unforgiving

英 [ˌʌnfəˈɡɪvɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvɪŋ]

adj.  不饶人的; 不宽容的; 不肯原谅的; 让人为难的; 难应付的; 棘手的

现在分词：unforgiving　

BNC.19747 / COCA.15571

牛津词典

adj.

• 不饶人的；不宽容的；不肯原谅的
  unwilling to forgive other people when they have done sth wrong
• 让人为难的；难应付的；棘手的
  unpleasant and causing difficulties for people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不宽容的；不原谅人的
  If you describe someone asunforgiving, you mean that they are unwilling to forgive other people.
  1. He was an unforgiving man who never forgot a slight...
     他斤斤计较，很不大度。
  2. He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
     他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。
• ADJ-GRADED （形势或活动）无情的，难以应付的，不利的
  If you describe a situation or activity asunforgiving, you mean that it causes a lot of people to experience great difficulty or failure, even people who deserve to succeed.
  1. Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving.
     商场如战场，竞争激烈，不近人情。

英英释义

adj

• unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
  1. a surly unforgiving old woman
• 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:griminexorablerelentlesssternunappeasableunrelenting

双语例句

• Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving.
  商场如战场，竞争激烈，不近人情。
• Different societies deal differently with sinners, and the Dutch seem particularly unforgiving.
  不同的社会对待犯错之人的态度有所不同，而荷兰人似乎尤其不肯原谅这些人。
• Date warriors have a fierce and unforgiving nature.
  伊达家的战士具有狂暴和无情的天性。
• These are tough men, accustomed to lives of hard work in an unforgiving environment.
  严酷环境中的艰辛生活造就了他们的坚强。
• The Jacobins were most unforgiving.
  雅各宾党人是最不可饶恕的。
• Home can be very unforgiving.
  家庭是那样的不可原谅。
• The Internet's unforgiving speed is forcing split second changes on a profession that dates back millennia.
  因特网不可原谅的增长速度使得一项职业瞬间回到了千年以前。
• The sea can be particularly unforgiving of divers'mistakes: Sometimes we don't get second chances.
  大海是绝对不会原谅潜水者的错误的：有时我们连几秒的机会都没有。
• He is unforgiving to his enemies.
  他对他的敌人从不宽容。
• He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
  他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。