须不留情面。
Extra ExamplesShe was pretty ruthless about sacking people. 她对解雇人相当无情。 He's a violent, ruthless man who will stop at nothing. 他是个冷酷无情的残暴之徒,行事不择手段。 Like all great survivors, she has a ruthless streak. 像所有经历坎坷而坚强挺过来的人一样,她性格中有几分冷酷无情。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRuthless is used with these nouns:- character
- determination
- efficiency
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Word OriginMiddle English: from ruth ‘feeling of pity, distress or grief’ + -less.