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Heartless Meaning in English

word

/ˈhɑɹtɫəs/
HART-luhs
/hˈɑːtləs/
HAHT-luhs

释义

Describes someone who shows no kindness, sympathy, or compassion for others.

用法与细微差别

'Heartless' is strongly negative and slightly formal. Commonly used to criticize actions or people showing a lack of empathy: 'a heartless remark', 'heartless boss'. Similar to 'cruel', but focuses more on lack of feeling than desire to hurt.

例句

The heartless man ignored the crying child.

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It was heartless to refuse help to the old woman.

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The story has a heartless villain.

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My boss can be really heartless when it comes to deadlines.

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She made a heartless joke about his failure.

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Don’t be so heartless—just call him back!

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