to the uttermost
固定搭配,表示“到极限、竭尽全力”,多用于书面或文学语体。
He defended his beliefs to the uttermost.
他竭尽全力捍卫自己的信念。
极致;最大限度;最远程度
极限;最大程度;最远距离;极限;最大努力;最大可能
极限;最大程度;最远距离
The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
She pushed herself to the uttermost in the final exam.
她在期末考试中把自己逼到了极限。
用法提示:uttermost 作名词,在 to the uttermost 中表示“极限、最大程度”。
He did his uttermost to make the party a success.
他竭尽全力让聚会办得成功。
用法提示:uttermost 作名词,作 did 的宾语,表示“最大努力”。
The explorers reached the uttermost of the cave.
探险者们到达了洞穴的最深处。
用法提示:uttermost 作名词,表示“最远、最深处”。
固定搭配,表示“到极限、竭尽全力”,多用于书面或文学语体。
He defended his beliefs to the uttermost.
他竭尽全力捍卫自己的信念。
与 do one's utmost 意思相同,语气较正式。
She did her uttermost to save the failing project.
她为挽救这个濒临失败的项目尽了最大努力。
用于表示某事物所能达到的最远界限或最高程度。
The explorers pushed on to the uttermost of the known world.
探险者们一路推进到已知世界的最远端。
grammar · medium
易错句子They supported us to uttermost.
正确表达They supported us to the uttermost.
汉语没有冠词,学习者常把「到极限」直接译成 to uttermost。表示「达到最大限度」的固定短语是 to the uttermost,其中 the 不可省略;uttermost 在此为特指的程度极限,需带定冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She worked in the uttermost to finish the project.
正确表达She worked to the uttermost to finish the project.
受汉语「在……之中」的影响,学习者误用 in。表示「达到极限程度」的固定搭配用介词 to(to the uttermost),in 不用于此义。
grammar · medium
易错句子He did an uttermost to save the child.
正确表达He did his uttermost to save the child.
uttermost 作名词表示抽象的程度或极限,属不可数用法,不能用不定冠词 a/an。表示「尽某人最大努力」时用「物主代词 + uttermost」(do one's uttermost),故用 his。
两者都可作名词表示“极限、最大程度”,但 utmost 是现代常用形式,uttermost 更书面、偏古旧;表示“尽最大努力”习惯说 do one's utmost,很少说 do one's uttermost。
拼写相近,但 outermost 指空间上最外层、离中心最远,修饰具体物体或层次;uttermost 指程度上的极限或最远距离,多用于抽象意义。
形式相近容易混,utter 是形容词,意为“完全的、彻底的”,常修饰名词;本条的 uttermost 是名词,表示“极限、最大程度”,两者词性和句法作用不同。
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