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单词 relentless
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relentless

Yours, Anna Abraham In early February came a week of relentless rain.They were just syllables, thrown against the wall of his skull by the relentless whine.The year of relentless heat had been nearly ruinous for Thorn's fly-tying business.

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relentless

British English: relentless ADJECTIVE
Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
The pressure now was relentless.
  • American English: relentless
  • Brazilian Portuguese: implacável
  • Chinese: 毫不留情的
  • European Spanish: implacable
  • French: implacable
  • German: erbarmungslos
  • Italian: implacabile
  • Japanese: 情け容赦なく続く
  • Korean: 무자비한
  • European Portuguese: implacável
  • Latin American Spanish: implacable

Chinese translation of 'relentless'

relentless

(rɪˈlɛntlɪs)

adj

  1. [heat, noise, pressure] 不断(斷)的 (bùduàn de)
  2. [tyrant, enemy] 残(殘)忍的 (cánrěn de)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a person) determined and pitiless
He was the most relentless enemy I have ever known.
Synonyms
merciless
the merciless efficiency of a modern police state
hard
His father was a hard man.
fierce
harsh
He said many harsh and unkind things.
cruel
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.
the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
grim
a grim fight to the death
ruthless
a ruthless totalitarian power
uncompromising
a film of uncompromising brutality
unstoppable
inflexible
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
unrelenting
in the face of severe opposition and unrelenting criticism
unforgiving
inexorable
the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment
implacable
the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy
unyielding
his unyielding attitude on this subject
remorseless
the capacity for quick, remorseless violence
pitiless
He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy.
undeviating
Opposites
yielding
,
forgiving
,
compassionate
,
submissive
,
merciful
(adjective) 
Definition
never stopping or reducing in severity
The pressure now was relentless.
Synonyms
unremitting
boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery
thanks to his unremitting efforts
sustained
The proposals follow sustained criticism from teachers.
punishing
persistent
flooding caused by persistent rain
unstoppable
unbroken
The ruling party has governed the country for an unbroken thirty years.
unrelenting
an unrelenting downpour of rain
incessant
Incessant rain made conditions almost intolerable.
unabated
nonstop
unrelieved
unflagging
He was sustained by the unflagging support of his family.
unfaltering

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cruel
Definition
deliberately causing pain without pity
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
Synonyms
brutal,
ruthless,
callous,
sadistic,
inhumane,
hard,
fell (archaic),
severe,
harsh,
savage,
grim,
vicious,
relentless,
murderous,
monstrous,
unnatural,
unkind,
heartless,
atrocious,
inhuman,
merciless,
cold-blooded,
malevolent,
hellish (informal),
depraved,
spiteful,
brutish,
bloodthirsty,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
sanguinary,
hard-hearted,
stony-hearted,
implacable
in the sense of grim
a grim fight to the death
Synonyms
merciless,
fierce,
cruel,
ruthless,
ferocious,
resolute,
unrelenting,
implacable,
unyielding
in the sense of hard
Definition
unkind or unfeeling
His father was a hard man.
Synonyms
harsh,
severe,
strict,
cold,
exacting,
cruel,
grim,
stern,
ruthless,
stubborn,
unjust,
callous,
unkind,
unrelenting,
implacable,
unsympathetic,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
obdurate,
unsparing,
affectless,
hardhearted

Synonyms of 'relentless'

