ut most /'Atmaust; NAmE -moust/ adj., noun

■                  adj. (also less frequent uttermost) [only before noun]

greatest; most extreme § jc ; WlM W : This is a matter of the utmost importance. JH ^

J&£ 0 0 You should study this document with the utmost care.

mnoun [sing.] the greatest amount possible H^il; §£k PH ft; M PH; H ~k ST : Our resources are strained to the utmost. IS Cl 1$ ^ M Wl ^        „ o He did his utmost

(= tried as hard as possible) to persuade me not to go. #

uto pia (also Uto-pia) /ju:'taupia; NAmE-'too-/ noun [C, U] an imaginary place or state in which everything is perfect       From the title

of a book by Sir Thomas More, which describes a place like this,

uto pian (also Utopian) /ju:‘taupian; NAmE -'ton-/ adj. having a strong belief that everything can be perfect, often in a way that does not seem to be realistic or practical 2$#J; utopian ideals bf

^ j£-P*l$3Iiil O a. utopian society Sjf► uto­pian-ism (also Uto pian ism) noun [U]

utter /'Ato(r)/ adj., verb

madj. [only before noun] used to emphasize how complete sth is % (ft ;       & (ft ; $J (ft : That’s complete and

utter nonsense! iP H M M $1W SI in !       0 To my utter

amazement she agreed.    MIrI^To 0

He felt an utter fool.   % W ft B M 5!f M/T  ► ut-ter-ly

adv.: We’re so utterly different from each other. f^WVZ.

<> She utterly failed to convince them.

■                  verb [VN] (formal) to make a sound with your voice; to say sth fct} ^; tyt: to utter a cry % tb M r 0 She did not utter a word during lunch (= said nothing). #£

ut-ter-ance /'Atarans/ noun (formal) 1 [U] the act of expressing sth in words JH W iff M ; i&iS: to give utterance to your thoughts tG # (ft M ffl 2 [C] something that you say iS if-; W it:: one of her few

2227            Uzi

recorded public utterances

ut-ter-most /'Atamaust/ adj., noun [sing.] = utmost 'U-turn noun 1 a turn of 180° that a vehicle makes so that it can move forwards in the opposite direction ( H 180^$|^: to do/make a U-tum jf 180 ft;     2 (informal) a complete change in policy

or behaviour, usually one that is embarrassing (

at    iso mxt®

UUP /,u: u: 'pi/ abbr. Ulster Unionist Party (a political party in Northern Ireland that wants it to remain part of the United Kingdom)

*£swhw#)

UV /ju: 'vi:/ abbr. ultraviolet (ft: UV radiation

UVA /ju: vi: 'ei/ noun [U] ultraviolet rays that are rela­tively long      ; mm A: UVA rays.-fcWLlR#bm

UVB /ju: vi: 'bi:/ noun [U] ultraviolet rays that are relatively short      B: UVB rays

mm

UVC /ju: vi: 'si:/ noun [U] ultraviolet rays that are very short and do not get through the ozone layer M

fomm,       ) : UVC radiation

mfcmmM

uvula /‘juryjala/ noun (pi. uvu-lae fit/) (anatomy IB) a small piece of flesh that hangs from the top of the inside of the mouth just above the throat /M?r;

— picture o body

uvu-lar /'ju:vjala(r)/ adj. (phonetics iffM) (of a consonant $jf #) produced by placing the back of the tongue against or near the uvula /M!f (      f±5 ) (ft

uxor-ial /Ak'so:rial/ adj. (formal) connected with a wife

ux ori cide /Ak'so:risaid/ noun [U, C] (law W) the crime of killing your wife; a man who is guilty of this crime

m (¥);

Uzi™ /'u:zi/ noun a type of sub-machine gun designed in Israel