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单词 relentless
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Definition of relentless in English:

relentless

adjective rɪˈlɛntləsrəˈlɛn(t)ləs
  • 1Unceasingly intense.

    the relentless heat of the desert

    沙漠里持续的高温。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He followed her, settling his weight on top of her in a most possessive way and not allowing her any room to escape from his relentless pursuit.
    • He is a man who combines a tremendous, relentless determination with a stalwart good humor.
    • Success follows relentless pursuit of something you absolutely believe in.
    • So he searched, and sought shelter from this relentless heat, bearing in mind the past.
    • The sun was relentless, and the heat reflected cruelly off the parched earth.
    • Pearson was singled out for the relentless demands that he put on his people.
    • His muscular approach to the game and his relentless running made a constant threat to Mayo.
    • It seemed he would never escape the relentless torture of being forced to choose a bride.
    • As always the flow of patients was relentless, but as the day wore on I became familiar with some of the friendly faces of the patients on the unit.
    • I continued my relentless walk through the streets, knife barred into my deep clutches.
    • The fear of drawing attention to themselves was constant and relentless.
    • She deftly defeats those who dare challenge her with a relentless intensity.
    • Football has continued its relentless march into cricket's strongholds.
    • The world is groaning to a halt, and yet the ants continue their relentless labour under sunny skies.
    • The pandemic continues its relentless spread about 14 000 people are infected each day.
    • Throughout the long day, they suffered cruelly under the constant whining shells and relentless, baking sun.
    • The state cannot deal with change, and ours is a time of constant and relentless change.
    • More in the crowd ask for food and water as the sun continues to cover the area with relentless heat.
    • As of writing, the relentless fall in the stock market continues unabated.
    • Yet it's hard to think of anyone who has pursued power with such relentless single-handedness.
    Synonyms
    persistent, continuing, constant, continual, continuous, non-stop, lasting, never-ending, steady, uninterrupted, unabated, unabating, unbroken, interminable, incessant, unstoppable, unceasing, endless, unending, perpetual, unremitting, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained
    unfaltering, unflagging, untiring, unwavering, unswerving, undeviating, persevering, determined, resolute, purposeful, dogged, single-minded, tireless, indefatigable, patient, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, tenacious, pertinacious, insistent, importunate
    stubborn, intransigent, obstinate, obdurate
    1. 1.1 Harsh or inflexible.
      残酷无情的;不留情面的
      a patient but relentless taskmaster

      一个耐心而又无情的监工。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Consider the shoppers you know who are relentless in their pursuit of a deal.
      • Their name will remain etched on the stone table of relentless, hard working rock n roll bands.
      • He was relentless, some said ruthless, and it made him one of the toughest prosecutors in the state.
      • Change is slow to come, and we must continue to be relentless in our pursuit to let others know our value.
      • Instead he plays figurehead to perfection, based on a huge, relentless and ruthless spin team.
      • David Sifry is relentless in evangelizing the importance of blogs to business.
      • He became a relentless traveller, sparing no continent and few countries in quest of subjects and themes.
      • But he's ruthless and relentless, and you always think that there might be a point in a Hollywood movie that he will draw back.
      • Still she continued on relentless as I did everything I could to fight back and not beg for mercy.
      Synonyms
      harsh, grim, fierce, cruel, severe, strict, punishing, remorseless, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unmerciful, unsparing, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion, unpitying
      inflexible, unbending, uncompromising, obdurate, unyielding, unmoved, inexorable, implacable

Derivatives

  • relentlessness

  • noun rɪˈlɛntləsnəsrəˈlɛn(t)ləsnəs
    • It is the relentlessness and the variety of the procedures available that helps the current preoccupation with beauty - both male and female - to proliferate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And since ‘regimes’ have more power and relentlessness than a typical person ever does, the response is always likely to be out of proportion to the alleged offence, even if the offence was real.
      • At the very end, one's answers to the questions the world has posed with such relentlessness are to be found in the facts of one's life.
      • That kind of relentlessness was never available to me as a newspaper columnist.
      • There is a relentlessness about Rangers' current progress which reflects the mentality of their manager and, entrusted with a clinical execution in the second half, his players didn't let him down.

Definition of relentless in US English:

relentless

adjectiverəˈlen(t)ləsrəˈlɛn(t)ləs
  • 1Oppressively constant; incessant.

    the relentless heat of the desert

    沙漠里持续的高温。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I continued my relentless walk through the streets, knife barred into my deep clutches.
    • The state cannot deal with change, and ours is a time of constant and relentless change.
    • She deftly defeats those who dare challenge her with a relentless intensity.
    • Success follows relentless pursuit of something you absolutely believe in.
    • So he searched, and sought shelter from this relentless heat, bearing in mind the past.
    • The sun was relentless, and the heat reflected cruelly off the parched earth.
    • Throughout the long day, they suffered cruelly under the constant whining shells and relentless, baking sun.
    • The pandemic continues its relentless spread about 14 000 people are infected each day.
    • As of writing, the relentless fall in the stock market continues unabated.
    • He is a man who combines a tremendous, relentless determination with a stalwart good humor.
    • Football has continued its relentless march into cricket's strongholds.
    • Pearson was singled out for the relentless demands that he put on his people.
    • It seemed he would never escape the relentless torture of being forced to choose a bride.
    • Yet it's hard to think of anyone who has pursued power with such relentless single-handedness.
    • More in the crowd ask for food and water as the sun continues to cover the area with relentless heat.
    • As always the flow of patients was relentless, but as the day wore on I became familiar with some of the friendly faces of the patients on the unit.
    • His muscular approach to the game and his relentless running made a constant threat to Mayo.
    • The fear of drawing attention to themselves was constant and relentless.
    • He followed her, settling his weight on top of her in a most possessive way and not allowing her any room to escape from his relentless pursuit.
    • The world is groaning to a halt, and yet the ants continue their relentless labour under sunny skies.
    Synonyms
    persistent, continuing, constant, continual, continuous, non-stop, lasting, never-ending, steady, uninterrupted, unabated, unabating, unbroken, interminable, incessant, unstoppable, unceasing, endless, unending, perpetual, unremitting, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained
    1. 1.1 Harsh or inflexible.
      残酷无情的;不留情面的
      a patient but relentless taskmaster

      一个耐心而又无情的监工。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Change is slow to come, and we must continue to be relentless in our pursuit to let others know our value.
      • Still she continued on relentless as I did everything I could to fight back and not beg for mercy.
      • He was relentless, some said ruthless, and it made him one of the toughest prosecutors in the state.
      • Instead he plays figurehead to perfection, based on a huge, relentless and ruthless spin team.
      • But he's ruthless and relentless, and you always think that there might be a point in a Hollywood movie that he will draw back.
      • Their name will remain etched on the stone table of relentless, hard working rock n roll bands.
      • Consider the shoppers you know who are relentless in their pursuit of a deal.
      • He became a relentless traveller, sparing no continent and few countries in quest of subjects and themes.
      • David Sifry is relentless in evangelizing the importance of blogs to business.
      Synonyms
      harsh, grim, fierce, cruel, severe, strict, punishing, remorseless, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unmerciful, unsparing, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion, unpitying
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