utmost

ut·most1 /ˈʌtməʊst $ -moʊst/ (also uttermost) adjectiveadj

the utmost importance/respect/care etc IMPORTANTthe greatest possible importance etc 极为重要/尊敬/关心等

a matter of the utmost importance

极重要的事情

I have the utmost respect for her accomplishments.

我对她的成就充满敬意。

Baldwin treated the matter with the utmost seriousness.

鲍德温极其认真地对待这件事。

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the utmost importance/respect/care etc• Brian was always keen to stress that the comfort and wellbeing of the birds was of the utmost importance.• How soon and how broadly will you communicate that the changes at hand are of the utmost importance?• In particular in the sophisticated world of alchemy, the resonances of chemical and other truths were of the utmost importance.• Professors Berry and Mott are right to stress that the support of the child and the family is of the utmost importance.• In fact I have the utmost respect for it.• Everyone has the utmost respect for Rickey Henderson.• Hygiene and safety take priority on the sunbeds while personal supervision is regarded as of the utmost importance on the toning tables.• It is of the utmost importance that it is the mind of the human operator doing the selecting.

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utmost• But the trial shows the need to look with the utmost care at staff selection procedures.• The tale is told with the utmost economy, as if nothing unusual was taking place.• They entertained them with the utmost hospitality and before they bade them farewell Helenus gave them useful advice about their journey.• In such cases, it is of utmost importance to retrieve it lest the patient dies.• In fact I have the utmost respect for it.• In implementing his plan, Reagan operated in the utmost secrecy.• I overhear two girls talk in utmost seriousness and gravity about the gross inequities in the grading system.

utmost2 noun [singular]

TRY TO DO OR GET somethingthe most that can be done 极度，极限，最大可能

to the utmost

Both runners had pushed themselves to the utmost.

两个赛跑运动员都尽了最大努力。

The medical staff did their utmost (=tried as hard as they could) to save the patient’s life.

医护人员竭尽全力挽救那位病人的生命。

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utmost• Then he took the bow and did his utmost to string it.• We must do our utmost to conserve them.• That meant we wanted every flight member to exercise the utmost in creativity and aggressiveness.• The Derry turn called for the utmost in pilot ability.• I respect Reggie White and William Fuller and those guys to the utmost.• She was angry at Hippolytus and determined to Punish him to the utmost.• Which is why, if you've got a bad temper, you probably do your utmost to keep it under wraps.

did ... utmost• Then he took the bow and did his utmost to string it.

Origin utmost1

Old English utmæst “farthest out”, from ut “out”

ut·most1 adjectiveadjutmost2 noun

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