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out·right

outright

 
 
pronunciation:
aUt raIt
parts of speech:
adjective, adverb
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: complete or total.
全部的, 彻底的
The fire was an outright disaster.火灾是场彻底的灾难。
synonyms:
absolute, complete, thorough, total, utter
similar words:
downright, perfect
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)outright bad, either, sometimes
(adj.)outright + noun abandonment, abolition, abuse, accusation, aggression, aid, animosity, antagonism, apology, assault, ban, betrayal, bias, blunder, championship, collapse, comedy, conflict, confusion, contempt, cooperation, cruelty, deception, declaration, defeat, defiance, denial, destruction, discrimination, error, failure, fake, falsehood, fraud, gift, grant, harassment, hatred, hostility, hunger, ignorance, independence, invasion, laugh, laughter, lead, liar, lie, majority, mistake, murder, opposition, ownership, payment, persecution, propaganda, purchase, racism, rebellion, rejection, repeal, resistance, sale, scorn, tale, theft, title, torture, transfer, victory, violence, warfare, winner [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: entirely; completely.
完全地, 彻底地
I believed him outright.我完全相信他。
synonyms:
absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, thoroughly, totally
similar words:
downright, fully, perfectly
definition 2: in a frank and honest way.
毫无保留地
Luke told me outright what had happened.卢克毫无保留地告诉了我发生了什么。
synonyms:
openly
definition 3: immediately or all at once.
立即, 全部
The buyer offered me the money outright.买家将钱全部给我了。
synonyms:
immediately, instantly, promptly
similar words:
directly, now