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Utterance Gave Long   [Formal 正式 英 ʌtərəns] 美 ʌtərəns

英语单词 utterance
英美音标 英 ['ʌtərəns] 美 ['ʌtərəns]
中文释义 n.说话;发表;说话的方式
英语例句 (1) His utterance annoyed me instead of what he said.
(2) Excitement deprived me of all power of utterance.
(3) He gave utterance to his thoughts.
中文例句 (1) 惹恼我的不是他说什么而是他说话的方式。
(2) 我兴奋得说不出话来。
(3) 他发表了自己的观点。
vocabulary简明 An utterance is a bit of spoken language. It could be anything from "Ugh!" to a full sentence.
vocabulary扩展 To utter means "to say." So when you're saying something, you're making utterances. Saying "24" in math class is an utterance. A police officer yelling "Stop!" is an utterance. Saying "Good boy!" to your dog is an utterance. Even a long speech by the President is an utterance. If you can't hear it, it's not an utterance.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]言辞;言语;言论 Someone's utterances are the things that they say.
  [oft poss N]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the Queen's public utterances.

    女王的公开讲话

  • ...a host of admirers who hung on her every utterance.

    全神贯注地听她每一句话的一群仰慕者

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]吐露;表达 Utterance is the expression in words of ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • She could choose her own partner in matrimony, as long as she gave no utterance to her passions and emotions.

    只要她不表露她的激情和情感,她就可以选择自己的婚姻伴侣。

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