- 词义辨析
cruel,brutal,inhuman,savage,barbarous,fierce,ruthless
这些形容词都有“残忍的”,“野蛮的”之意。
cruel一般用词,指行动或态度的残忍。
brutal指极端的残忍,强调无情或缺乏同情心,含不择手段的意味。
inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养,尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横,含野蛮意味。
barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
fierce指天性凶恶,令人害怕。
ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的,对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
ruth,怜悯,悲哀,-less,无,没有。
- 近义词
- abusiveadj.骂人的;滥用的;虐待的;
- atrociousadj.恶毒的,残暴的;糟透的;狠戾;穷凶极恶;
- awfuladj.糟糕的;可怕的;非常的;极坏的;
- barbaricadj.野蛮的;半开化的;粗俗的;蒙昧;
- barbarousadj.粗野的;野蛮的;残暴的;粗声粗气的;
- brutaladj.野蛮的;残忍的;不讲理的;无情的;
- callousadj.硬结的,长茧的;铁石心肠的,无情的;
- coldadj.(寒)冷的;冷酷的;冷色调的;真实的;
- cold-bloodedadj.冷酷的;冷血的;
- contemptibleadj.卑劣的,可鄙的;
- crueladj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
- ferociousadj.残忍的;极度的;凶猛;恶;
- fierceadj.凶猛的;狂热的;强烈的;恶劣的;
- hardheartedadj.无情的,冷酷的;忍心;心硬;
- hard-nosedadj.顽强的,不屈不挠的,不讲情面的;
- heartlessadj.无情的,狠心的;无情无义;没良心;薄情无义;
- inexpiableadj.不可抵偿的,不可赎的,不能平息的;
- inhumanadj.非人的,不近人情的;残忍的,野蛮的;无人性的;不人道;
- inhumaneadj.不仁慈的,无人道的,冷酷无情的;
- mercilessadj.残忍的;无怜悯之心的;蛇蝎心肠;无情;
- pitilessadj.没有怜悯心的,无情的;忍心;
- remorselessadj.<书>(尤指不愉快的情形)持续恶化的;残酷的;无情的;无同情心的;
- savageadj.未开化的;野蛮的;凶残的;猛烈抨击的;
- unfeelingadj.失去感觉的;无感觉的;无情的;无同情心的;
- unpityingadj.无同情心的,无恻隐之心的;
- viciousadj.邪恶的,恶毒的;有恶意的;凶猛的;有缺点的;
- 知识拓展
同根词汇
ruthless adv.ruthlessly无情地;残忍地;冷酷地n.ruthlessness无情;冷酷;残忍
- 双语例句 更多例句
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。
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Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good.
政客们将他们的狼子野心美化成是谋求公共利益。
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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。
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His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
他的竞争者明白,不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。
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有的比赛极其残酷,许多竞技者致伤 、 致残、致死.
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He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure.
他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导,不会被压力击垮。
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He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet.
他具有进入内阁所必需的冷酷性格。
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We couples who have been separated hate the ruthless " The Milky Way ".
我们这些牛郎织女都恨透了那条无情的 “ 天河 ”.
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Your ruthless watching let me be helpless, your callousness deny paying since my these days.
你残忍的看着我无助, 你的冷酷否定我这些日子以来的付出.
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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。
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Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.
无论谁杀了他,都是除掉了一个既勇猛又残忍的人。
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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。
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We face an enemy of ruthless ambition, unconstrained by law or morality.
我们面对的敌人野心勃勃, 凶狠残暴,无视法律和道德.
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They represented a ruthless and illegitimate regime that could not remain forever.
他们代表了一个残暴的非法政权,这样的政权是不可能长久的。
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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。
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To keep your throne, you had to be adaptable, ruthless, intelligent and a great politician.
要保住王位则必须是一名灵活, 无情 、 机智兼出色的政客.
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- the most ruthless punishment刀山剑树;
- bleed the people white with ruthless taxation横征暴敛
- rapacious and ruthless封豕长蛇;豺狼成性
- fierce and ruthless凶狂;
- be ruthless冷酷无情;敢于残忍
- ruthless and tyrannical暴戾;凶戾;
- ruthless and devoid of human feelings忍心害理
- be treacherous and ruthless翻脸无情;
- like a boar and a serpent -- rapacious and ruthless封豕长蛇
- Even fowls and dogs are not spared -- ruthless mass slaughter鸡犬不留
- a swift and ruthless action快刀斩乱麻;
- ruthless method辣手;
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