ruthless /ˈruːθlɪs/ star2 CET6+ TEM4

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  ADJ（形容词） 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. 残酷的[表不满]

  例：

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

  这位总统对任何内部政治分歧的苗头都毫不留情。

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  ADV（副词） ruthlessly 残酷地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The party has ruthlessly crushed any sign of organized opposition.

  该党残酷地将任何有组织反抗都消灭在了萌芽状态。

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  ADJ（形容词） A ruthless action or activity is done forcefully and thoroughly, without much concern for its effects on other people. 坚决无情的

  例：

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

  她的律师们在协商离婚协议上毫不留情。

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  ADV（副词） ruthlessly 坚决无情地

  例：

  Gloria showed signs of turning into the ruthlessly efficient woman her father wanted her to be.

  格洛丽亚有迹象变成为她父亲所期望的那种坚决无情、办事利落的女人。