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utter adj.完全的；全然的；绝对的v.说；发出；表达 (1) 这完全是个谜。(2) 他完全是胡说！(3) 一种全然无助的感觉涌上他的心头。(4) 他要这个人觉得他的绝对屈服与服从。(5) 你怎么能说出这种谎言？(6) 你怎么能说出这种谎言？ If you utter something, you give it voice. You could utter a cry or utter complete sentences; either way, you are expressing yourself. However, if you declare someone an utter moron, you are saying he is a complete and total moron; not that he is a moron expressing himself. Don't confuse the spelling of utter with udder — the latter is the part of the cow that you milk.

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英 ['ʌtə(r)] 美 ['ʌtər] (1) It's an utter mystery.(2) What utter rubbish he talks!(3) A feeling of utter helplessness washed over him.(4) He wanted to impress this man with his utter willingness to comply and obey.(5) How can you utter such falsehoods?(6) How can you utter such falsehoods? The adjective utter is often used as an intensifier to mean "total" — often with negative connotations (like "utter failure"). As a verb, the word has a totally unrelated meaning: to speak or to articulate a sound. 1[VERB 动词]发出（声音）；说；讲 If someone utters sounds or words, they say them.   [V n]  [LITERARY 文]He uttered a snorting laugh...他嗤笑了一声。They departed without uttering a word.他们一言不发地离开了。2[ADJ 形容词]完全的；彻底的；十足的 You use utter to emphasize that something is great in extent, degree, or amount.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]This, of course, is utter nonsense.这当然是一派胡言。...this utter lack of responsibility...这种完全没有责任感的表现A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face.他英俊的脸上掠过一丝大惑不解的神情。

英语单词	utter
英美音标	英 ['ʌtə(r)] 美 ['ʌtər]
中文释义	adj.完全的；全然的；绝对的 v.说；发出；表达
英语例句	(1) It's an utter mystery. (2) What utter rubbish he talks! (3) A feeling of utter helplessness washed over him. (4) He wanted to impress this man with his utter willingness to comply and obey. (5) How can you utter such falsehoods? (6) How can you utter such falsehoods?
中文例句	(1) 这完全是个谜。 (2) 他完全是胡说！ (3) 一种全然无助的感觉涌上他的心头。 (4) 他要这个人觉得他的绝对屈服与服从。 (5) 你怎么能说出这种谎言？ (6) 你怎么能说出这种谎言？
vocabulary简明	The adjective utter is often used as an intensifier to mean "total" — often with negative connotations (like "utter failure"). As a verb, the word has a totally unrelated meaning: to speak or to articulate a sound.
vocabulary扩展	If you utter something, you give it voice. You could utter a cry or utter complete sentences; either way, you are expressing yourself. However, if you declare someone an utter moron, you are saying he is a complete and total moron; not that he is a moron expressing himself. Don't confuse the spelling of utter with udder — the latter is the part of the cow that you milk.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]发出（声音）；说；讲 If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. [V n] [LITERARY 文] He uttered a snorting laugh... 他嗤笑了一声。 They departed without uttering a word. 他们一言不发地离开了。 2 [ADJ 形容词]完全的；彻底的；十足的 You use utter to emphasize that something is great in extent, degree, or amount. [ADJ n] [emphasis] This, of course, is utter nonsense. 这当然是一派胡言。 ...this utter lack of responsibility... 这种完全没有责任感的表现 A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face. 他英俊的脸上掠过一丝大惑不解的神情。

Utter Falsehoods 你怎么能说出这种谎言 Complete Expressing N 英 ʌtə(R)] 美