剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - ruthless collapse

ruthless
/'ru:θ.ləs/
adjective
* not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel
无情的；冷酷的；残忍的

1. ruthless ambition
冷酷无情的野心

2. a ruthless dictator
残忍的独裁者

3. Some people believe that to succeed in this world you 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。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - ruthless collapse

ruthless ★★☆☆☆
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词无情的;残忍的;冷酷的 If you say that someone is ruthless, you mean that you disapprove of them because they are very harsh or cruel, and will do anything that is necessary to achieve what they want.

【搭配模式】：oft ADJ in n

【语用信息】：disapproval

  • The President was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internal political dissent.

    在处理任何内部政治分歧的苗头时，总统都毫不留情。

  • ...an invasion by a ruthless totalitarian power...

    残忍的极权主义国家的侵略

  • The late newspaper tycoon is condemned for his ruthless treatment of employees.

    已故的报业大亨因为残忍地对待员工而遭到谴责。

ruthlessly

  • The Party has ruthlessly crushed any sign of organised opposition.

    该党派无情地粉碎了任何有组织的反抗的苗头。

ruthlessness

  • ...a powerful political figure with a reputation for ruthlessness.

    以冷酷出名的强权政治人物

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(行为等)坚决的，果断的，不留情面的 A ruthless action or activity is done forcefully and thoroughly, without much concern for its effects on other people.

【搭配模式】：oft ADJ in n

  • Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement...

    她的律师在讨论离婚协议的过程中表现得非常坚决。

  • Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.

    成功合并两家银行需要坚决快速地着手解决费用问题。

ruthlessly

  • ...a ruthlessly efficient woman.

    雷厉风行的女人

ruthlessness

  • ...a woman with a brain and business acumen and a certain healthy ruthlessness.

    有智慧和商业才干、而且非常果断的女人

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - ruthless collapse

ruthless
ruth·less / 5ru:WlEs / adjective   (disapproving) (of people or their behaviour 人或其行为) 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.
   他有不获成功绝不罢休的坚定决心。
• ruth·less·ly adv.
• ruth·less·ness noun [U]

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - ruthless collapse

ruthless adj.
Ruthless is used with these nouns: character, determination, efficiency, exploitation, killer, murderer, repression, streak, suppression, tyrant

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - ruthless collapse

ruthless

adjective

  ➡ See also the entries for cruel and stern 另见cruel条和stern条ruthless ♦︎ hard ♦︎ callous ♦︎ unmoved ♦︎ heartless ♦︎ merciless ♦︎ cold-blooded ♦︎ brutalThese words all describe sb who shows no kindness, pity or sympathy for other people. 这些词均表示无情的、冷酷的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达冷漠的程度
unmoved➔hard➔ruthless
callouscold-blooded
heartless
merciless
brutal
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a ruthless / hard / callous / heartless man / woman◆a ruthless / merciless / cold-blooded attack◆a ruthless / hard / brutal side◆ruthless / brutal honesty◆a callous / cold-blooded murder◆totally ruthless / callous / unmoved■ ruthless ˈruːθləs (usually disapproving) cruel and showing no sympathy; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people 残酷无情的；不择手段的；冷酷的◆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。◆He has a ruthless determination to succeed.他一心追求成功，不达目的誓不休。◆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。ⓘ Although being ruthless is generally considered very bad, the word is sometimes used with apparent approval of the determination that sb needs to get what they want. 尽管ruthless一般被视为非常不好，但有时该词用于明显的褒义，谈论人们要达成目标必须要有的坚定决心◆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。 ▸ ruthlessly

adverb

◆The regime ruthlessly crushed all opposition.这个政权残酷镇压所有反对者。■ hard (usually disapproving) showing no sympathy or affection 冷酷无情的；硬心肠的；苛刻的◆My father was a hard man.我父亲是个不讲情面的人。◆She gave me a hard stare.她狠狠地看了我一眼。◆He said some very hard things to me.他对我说了些很不近人情的话。OPP soft ⇨ sensitive 1 ■ callous ˈkæləs (disapproving) acting as you like without caring about other people's feelings or suffering 冷酷无情的；无同情心的；冷漠的◆The troops showed a callous disregard for life and property.那支部队对生命和财产表现得麻木不仁。■ unmoved [not before noun] not feeling pity or sympathy in reaction to sth, especially in a situation where it would be normal to do so （尤指在应表示同情时）冷漠的，无同情心的，无动于衷的◆Alice seemed totally unmoved by the whole experience.艾丽斯似乎对整个经历都很冷漠。  see also move ⇨ impress ■ heartless (disapproving) showing no pity or sympathy for other people in what you say or do （言辞或行为）无情的，狠心的◆How can you be so heartless!你怎么能这么狠心！◆The decision does seem a little heartless.这个决定的确有点不近人情。■ merciless ˈmɜːsɪləs; NAmE ˈmɜːrsɪləs (rather formal, especially written) showing no kindness or pity 毫不怜悯的；无情的；残忍的◆He was left reeling after a merciless attack by the opposition.反对者无情的攻击让他晕头转向。◆It brought relief from the merciless summer heat.它可以让人们摆脱夏日的酷热。 OPP merciful ⇨ lenient ■ ˌcold-ˈblooded (disapproving) showing no feelings or pity for other people while doing terrible things 冷酷的；无情的；残酷的◆a cold-blooded killer冷酷无情的杀手◆There was something very cold-blooded about the way he used his father's death.他拿自己父亲去世做文章，实在太冷酷无情了。NOTE 辨析 Which word? Unmoved is the weakest of these words because it describes sb not reacting to sb else's distress or anger, not sb who actively causes sb else's distress. Hard, callous and heartless can describe sb reacting without sympathy to sb's distress, or sb actively doing things that hurt people without caring about the effects on those people. Ruthless and cold-blooded are stronger still: a ruthless person will do anything to get what they want; a cold-blooded person not only feels no sympathy, but feels no emotions at all (such as anger) that might explain their cruel behaviour. * unmoved在这些词中表达的冷漠程度最弱，因为它指的是某人对他人的痛苦或愤怒未作出反应，而非某人做了某事使得别人痛苦。hard、callous和heartless可形容某人对别人痛苦没有同情心，或实际上做伤害他人、不顾及他人感受的事。ruthless和cold-blooded表达的冷漠程度更高：ruthless意味着为达目的会不择手段，cold-blooded意味着不但没有同情心，而且根本就没有感情（比如愤怒），其冷酷行为在情感上无法解释。■ brutal ˈbruːtl (usually disapproving) direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people's feelings 直截了当的；冷酷的◆With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.她冷酷地直接告诉他，她不爱他。   see also brutal ⇨ cruel ▸ brutally

adverb

◆Let me be brutally frank about this.让我把这件事无情地挑明吧。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - ruthless collapse

ruthless

adjective
a ruthless killer | his ruthless determination
MERCILESS , pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, having a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion;
RELENTLESS , remorseless, unbending, unmoved, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, unpitying, unremitting, steely; brutal, inhuman, inhumane, barbarous, barbaric, savage, bloodthirsty, sadistic, vicious, fierce, ferocious, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog; archaic inclement, fell; rare marble-hearted.
See AWKWARD SYNONYMS at relentless.
-opposite(s): MERCIFUL, COMPASSIONATE, GENTLE.

词源记忆 - ruthless collapse

ruthless 无情的
ruth, 怜悯，悲哀；-less, 无，没有。