utter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ut·ter1 /ˈʌtə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] COMPLETELYcomplete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong 完全的，十足的，彻底的〔用于强调事物糟糕或感情强烈〕 That’s utter nonsense! 真是一派胡言！ This company treats its employees with utter contempt. 这家公司对其员工不屑一顾。 I watched in complete and utter horror as he pulled out a gun. 我惊恐万分地看着他拔出枪来。 fifteen years of utter confusion 15年的大混乱
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utter• They were ... yes I now concede, complete and utter bozos.• He was forced to return to the earth alone, in utter desolation.• Instead he would gaze at the jury, his face an impassive study in utter disbelief.• Hence the complete and utter mental breakdown of whoever contracts the disease.• She treated herself with what seemed like utter severity.• When designer Rei Kawakubo tucks pillows under blouses and shows her collection in utter silence, simple clothes become disconcerting theater.• We padded through those quiet, leafy roads in utter silence.• A specific point of view of a space, in a fleeting moment of time, could be held in utter stillness.complete and utter• They were ... yes I now concede, complete and utter bozos.• That's complete and utter hogwash.• A complete and utter lack of vision.• Hence the complete and utter mental breakdown of whoever contracts the disease.• I had risen above him and was now in the state of dung-hai, or complete and utter superiority to Quigley.utter2 ●○○ verb [transitive] formal 1 SAYto say something 讲，说出 ‘You fool!’ she uttered in disgust. “你这个傻瓜！”她厌恶地说道。 Cantor nodded without uttering a word. 坎托默不作声地点点头。2 SAYto make a sound with your voice, especially with difficulty 〔尤指吃力地〕发出〔声音〕 The wounded prisoner uttered a groan. 受伤的囚犯发出一声呻吟。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
utter• But as they passed him, their eyes and gestures... silently declared what their lips were forbidden to utter.• I we pointed out that deictic elements of the utterances can only be interpreted with respect to the context in which they are uttered.• Speechreading develops a sensitive awareness of the speaker, not merely of the words he utters.• When he did utter a word or two, rarely, his voice was coarse and stern.• No one had ever heard Thomas utter an unkind word.• I am not free to utter any fancied measurements I please.• The peasants, having just come out to the fields, turn back, uttering loud cries.uttering ... word• Alexander, being a very determined man, went the next two weeks hardly uttering a word.• Kersey lit a cigarette; before uttering a word he was finding out how the accountant reacted to boorish police tactics.• It does not even protect a man from an injunction against uttering words that may have all the effect of force.• Both players were ejected and were seen uttering words to each other walking off the court.• She said Brown had ordered the office to implement the program without uttering a word to the press.Origin utter1 Old English utera “further out, outer”, from ut “out” utter2 (1300-1400) Middle Dutch uteren “to speak, make known”ut·ter1 adjectiveutter2 verbChineseSyllable
something – that bad, complete to emphasize used especially Corpus is very
utter
ut‧ter1 /ˈʌtə $ -ər/ 
adjective [only before noun]
That’s utter nonsense!
This company treats its employees with utter contempt.
I watched in complete and utter horror as he pulled out a gun.
fifteen years of utter confusion
utter2 verb [transitive] formal
‘You fool!’ she uttered in disgust.
Cantor nodded without uttering a word.
2. to make a sound with your voice, especially with difficulty:
The wounded prisoner uttered a groan.
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adjective [only before noun] Language: Old English
Origin: utera 'further out, outer', from ut 'out'
complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong:Origin: utera 'further out, outer', from ut 'out'
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verb [transitive] formal Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: uteren 'to speak, make known'
1. to say something:Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: uteren 'to speak, make known'
2. to make a sound with your voice, especially with difficulty:
Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约