Word
out-and-out
/ˈautəndaut/
adjective
完全的；彻底的；不折不扣的
核心释义
常作定语，非正式，起强调作用
complete and without restriction or qualification; used informally as an intensifier
- 1.
完全的,彻底的
Complete, utter.
- 2.
完全的,无限制或无保留的；有时非正式用作加强语气的
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- 3.
彻底杂交的；一种育种策略,尤其是家禽,每年更换公鸡以维持杂种群
Thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock.
完全的,彻底的；完全的,无限制或无保留的；有时非正式用作加强语气的；彻底杂交的；一种育种策略,尤其是家禽,每年更换公鸡以维持杂种群；完全的；彻底的
用法In use
The meeting was an out-and-out waste of time.
用法提示：out-and-out 是形容词作定语，修饰 waste of time，表示“完全的、彻底的”。
Her explanation was an out-and-out lie.
用法提示：out-and-out 是形容词作定语，修饰 lie，表示“不折不扣的、完全的”。
Their new product was an out-and-out success.
用法提示：out-and-out 是形容词作定语，修饰 success，表示“彻底的、完完全全的”。
out-and-out mayhem
an out-and-out lie
out-and-out + noun
That's an out-and-out lie.
那是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。
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