剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - utter collapse

utter
[UK]/'ʌt.ər/ [US]/'ʌ.tˌɚ/
verb [T] slightly formal
* to say something or to make a sound with your voice
说；讲；出声

1. She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.
整个会议期间她干坐着，一言不发。

[UK]/'ʌt.ər/ [US]/'ʌ.tˌɚ/
adjective [before noun]
A
* complete or extreme
完全的；十足的；极度的

1. utter confusion/misery/chaos
极度的困惑／不幸／混乱

2. utter nonsense/rubbish/drivel
一派胡言

3. The meeting was a complete and utter waste of time.
这个会议完全是浪费时间。

4. Lying back in the hot bath was utter bliss.
泡热水澡真是神仙般的享受。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - utter collapse

utter ★★☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词发出（声音）；说；讲 If someone utters sounds or words, they say them.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：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.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

【语用信息】：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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - utter collapse

utter
utter / 5QtE(r) / adjective[only before noun]
   used to emphasize how complete sth is
   完全的；十足的；彻底的:
   That's complete and utter nonsense!
   那纯属一派胡言乱语！
   To my utter amazement she agreed.
   令我大感意外的是,她同意了。
   He felt an utter fool.
   他觉得自己蠢到家了。
• ut·ter·ly adv.:
   We're so utterly different from each other.
   我们之间有着天壤之别。
   She utterly failed to convince them.
   她根本没有说服他们。 verb [VN]
   (formal) to make a sound with your voice; to say sth
   出声；说；讲:
   to utter a cry
   发出喊叫声
   She did not utter a word during lunch (= said nothing).
   进午餐时,她一言未发。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - utter collapse

utter

I. verb

Utter is used with these nouns as the object: blasphemy, cry, curse, exclamation, groan, moan, peep, phrase, prayer, remark, sentence, sound, syllable, threat, word

II. adj.
Utter is used with these nouns: agony, amazement, annoyance, astonishment, boredom, chaos, confidence, confusion, contempt, conviction, darkness, delight, despair, destruction, devastation, disappointment, disarray, disaster, disbelief, disdain, disgrace, disgust, dismay, disregard, disrespect, embarrassment, exasperation, exhaustion, failure, fear, fool, frustration, futility, garbage, hell, helplessness, horror, humiliation, idiot, ignorance, incompetence, indifference, joy, lack, loneliness, madness, mess, nonsense, panic, perfection, refusal, revulsion, rubbish, ruin, selfishness, shock, silence, stillness, stupidity, surprise, terror, waste

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - utter collapse

utter adj.
⇨ complete

新牛津英语同义词词典 - utter collapse

utter1

adjective
Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement
COMPLETE , total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, out-and-out, outright, thoroughgoing, all-out, sheer, positive, prize, rank, pure, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-dyed, real, veritable, consummate, categorical, unmitigated, unqualified, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unequivocal, full, unlimited, limitless, infinite, ultimate; Brit. informal right, proper; archaic arrant.
-opposite(s): PARTIAL.

utter2

verb
1 he uttered an exasperated snort
EMIT , let out, give, produce, give vent to, issue, come out with, breathe.

2 Alan uttered an impatient curse
VOICE , express, put into words, speak, say, deliver, sound, mouth, breathe, articulate, pronounce, enunciate, verbalize, vocalize, state, declare.

词源记忆 - utter collapse

utter 完全的，绝对的，发出声音
来自out 的古英语书写形式比较级，更外面的，完全的，绝对的，同时由形容词作动词使用，说出，发出声音。