| 词汇 | cutthroat |
| 释义 | cutthroat adjective mainly UKuk /ˈkʌt.θrəʊt/ us /ˈkʌt.θroʊt/ not involving considering or worrying about any harm caused to others: 激烈的;残酷无情的;不择手段的 cutthroat worldthe cutthroat world of journalism竞争激烈的新闻界 cutthroat businessThe advertising world can be a very cutthroat business.广告行业的竞争会相当残酷。 Synonym fierce Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cold-heartedly cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian cutthroat | American Dictionarycutthroat adjective us/ˈkʌtˌθroʊt/ showing no care or consideration for the harm done to others with whom you are in competition: He was unhappy working in the cutthroat world of advertising. Examples of cutthroatcutthroat This emphasis on unfair trade practices suspended national planning and revitalized the market by discouraging cutthroat competition. The requirement of "free and unrestricted competition" was an invitation to cutthroat competition and, ultimately, to the financial ruin of the railroads. Cutthroat pricing in the competition for a limited ackee supply leads to tension and disputes. Chap. 3 examines the cutthroat power politics of interactional dupes and "sharks" in a kindergarten classroom. We were in the midst of a hectic era of cutthroat competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Owing to cutthroat competition, they were unable to carry on for very long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country is populated by cutthroat tribes, who are always at war with one another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that if even a small quantity of goods comes in at a cutthroat price, other people have to bring down their price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But in transport it has to be proved that the competition—and it is cutthroat competition—is advantageous to the transport system as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Restriction of output at certain pits has had the effect of stopping, to some extent, the cutthroat competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 New orders have to be fought for against cutthroat competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that this must entail cutthroat competition of a very severe character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The potential output being larger than the demand led to cutthroat prices, and the price of coal went down and down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if competition were restored in them, we would not get cutthroat prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, the worst feature of the coal situation is that cutthroat competition is going on abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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