relentless

英 [rɪˈlentləs]

美 [rɪˈlentləs]

adj.  不停的; 持续强烈的; 不减弱的; 不放弃的; 严格的; 苛刻的; 无情的

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Collins.2 / BNC.9607 / COCA.7035

牛津词典

adj.

• 不停的；持续强烈的；不减弱的
  not stopping or getting less strong
  1. her relentless pursuit of perfection
     她对完美的不懈追求
  2. The sun was relentless.
     太阳还是那么热。
• 不放弃的；严格的；苛刻的；无情的
  refusing to give up or be less strict or severe
  1. a relentless enemy
     残酷的敌人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不停的;不懈的;不间断的；未减轻的
  Something bad that isrelentlessnever stops or never becomes less intense.
  1. The pressure now was relentless.
     压力现在没完没了。
• ADJ-GRADED 坚韧的;不屈不挠的
  Someone who isrelentlessis determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.
  1. Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable...
     对质量孜孜不倦的追求使他的技能出类拔萃。
  2. He was the most relentless enemy I have ever known.
     他是我所遇到的最不屈不挠的敌手。

英英释义

adj

• never-ceasing
  1. the relentless beat of the drums
  Synonym:persistentunrelenting
• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  1. grim determination
  2. grim necessity
  3. Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
  4. relentless persecution
  5. the stern demands of parenthood
  Synonym:griminexorablesternunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting

双语例句

• There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce
  这样没命地工作可能要付出代价，也许是健康受损，甚至是离婚。
• I admire this enlightened life philosophy, rather than a relentless obsession with amassing yet more personal wealth.
  我钦佩这种开明的生活哲学，而不是无尽地痴迷于积累更多的个人财富。
• Life is continuous learning, a relentless and unyielding professor!
  生命是不断学习，无情和不屈的教授！
• And third, add to all the relentless force of technology, which provides the working foundation for globality.
  第三，在一切之外，加上无情的技术力量，这给全球提供了工作基础。
• It is a relentless or irresistible action of the machine grips or crosshead.
  这是机器夹头或十字头会产生一种坚韧的，不可抗拒的动作。
• Here is a truth about the parents of a child with a disability: We are relentless.
  这是一个关于身为“问题儿童”父母的真理：我们是不留情面的。
• Relentless, dangerous thunderstorms and heavy rains continued to slow relief efforts.
  无情的是，危险的雷电和暴雨继续减慢了救灾工作。
• The pressure now was relentless.
  压力现在没完没了。
• It is easy to feel trampled by the relentless march of technology
  随着科技发展的日新月异，人们容易感到无所适从。
• Desire had turned me into a relentless hunter for clues, a romantic paranoiac, reading meaning into everything.
  是欲望使我成为一个侦探，一个不懈的线索搜索者。一个浪漫的偏执狂，要从一切事物中解读出意义来。