relentless

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of harsh
Definition
unkind and showing no understanding
He said many harsh and unkind things.
Synonyms
hard,
sharp,
severe,
bitter,
cruel,
stern,
unpleasant,
abusive,
unkind,
pitiless,
unfeeling
in the sense of implacable
Definition
unyielding
the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy
Synonyms
ruthless,
cruel,
relentless,
uncompromising,
intractable,
inflexible,
unrelenting,
merciless,
unforgiving,
inexorable,
unyielding,
remorseless,
pitiless,
unbending,
unappeasable
in the sense of incessant
Definition
never stopping
Incessant rain made conditions almost intolerable.
Synonyms
constant,
endless,
continuous,
persistent,
eternal,
relentless,
perpetual,
continual,
unbroken,
never-ending,
interminable,
unrelenting,
everlasting,
unending,
ceaseless,
unremitting,
nonstop,
unceasing
in the sense of inexorable
Definition
unable to be prevented from continuing or progressing
the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment
Synonyms
unrelenting,
relentless,
implacable,
hard,
severe,
harsh,
cruel,
adamant,
inescapable,
inflexible,
merciless,
unyielding,
immovable,
remorseless,
pitiless,
unbending,
obdurate,
ineluctable,
unappeasable
in the sense of inflexible
Definition
unwilling to be persuaded
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
Synonyms
obstinate,
strict,
relentless,
firm,
fixed,
iron,
adamant,
rigorous,
stubborn,
stringent,
uncompromising,
resolute,
steely,
intractable,
inexorable,
implacable,
steadfast,
hard and fast,
unyielding,
immutable,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
dyed-in-the-wool,
unchangeable,
brassbound,
set in your ways
in the sense of persistent
Definition
unrelenting
flooding caused by persistent rain
Synonyms
continuous,
constant,
relentless,
lasting,
repeated,
endless,
perpetual,
continual,
never-ending,
interminable,
unrelenting,
incessant,
unremitting
in the sense of pitiless
Definition
feeling no pity or mercy
He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy.
Synonyms
merciless,
ruthless,
heartless,
harsh,
cruel,
brutal,
relentless,
callous,
inhuman,
inexorable,
implacable,
unsympathetic,
cold-blooded,
uncaring,
unfeeling,
cold-hearted,
unmerciful,
hardhearted
in the sense of remorseless
Definition
constantly unkind and lacking pity
the capacity for quick, remorseless violence
Synonyms
pitiless,
hard,
harsh,
cruel,
savage,
ruthless,
callous,
merciless,
unforgiving,
implacable,
inhumane,
unmerciful,
hardhearted,
uncompassionate
in the sense of ruthless
Definition
thorough and forceful, regardless of effect
a ruthless totalitarian power
Synonyms
merciless,
hard,
severe,
fierce,
harsh,
cruel,
savage,
brutal,
stern,
relentless,
adamant,
ferocious,
callous,
heartless,
unrelenting,
inhuman,
inexorable,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
hard-hearted,
without pity,
unmerciful,
unpitying
in the sense of sustained
The proposals follow sustained criticism from teachers.
Synonyms
continuous,
constant,
steady,
prolonged,
perpetual,
unremitting,
nonstop

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unbroken
Definition
continuous
The ruling party has governed the country for an unbroken thirty years.
Synonyms
continuous,
uninterrupted,
constant,
successive,
endless,
progressive,
incessant,
ceaseless,
unremitting
in the sense of uncompromising
a film of uncompromising brutality
Synonyms
unrelenting,
ruthless,
relentless,
tough,
cruel,
merciless,
pitiless,
unsparing,
unsoftened
in the sense of unflagging
He was sustained by the unflagging support of his family.
Synonyms
constant,
steady,
tireless,
fixed,
persistent,
staunch,
persevering,
unremitting,
indefatigable,
unfailing,
unceasing,
untiring,
unfaltering,
undeviating,
unwearied
in the sense of unrelenting
Definition
refusing to relent or take pity
in the face of severe opposition and unrelenting criticism
Synonyms
merciless,
tough,
ruthless,
relentless,
cruel,
stern,
inexorable,
implacable,
intransigent,
remorseless,
pitiless,
unsparing
in the sense of unrelenting
Definition
not diminishing in determination, effort, or force
an unrelenting downpour of rain
Synonyms
steady,
constant,
continuous,
endless,
perpetual,
continual,
unbroken,
incessant,
unabated,
ceaseless,
unremitting,
unwavering
in the sense of unyielding
Definition
remaining firm and determined
his unyielding attitude on this subject
Synonyms
firm,
tough,
rigid,
hardline,
uncompromising,
determined,
relentless,
adamant,
stubborn,
staunch,
resolute,
intractable,
inflexible,
inexorable,
steadfast,
obstinate,
unwavering,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked
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