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be unmerciful to sb
The judge was unmerciful to the defendant.
法官对被告毫不留情。
不仁慈的；无情的；冷酷的
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不仁慈的；无情的；冷酷的
not showing mercy
The judge was unmerciful to the defendant.
法官对被告毫不留情。
不仁慈的；无情的。
not showing mercy
The boss was unmerciful to the employees who made mistakes.
老板对犯错的员工毫不留情。
She gave the dirty dishes an unmerciful scrubbing.
她毫不留情地用力擦洗那些脏盘子。
The unmerciful heat made it impossible to work outside.
无情的酷热使人无法在户外工作。
The judge was unmerciful to the defendant.
法官对被告毫不留情。
He was unmerciful in his criticism.
他的批评毫不留情。
She suffered unmerciful treatment.
她遭受了残忍的对待。
Not this
He is a unmerciful boss.
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He is an unmerciful boss.
单词 'unmerciful' 以元音音素 /ʌ/ 开头，因此不定冠词应使用 'an' 而不是 'a'。
Not this
The judge was unmercifully.
Use this
The judge was unmerciful.
'unmerciful' 是形容词，在系动词 'was' 后应作表语，使用形容词原形，而非副词 'unmercifully'。
Not this
He is unmerciful with his students.
Use this
He is unmerciful to his students.
表示 '对...无情' 时，介词应用 'to' 而非 'with'。汉语中 '对' 可能误译为 'with'。
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常与介词to或toward连用，表示对某人或某物不仁慈。
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