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merciless

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mer·ci·less /ˈmɜːsɪləs $ ˈmɜːr-/ adjective  1 CRUELcruel and showing no kindness or forgiveness 冷酷无情的,残忍的 a merciless attack 无情的攻击 a merciless killer 残忍的杀手2 merciless heat/cold/wind etc heat, cold etc that is very great or strong and unpleasant, and does not stop 酷热/严寒/凛冽的风等 It brings some relief from the merciless summer heat. 它给夏天的酷热带来些许凉意。mercilessly adverb He teased his sister mercilessly. 他无情地戏弄他的姐姐。
Examples from the Corpus
mercilessHe was very sweet; sweet and merciless.They gave Donlan the same merciless beating Clark received in Chicago.And again events have dealt them a series of merciless blows.He had a cruel, clever, merciless face, with a big curved nose and very bright, hard eyes.I have suffered as a result of this merciless hard line plenty of times myself.The furies had claws and merciless teeth.
mer·ci·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
forgiveness Corpus kindness cruel showing no or and


merciless
merciless /ˈmɜːsɪləs $ ˈmɜːr-/ adjective
1. cruel and showing no kindness or forgiveness:
    a merciless attack
    a merciless killer
2. merciless heat/cold/wind etc heat, cold etc that is very great or strong and unpleasant, and does not stop:
    It brings some relief from the merciless summer heat.
—mercilessly adverb:
    He teased his sister mercilessly.


mer·ci·lessBrE /ˈmɜːsɪləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɜːrsɪləs/ 🔊 adjectiveshowing no kindness or pity 毫不怜悯的;无情的;残忍的 SYN cruel a merciless killer/attack 无情的杀手/攻击the merciless heat of the sun太阳的酷热 mer·ci·less·ly BrE /ˈmɜːsɪləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɜːrsɪləsli/ 🔊 adverb   see also mercy