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

• This pressure on the land is relentless.
  这对土地造成了惨重的压力。
• 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。
• His quest for perfection is relentless
  他不断追求完美。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We will ensure that all our activities have a relentless focus on our two goals.
  我们将确保我们的一切活动都坚持不懈地专注于我们的两大目标。
• 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。
• The pressure now was relentless.
  压力现在没完没了。
• Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit.
  不懈的、不知疲倦的在追求或者好像是在追求。