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单词 utter
释义 ut·ter
I. \ˈəd.ə(r), ˈətə-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūtera ūterra outer, compar. adjective from ūt out, adverb — more at out
1. : situated on the outside or extreme limit : remote and often most remote from the center
 < through utter and through middle darkness borne — John Milton >
2. : carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, complete, entire, total
 < a scene of utter destruction — F.D.Roosevelt >
 < the utter clarity of these winter dawns — Florence Jaques >
 < an utter impossibility >
 < utter strangers >
3. : extreme to the point of strangeness or abnormality : unusual
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English uttren, from utter outside, adverb, from Old English ūtor, compar. of ūt out
transitive verb
1. : to place on the market : offer for sale or barter : dispose of in trade : sell, vend
2.
 a. : to send forth as a sound : give out in an audible voice : give vent or expression to : burst out with
  < the meadowlark uttered her strong but tender note — John Burroughs >
  < uttered a contemptuous laugh — Zane Grey >
  < uttered a wolf whistle — F.V.W.Mason >
 b. : to give utterance to : pronounce, say, speak
  < beyond all the words she could utter — William Black >
  < if I could utter his name on this occasion — Edmund Burke >
 c. : to give public expression to : express, describe, or report in words : speak of or about
  < would utter opinions on all passing affairs — R.W.Emerson >
  < visions of splendor which it is not lawful to utter — W.L.Sullivan >
  < if one had to utter any criticism of her book — Sean O'Faolain >
3. obsolete : to make known or manifest (something unknown, secret, or hidden) : disclose, divulge, reveal
 < his tongue and pen uttered heavenly mysteries — Izaak Walton >
4. : to put (as notes or currency) into circulation; specifically : to circulate (as a forged or counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine
 < having possession of 745 counterfeit sovereigns, with intent to utter them — Numismatist >
5. : to put forth or out : pour, thrust, or shoot out : discharge, eject, emit, exhale
 < fountains that uttered glittering streams of water >
6. : to express (oneself) in words
 < meant … to utter himself upon that theme — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
intransitive verb
1. : to exercise the faculty of speech : make a statement or sound : speak, talk
 < give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely — John Milton >
 < the parrot would never utter — Osbert Sitwell >
2. : to undergo utterance : become spoken
 < words that will not utter — James Hamilton >
Synonyms: see express
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