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pitiless

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pit·i·less /ˈpɪtɪləs/ adjective  1 CRUELshowing no pity and not caring if people suffer 没有怜悯心的,冷酷的,无情的 SYN cruel a pitiless tyrant 冷酷无情的暴君 the pitiless bombing of Guernica 对格尔尼卡镇的残酷轰炸2 DN literaryUNPLEASANT pitiless wind, rain, or sun is very severe and shows no sign of changing 〔风、雨或太阳〕严酷而无尽的 a night of pitiless rain 一夜苦雨pitilessly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
pitilessNevertheless, there are a few tales told of him which show him pitiless and cruel.Would she ever feel at home in this relentless, pitiless city?It reveals with pitiless clarity the inferiority of what has gone before.the pitiless desert suna pitiless dictatorCharles Dickens come back, there is plenty of material for a new novel about pitiless employers and hapless employees.The measures to be taken could be pitiless indeed.Even the darkness of night and the pitiless storm failed to stop the fierce contest...Their pitiless tide floods virtually every scene.He goes away from a living woman to celebrate his pitiless wedding with a shadowy ideal of conduct.
pit·i·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
and no Corpus caring not showing pity if people suffer


pitiless
pitiless /ˈpɪtɪləs/ adjective
1. showing no pity and not caring if people suffer
   SYN  cruel:
    a pitiless tyrant
    the pitiless bombing of Guernica
2. literary pitiless wind, rain, or sun is very severe and shows no sign of changing:
    a night of pitiless rain
—pitilessly adverb


piti·lessBrE /ˈpɪtiləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪtiləs/ 🔊 adjectiveshowing no pity; cruel 冷酷的;无情的 SYN callous a pitiless killer/tyrant残忍的凶手/暴君very cruel or severe, and never ending 严酷而无尽的 SYN relentless a scorching, pitiless sun灼热的骄阳 piti·less·ly BrE /ˈpɪtiləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪtiləsli/ 🔊 adverb