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utter

释义

utter

adjective

UK /ˈʌtə(r)/

Word Forms

adjective	utter
superlative	utterest

1
complete: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is
It’s all been an utter waste of time.
She gazed at me in utter confusion.
I felt a complete and utter fool.
Synonyms and related words
Complete and thorough
thorough
total
pure
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
utterly
sadly
hopelessly

utter

adjective

US /ˈʌtər/

Word Forms

adjective	utter
superlative	utterest

1
complete: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is
It’s all been an utter waste of time.
She gazed at me in utter confusion.
I felt like a complete and utter fool.
Synonyms and related words
Complete and thorough
thorough
total
pure
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
utterly
sadly
hopelessly

utter

verb transitive literary

UK /ˈʌtə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	utter
he/she/it	utters
present participle	uttering
past tense	uttered
past participle	uttered

1
to say something
As soon as he’d uttered the words he regretted them.
They followed her without uttering a single word of protest.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to say something
say
talk
speak
2
to make a sound
She uttered a sound somewhere between joy and pain.
Seagulls were flying overhead uttering their mocking cry.
Synonyms and related words
To make a sound
sound
tap out
let out

utter

verb transitive literary

US /ˈʌtər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	utter
he/she/it	utters
present participle	uttering
past tense	uttered
past participle	uttered

1
to say something
As soon as he’d uttered the words he regretted them.
They followed her without uttering a single word of protest.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to say something
say
talk
speak
2
to make a sound
She uttered a sound somewhere between joy and pain.
Seagulls were flying overhead uttering their mocking cry.
Synonyms and related words
To make a sound
sound
tap out
let out

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