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单词 ruthless
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ruthless

adjective
/ˈruːθləs/
/ˈruːθləs/
(often disapproving)
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  1. (of people or their behaviour) hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people
    • a ruthless dictator
    • The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless.
    • He has a ruthless determination to succeed.
    • We’ll have to be ruthless if we want to make this company more efficient.
    Extra Examples
    • She was pretty ruthless about sacking people.
    • He's a violent, ruthless man who will stop at nothing.
    • Like all great survivors, she has a ruthless streak.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRuthless is used with these nouns:
    • character
    • determination
    • efficiency
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from ruth ‘feeling of pity, distress or grief’ + -less.
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