lawless

英 [ˈlɔːləs] 美 [ˈlɔːləs]

adj.  无法律的; 不遵守法律的; 目无法纪的; 不法的

Collins.1 / BNC.19822 / COCA.17085



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 无法律的;不遵守法律的
    where laws do not exist or are not obeyed
    1. lawless streets
      没有法纪的街区
    2. the lawless days of the revolution
      那场革命期间没有法纪的日子
  2. 不遵守法律的;目无法纪的;不法的
    without respect for the law
    1. lawless gangs
      目无法纪的团伙

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ (尤指疯狂暴力的行为)违法的,非法的,不法的
    Lawless actions break the law, especially in a wild and violent way.
    1. The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
      政府承认市区存在问题,但决不可拿这些作为不法行为的借口。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (某一地方或时期)目无法纪的,法网不及的
    A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the law.
    1. ...lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder.
      不断有抢劫、盗窃、伤人乃至谋杀案件发生的无法无天的市中心区街道
    2. ...people struggling to restore moral values in an increasingly lawless and godless age.
      在一个越来越罔顾法纪、缺失信仰的时代力图重树道德观的人们

双语例句

  1. The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
    政府承认市区存在问题,但决不可拿这些作为不法行为的借口。
  2. Lawless beasts! You'll never get even half a word out of me!
    伤天害理的畜牲!你们从我口里半个字也掏不出来!
  3. Areas near the frontier were rough and lawless in the old days.
    过去边远地区混乱不堪,而且没有法律。
  4. There is no pleasure in leading a lawless life all the year round.
    竟岁啸聚山林,亦有何乐?
  5. But he adds that the UPP have brought some order to once lawless neighborhoods.
    但他补充到,警察绥靖分队给曾经无序的地区带来了一些秩序。
  6. The roots of terrorism in Pakistan are deep and complicated and lawless and ungoverned.
    巴基斯坦国内的恐怖主义根深蒂固、错综复杂,而且缺少法律的约束和政府的管治。
  7. Your point is that China is a lawless society.
    你的观点是中国是一个缺乏法制的国家。
  8. In addition, discussed the period updating, which can prevent some lawless users conspire together, and advance the capability of multicast.
    研究了密钥的周期更新,有效地防止多个非法用户共谋,提高了组播的安全性能。
  9. Provoke them into further lawless violence.
    激惹他们进一步无视法纪,行使暴力。
  10. The local tyrants, evil gentry and lawless landlords have been deprived of all right to speak, and none of them dares even mutter dissent.
    土豪劣绅,不法地主,则完全被剥夺了发言权,没有人敢说半个不字。
  11. These men were dirty, drunken, and both godless and lawless.
    这些人肮脏不堪、经常喝醉,而且心地邪恶,无法无天。
  12. Congo's lawless east has long served as a safe haven for Ugandan rebel groups;
    刚果无法无天的东部地区长期以来都是乌干达叛军组织的避风的港湾;
  13. A lawless mob looting and destroying shops.
    洗劫和破坏商店的一群无法无天的暴民。
  14. The culprit is the American driver, whose lawless activities today add up to a colossal public nuisance.
    罪魁祸首要算那些无法无天地驾驶汽车的美国人,其所作所为成了今天的巨大公害。
  15. His lawless hair was caught in a net.
    他的一头乱发被网钩住了。
  16. First, the local tyrants, evil gentry and lawless landlords have themselves driven the peasants to this.
    第一,上述那些事,都是土豪劣绅、不法地主自己逼出来的。
  17. Many foreigners see the US as a lawless nation.
    许多外国人将美国视为一个违法的国家。
  18. Killing half a dozen dogs is deemed wrong because it is violent, bloody and lawless.
    杀死6、7条狗是残暴、血腥和违法的,因而被认为是不好的。
  19. This man, delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of god, you, through the hand of lawless men, nailed to a cross and killed;
    他既按著神的定议先见被交给人,你们就藉著不法之人的手,把他钉在十字架上杀了。
  20. If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you.
    如果我们必须开始军事行动,它所针对的是那些统治你们国家的不法之徒,而不是你们。
  21. The Los Angeles Police Museum is housed in an old station house, and it tells the story of a lawless western town that slowly developed into a modern city.
    洛杉矶警察博物馆坐落于一所旧的警察局中,这个建筑讲述了一个没有法纪的西部小镇慢慢发展成为一座现代都市的故事。
  22. He viewed his son's lawless behaviour as an attack on himself.
    他认为儿子的无法无天就是对自己的打击。
  23. If our ruler doesn't create more jobs soon, the lawless will overwhelm me.
    如果我们的城市不能快点提供就业机会,这些无法无天的人会把我折腾得半死。
  24. To Henda, forcing the lawless SOUL, bones and hair crisp.
    要狠打,打得不法分子灵魂出窍、骨头发酥。
  25. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.
    于是地对这些违法者发出指控。
  26. These lawless men will be caught in the toils of law sooner or later.
    这些不法之徒迟早会落入法网。
  27. Police in Rio de Janeiro have taken control of one of Brazil's largest and most lawless slums.
    里约热内卢警方已经掌控了巴西最大和最无法律的贫民窟。
  28. Those lawless satyrs were driven out of the village.
    这些无法无天的好色之徒被赶出了村。
  29. That's why again, I say China is a lawless society.
    所以再一次的,我说中国是一个缺乏法制的国家。
  30. Another is that the dark areas are often lawless, and thus an easy place for rebels to organise or hide. Just think of dark Somalia.
    另一个理由是,黑暗地区经常缺乏法律,叛乱分子很容易组织或潜藏,例如黑暗中的索马里。

英英释义

adj

  1. without law or control
    1. the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic

    Synonym:    anarchicanarchical

  2. disobedient to or defiant of law
    1. lawless bands roaming the plains

    Synonym:    outlaw(a)

  3. lax in enforcing laws
    1. a wide-open town

    Synonym:    wide-open