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utterly

英 ['ʌtəlɪ ] 美['ʌtɚli]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

adv. 完全地；绝对地；全然地；彻底地，十足地

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形容词: utter;

英英释意

1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers;: "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

2. with sublimity; in a sublime manner;: "awaking in me, sublimely unconscious, interest and energy for tackling these tasks"

英文词源

utterly (adv.): early 13c., "truly, plainly, outspokenly," from utter (v.) + -ly (1); meaning "to an absolute degree" is late 14c., from utter (adj.)). Cf similarly formed German äusserlich. Old English uterlic (adj.) meant "external."

考试真题

It is utterly confusing to me that people do not recognize this, despite the fact that pretty much anyone who has been a student can tell the difference between their best and worst teachers.

Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, but Europe's stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a new study has found.

Even apart from the increased competition, the kids enter a process that has been utterly transformed from the one baby boomers knew.

And they end up producing something utterly ridiculous

实用场景例句

Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I'd experienced before...: 这个国家的一切似乎与我以前的经历完全不同。

The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous...: 新颁布的法律荒唐至极。

He is utterly incompetent at his job.: 他完全不能胜任他的工作.

He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave ] .: 他对五线谱一窍不通.

Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients.: 他忠于人民, 把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命.

The damage it would cause makes the idea utterly impracticable.: 这个想法可能造成损害,以致根本不能采纳.

Henry is utterly insupportable.: 亨利是一个完全无法相处的人.

After the fire swallowed his cottage , the old man could not but feel utterly bereft.: 在一场大火吞噬了他的草屋之后, 老人唯一的感觉就是他已经一无所有了.

He was utterly repulsive to her.: 他对她极为反感。

I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.: 她的微笑使我完全陶醉了.

She didn't belong, and felt utterly forlorn.: 她与周围的人格格不入, 感到完全孤立无助.

He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.: 他完全蔑视她的努力.

They are utterly incompatible with each other.: 他们毫不相容.

I am utterly ashamed of you.: 我实在为你感到害臊.

I am utterly puzzled what to do with it.: 我全然不知道该如何处置它.

He was utterly bereft when his wife died.: 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

completely and utterly broke: 彻底破产

The ship's crew were now exhausted and utterly demoralized.: 这艘船上的船员现在都已精疲力竭，彻底丧失了信心。

Such an allegation is utterly without foundation.: 这样的指控完全没有根据。

You couldn't be more mistaken, Alex. You've utterly misread the situation.: 亚历克斯，你真是大错特错，你对局势的判断根本不对。

The script is utterly banal. It is incredible that human minds can put such muck on to paper.: 这个剧本是十足的平庸之作，难以想象有人会写出这样的垃圾。

The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.: 那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。

The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.: 新颁布的法律荒唐至极。

He was utterly indomitable.: 他毫不气馁。

They were utterly unfit to govern America.: 他们完全没有能力治理美国。

Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I'd experienced before.: 这个国家的一切似乎与我以前的经历完全不同。

He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.: 他承认在这种情况下泰勒先生的肤色和种族出身完全无关紧要。

He is utterly unpredictable.: 他是个高深莫测的人。

She felt it would be utterly mortifying to be seen in such company as his by anyone.: 她觉得要是让人看到她和他在一起，会非常没面子。