单词 | heartless |
释义 | heartlessheart‧less /ˈhɑːtləs $ ˈhɑːrt-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► cruel Word family deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: · It was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day.· Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child.· a cruel, selfish woman ► heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How could you be so heartless!· He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees. ► sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer: · a sadistic killer· a sadistic thing to do ► barbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: · a barbaric punishment· a barbaric sport ► vicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: · a vicious attack on an innocent man· Some dogs can be vicious. ► brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: · a brutal dictator· the brutal methods used by the secret police ► inhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: · the inhumane treatment of prisoners ► cold-blooded a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity: · a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband· a cold-blooded psychopath Longman Language Activatorwords for describing people who are cruel► cruel someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or makes people suffer: · Children can sometimes be very cruel.· Brand was a cruel and intimidating man who abused his children and his wife.cruel to: · Her parents were very cruel to her when she was young. ► ruthless so determined to get what you want that you do not care how much you harm other people: · These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them.· Father could be quite ruthless about getting his own way.· the ruthless dictator, Joseph Stalin ► heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How can you be so heartless?· In his autobiography, he portrays his father as cold and heartless.· She was a heartless, money-grabbing woman who made her fortune from the misery and desperation of others. ► tyrannical using your power to cruelly force other people to do what you want: · Lewis was a tyrannical boss who frightened and humiliated his employees.· Thousands of refugees fled the tyrannical regime in search of political freedom. ► sadistic someone who is sadistic gets pleasure from making other people suffer: · The principal was a sadistic man who enjoyed tormenting his students.· In the film, Khan portrays a murderer who gets a deep sadistic thrill out of killing.· "I'm afraid you will never see your children again,'' he said with a sadistic smile. ► sadist someone who enjoys being cruel to other people: · Andrea's father was an absolute sadist. It's not surprising she hates him. ► bully someone who uses their authority or strength to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker: · A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller boy.· Critics describe the mayor as an arrogant bully who hates to be contradicted. ► tyrant someone in a position of power who treats other people very cruelly: · She was a tyrant who had absolutely no tolerance for mistakes. WORD FAMILYadjectiveheartened ≠ disheartenedheartening ≠ dishearteningheartlessheartynounheartheartlessnessheartinessadverbheartilyheartlesslyhearteningly ≠ dishearteninglyverbhearten ≠ dishearten cruel and not feeling any pity: How can you be so heartless?► see thesaurus at cruel—heartlessly adverb—heartlessness noun [uncountable] |
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