utterance
n
(fml 文)
1 [U] action of uttering or expressing things in words 用言语表达
give utterance to one's feelings, thoughts, views, etc 以言语表达感情、 思想、 观点等
The speaker had great powers of utterance. 那个演讲人很有口才.
2 [C] spoken word or words; thing said 话语; 言语
private/public utterances 私下的[公开的]话.
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
Or possibly I should have gone to the manager and told him who was stealing meat.
或者我早该去找经理,告诉他谁在偷肉。
The number of wagging dances per minute told the exact distance to the feeding place.