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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7587 COCA: 9398

ruthless

Word family 
ruth·less /ˈruːθləs/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
1  CRUELDETERMINEDso determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it 无情的，冷酷的
 a ruthless dictator
无情的独裁者
 They have shown a ruthless disregard for basic human rights.
他们冷酷地无视基本人权。
► see thesaurus at determined
2  DETERMINEDdetermined and firm when making unpleasant decisions 〔作出令人不快的决定时〕坚决的
 He ran the company with ruthless efficiency.
他以铁面无情的高效率经营这家公司。
 Throw away clothes you don’t wear – be ruthless.
把你不穿的衣服扔掉——要坚决。
—ruthlessly adverbadv
 The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed.
起义遭到了残酷镇压。
—ruthlessness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
ruthless• But I was the one who was being ruthless.• Allowed to surface without any control, these can be dangerous and ruthless.• Father could be quite ruthless about getting his own way.• a ruthless and pitiless dictator• Ask a friend to observe your performance and to report to you on it with ruthless candour.• a ruthless criminal• And it was hard to reconcile his soft-spoken good manners with the ruthless determination of his business career.• the ruthless dictator, Joseph Stalin• You should be careful of Ian - he can be pretty ruthless if anyone gets in his way.• Its high sensitivity to the issue of advertising dollars has made the Times ruthless in their pursuit.• You could see the cold, ruthless look in her eyes.• The elaborate public displays of those royal families had always camouflaged the most ruthless power struggles.• President Banda's one-party government has a ruthless record, especially when dealing with political opponents.• On L. A. Law itself, ruthless Roz resigned from the firm.• These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them.
Origin ruthless
(1300-1400) ruth “pity” ((12-19 centuries)), from rue
ruth·less adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7587 COCA: 9398
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7587 COCA: 9398
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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7587 COCA: 9398
ruthless
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