n.嗜杀
残忍.
They had come to hate Sonny for his bloodthirstiness, which they considered barbaric. Also not good business sense. Nobody wanted the old days back again with all its turmoil and trouble. 他们开始痛恨桑儿那种嗜血成性的作风,认为这种作风实在野蛮,而且还缺乏生意人的敏锐的嗅觉,谁也不愿意再出现那种兵荒马乱的局面了。