ruthless
adjective /ˈruːθləs/
/ˈruːθləs/
(often disapproving)- (of people or their behaviour
人或行为 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。
- She 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。
Collocations DictionaryRuthless is used with these nouns:- character
- determination
- efficiency
- …
词源Middle English: from ruth ‘feeling of pity, distress or grief’ + -less. - a ruthless dictator