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ruthlessly + verb
ruthlessly 放在动词前时，强调动作本身的冷酷无情。
The manager ruthlessly rejected every proposal.
经理无情地否决了每一个提议。
无情地；冷酷地；残忍地
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无情地；冷酷地；残忍地
in a ruthless manner; without pity or compassion
The manager ruthlessly rejected every proposal.
经理无情地否决了每一个提议。
无情地；残忍地；毫无怜悯地。
In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.
以无情的方式
in a ruthless manner
The manager ruthlessly rejected every suggestion the new employee made.
经理无情地拒绝了新员工提出的每一个建议。
AI contextual example
The opposing team ruthlessly exploited the goalkeeper's weak spot.
对方球队无情地利用了守门员的弱点。
AI contextual example
She ruthlessly cleared out her wardrobe, throwing away anything she hadn't worn in a year.
她毫不留情地清理了衣柜，扔掉了任何一年没穿的衣服。
AI contextual example
the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers
政府被敦促立即采取行动,毫不留情地处置罢工者。
WordNet
ruthlessly 放在动词前时，强调动作本身的冷酷无情。
The manager ruthlessly rejected every proposal.
经理无情地否决了每一个提议。
ruthlessly 放在动词后时语气相近，常见于书面语或正式表达。
The team competed ruthlessly.
团队竞争时毫不留情。
被动结构中，ruthlessly 强调受害者所遭受的行为非常残忍。
The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed.
起义被残酷地镇压了。
Not this
He treated his opponents ruthless.
Use this
He treated his opponents ruthlessly.
treat 是实义动词，表示行为方式要用副词 ruthlessly；ruthless 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。
Not this
The company made a ruthlessly decision.
Use this
The company made a ruthless decision.
decision 是名词，需要用形容词 ruthless 作定语；ruthlessly 是副词，不能修饰名词。
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无情地剥削；残酷压榨
The workers were ruthlessly exploited by the factory owners.
工人们受到了工厂主的无情剥削。
残酷竞争的；无情竞争的
The company is ruthlessly competitive in the global market.
这家公司在全球市场上竞争极其残酷。
冷酷高效的；极其高效的
She is a ruthlessly efficient manager who gets things done.
她是一位冷酷高效的经理，总能完成任务。
毫不留情的诚实；极为坦率
He was ruthlessly honest about the company's failures.
他对公司的失败直言不讳，毫不留情。
无情镇压；残酷镇压
The regime ruthlessly suppressed all dissent.
该政权残酷镇压一切异议。
穷追不舍；无情追捕
The detective ruthlessly pursued the criminal through the city.
侦探穷追不舍，穿过城市追捕那名罪犯。
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联想人名Ruth毫无怜悯之心，ruth本有“怜悯、同情”之意，-less表“无”，加上-ly成副词，即“无情地、冷酷地”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、文学或影视评论、商业或政治评论 该词为中性偏正式的副词，通常用于书面语或正式场合，表示“无情地、冷酷地”。口语中较少见，若使用则带有强调意味。比较常见于新闻报道、文学或评论类文本。
没有常见词与 ruthlessly 严格押韵（重音在第一个音节 /ruθ/，后面是 /ləsli/）。mercilessly、carelessly、endlessly、relentlessly、thoughtlessly 等词虽以相同的非重读后缀 /ləsli/ 结尾，但重读元音或音节不同，只是拼写相似，并不押韵。ruthless 是 ruthlessly 的形容词原形，前两个音节相同，可帮助记忆拼写与发音。
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