utterance UK ['ʌt.ər.ənts] US ['ʌ.tˌɚ-] noun countable formal ■something that someone says 说话,讲话•The senator's weekend utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday.那位参议员在周末发表的言论周一就迅即遭到了三位同僚的反驳。 give utterance to sth literary ■to express your ideas or feelings in spoken words 用语言表达•She has one great fear to which she will never give utterance.她心中最大的担忧恐怕一辈子都不会说出来。 |