ruthless

1. ADJ 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. 殘酷的[表不滿]

The president was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internal political dissent. 這位總統對任何內部政治分歧的苗頭都毫不留情。

2. ruthlesslyADV 殘酷地[ADV with v]

The party has ruthlessly crushed any sign of organized opposition. 該黨殘酷地將任何有組織反抗都消滅在了萌芽狀態(tài)。

3. ADJ A ruthless action or activity is done forcefully and thoroughly, without much concern for its effects on other people. 堅決無情的

Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement. 她的律師們在協商離婚協議上毫不留情。

4. ruthlesslyADV 堅決無情地

Gloria showed signs of turning into the ruthlessly efficient woman her father wanted her to be. 格洛麗亞有跡象變成為她父親所期望的那種堅決無情、辦事利落的女人。