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

• 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。
• We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies.
  我们会一直保护我们的居民、我们的朋友和盟友。
• She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume.
  她受不了没完没了的音乐，就把音量调小了。
• I recommend that you be relentless in the elimination of the backlog of defects and feature enhancements.
  我建议你在消除积压的缺陷和不断膨胀的特征时毫不留情。
• Arous'd and angry, I'd thought to beat the alarum, and urge relentless war.
  我曾经被唤醒和激怒了，想敲起警报，号召无情的战争。
• 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。
• 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。
• His relentless aggression bludgeons you into seeing his point.
  他咄咄逼人地强迫你了解他的看法。
• 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。
• Behind these questions is for me a practical concern with the relentless devastation of the natural world.
  这些问题背后是个现实的担忧，对自然世界无情的摧毁的担忧。