pitiless

英 [ˈpɪtiləs]

美 [ˈpɪtiləs]

adj.  冷酷的; 无情的; 严酷而无尽的

GRE

BNC.34039 / COCA.24846

牛津词典

adj.

• 冷酷的；无情的
  showing no pity; cruel
  1. a pitiless killer/tyrant
     残忍的凶手 / 暴君
• 严酷而无尽的
  very cruel or severe, and never ending
  1. a scorching, pitiless sun
     灼热的骄阳

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无情的；无怜悯之心的
  Someone or something that ispitilessshows no pity or kindness.
  1. He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy...
     他看到了敌人冷酷的眼神。
  2. His judgments are immediate, pitiless.
     他判决立下，毫不留情。
• ADJ-GRADED （天气）严酷的，恶劣的
  If you describe something such as the weather or the heat aspitiless, you mean that it is very extreme.
  1. John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel.
     约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。

英英释义

adj

• deficient in humane and kindly feelings
  Synonym:unkind
• without mercy or pity
  1. an act of ruthless ferocity
  2. a monster of remorseless cruelty
  Synonym:remorselessruthlessunpitying

双语例句

• If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. "Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice," says a wise author.
  如果我还是一个男孩，我将培养自己的勇气。一位智者说过，没有什么能像勇气如此温和与刚强，没有什么犹如懦弱那般残忍和可怜。
• The hollowing of that pitiless nail could be felt there.
  已经可以感到那无情指甲的掐印。
• More pitiless than a trampled snake.
  比一条被践踏的蛇更无情。
• John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel.
  约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。
• Lacking in feeling or compassion; pitiless and cold.
  冷漠的缺乏感情或同情心的；残忍的和冷酷的。
• Nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice,@ says a wise author.
  世上也没有东西像怯懦那般残酷无情。一位聪明的作者曾说过。
• The pitiless woman refused to help the poor sick girl.
  这铁石心肠的妇人拒绝帮助这个生病的可怜女孩。
• The aged leader was exhausted by the exaction of a pitiless system.
  作为年迈的领导人，冷酷无情制度的苛求使他心力交瘁。
• The king was a pitiless ruler.
  那位国王是个冷酷无情的统治者。
• Do the silent-winged stars never climb the sky above your pitiless tower?
  难道那翅翼不响的星辰，从来不攀登你的不仁之塔的上空么？