utmost

1. ADJ You can use utmost to emphasize the importance or seriousness of something or to emphasize the way that it is done. 最大的; 極度的[ADJ n] [強調(diào)]

It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people. 當務之急是弄清楚這些人出了什么事。

Security matters are treated with the utmost seriousness. 安全問題受到極為嚴肅的對待。

2. N-SING If you say that you are doing your utmost to do something, you are emphasizing that you are trying as hard as you can to do it. 最大努力[強調(diào)]

He would have done his utmost to help her. 他本來會盡最大努力幫助她。