roughshod

🇺🇸 /ˈrʌfʃɑːd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrʌfʃɒd/
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adverb
R

Ignoring other people's feelings, rights, or opinions.

The new manager ran roughshod over the employees' suggestions, not listening to their concerns.

R

In a way that causes damage, like horseshoes without nails.

The wild horses galloped roughshod through the farmer's field, leaving deep hoofprints.

translation

adv. Ignoring other people's feelings, rights, or opinions.; In a way that causes damage, like horseshoes without nails.

Synonyms

fiercely adv. 激烈地, 猛烈地 forcefully adv. 有力地, 用力地 vehemently adv. 激烈地 violently adv. 猛烈地, 强烈地, 暴力地 vigorously adv. 精力充沛地 firmly adv. 稳固地 sharply adv. 严厉地, 急剧地, 鲜明地, 迅速地, 锋利地

Antonyms

shakily adv. 不稳地, 不确定地 languidly adv. 懒洋洋地 listlessly adv. 无精打采地 faintly adv. 几乎察觉不到地, 轻微地, 冷淡地 delicately adv. 小心翼翼地, 灵巧地, 得体地, 轻柔地 lazily adv. 懒洋洋地, 马虎地, 悠闲地, 缓慢地