utter
verb[T]
formaluk/ˈʌt.ər/us/ˈʌ.t̬ɚ/C2
to say something or to make asoundwithyourvoice:
说;讲;出声Shesatthrough thewholemeetingwithout uttering a word.整个会议期间她一言不发。
to say something
- sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
- utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
- they sayThey say the house is haunted.
- it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
- remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.
Saying & uttering
- (your)every wordidiom
- add
- come
- come out withsomething
- every
- fall fromsomething
- findyourvoiceidiom
- floor
- get in
- inyourown wordsidiom
- intone
- mouth
- quoth
- speak
- string
- text
- think
- utterance
- verbalize
- volunteer
utter
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈʌt.ər/us/ˈʌ.t̬ɚ/C2
completeorextreme:
完全的;十足的;极度的utterconfusion/misery/chaos极度的困惑/不幸/混乱
utternonsense/rubbish/drivel一派胡言
Themeetingwas acompleteandutterwasteoftime.这个会议完全是浪费时间。
Lying back in thehotbathwas utterbliss.泡热水澡真是神仙般的享受。
- I made acompleteand uttermessof it!
- afeelingof utterdesolation
- Theaccusationsare utternonsense.
- As hewalkedthrough thedoor, shestaredat him in utterbewilderment.
- She had alookof utterdevastationon herface.
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- root
- thoroughly
- through and throughidiom
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged