[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不停的;不懈的;不间断的;未减轻的 Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
The pressure now was relentless.
压力现在没完没了。
relentlessly
The sun is beating down relentlessly.
太阳火辣辣地持续照射着大地。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚韧的;不屈不挠的 Someone who is relentless is determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.
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。
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。
relentlessly
She always questioned me relentlessly.
她总是没完没了地问我问题。
Oxford
re·lent·less/rɪˈlentləs; NAmErɪˈlentləs/adjective1not stopping or getting less strong 不停的;持续强烈的;不减弱的SYN
unrelenting
◆her relentless pursuit ofperfection 她对完美的不懈追求◆The sun was relentless.太阳还是那么热。2refusing to give up or be less strict or severe 不放弃的;严格的;苛刻的;无情的◆a relentless enemy残酷的敌人▶re·lent·less·ly/rɪˈlentləsli; NAmErɪˈlentləsli/adverbre·lent·less/rɪˈlentləs; NAmErɪˈlentləs/re·lent·less·ly/rɪˈlentləsli; NAmErɪˈlentləsli/
LDC
relentlessre‧lent‧less /rɪˈlentləs/ ●○○ adjective
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1strict, cruel, or determined, without ever stopping: her relentless determination to succeed a regime that was relentless in its persecution of dissidents2something bad that is relentless continues without ever stopping or getting less severeSYN endless: the relentless crying of a small baby a family facing relentless financial problems—relentlessly adverb: He questioned her relentlessly.
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