be unforgiving to/toward sb
She was unforgiving toward her son's mistake.
她对儿子的错误毫不宽恕。
不宽恕的;不原谅人的;无情的
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不宽恕的;不原谅人的;无情的
unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
She was unforgiving toward her son's mistake.
她对儿子的错误毫不宽恕。
不愿或不能原谅或显示宽恕
Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
不容情的;不宽容的
Having no allowance for weakness.
After he broke her trust, she remained unforgiving and refused to speak to him.
在他辜负了她的信任之后,她仍然不原谅他,拒绝跟他说话。
The coach was unforgiving of any mistake during the final practice.
教练对最后一堂训练课上的任何失误都毫不留情。
My grandmother could be unforgiving when someone lied to her.
我奶奶在别人对她撒谎时可能会很不谅解。
She was unforgiving toward her son's mistake.
她对儿子的错误毫不宽恕。
The coach is unforgiving of any laziness.
教练对任何懒惰都不宽容。
The desert is an unforgiving environment.
沙漠是一个毫不留情的环境。
Not this
He unforgiving me.
Use this
He is unforgiving towards me.
Unforgiving 是形容词,不能直接带宾语,需要系动词 is 和介词 towards 来连接被原谅的对象。
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His mistake was unforgiving.
Use this
His mistake was unforgivable.
Unforgiving 形容人(不原谅他人的),而 unforgivable 形容行为(不可原谅的)。这里要表达“错误不可原谅”,应用 unforgivable。
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