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out-and-out

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌout-and-ˈout adjective [only before noun]  COMPLETEused to emphasize that someone is definitely a particular kind of person or thing 十足的,彻头彻尾的 SYN complete he’s an out-and-out liar 他是个十足的骗子。
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out-and-outThis joint commitment moves away from the idea of loyalty solely to a single school and from the idea of out-and-out competition.The guy is an out-and-out conman.Either McBride or Neil Back, who are out-and-out flyers, would have provided that option.And then the dark-greens are by no means united in forming a simple statement of what it is to be an out-and-out green.out-and-out liesHe was an out-and-out profligate, darting from one partner to the next.Yet the advent of out-and-out reformers in East Berlin would represent an even greater threat for Moscow.There are a few out-and-out strikers who can be guaranteed to deliver the goods.These are out-and-out touring aircraft, sophisticated both inside and out.It's cheaper than out-and-out war, and they can be disowned if things grow too difficult.
ˌout-and-ˈout adjectiveChineseSyllable
that emphasize a someone used to Corpus is definitely


out-and-out
ˌout-and-ˈout adjective [only before noun]
used to emphasize that someone is definitely a particular kind of person or thing
   SYN  complete:
    he’s an out-and-out liar


out-and-outBrE /ˌaʊt ən ˈaʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊt ən ˈaʊt/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] in every way 十足的;完全的;彻头彻尾的 SYN complete What she said was an out-and-out lie. 她说的是个弥天大谎。🔊🔊