[jué]
[动]
（断绝） cut off; sever
cut off his retreat
绝其后路
prolonged applause
掌声不绝
alienate oneself from the people
自绝于人民
[形]
（完全没有了； 穷尽； 净尽） exhausted; used up; finished
have run out of ammunition and provisions
弹尽粮绝
kill all; wipe out the whole lot
斩尽杀绝
All possible means and ways have been tried.
方法都用绝了。
（走不通的； 没有出路的） desperate; hopeless
hopeless situation; impasse
绝境
（独一无二； 特别出色） unique; superb; matchless
thump the table and praise the excellence of a thing
拍案叫绝
Her calligraphy as well as her painting can be rated as superb works of art.
她的书画可称双绝。
（确定； 肯定） leaving no leeway; making no allowance; uncompromising
don't be too definitive in what you say
不要把话说绝
He disagreed, but he didn't say anything definitive.
他尽管不同意， 但是没有把话说绝。
[副]
（极； 最） extremely; most
most; the overwhelming majority
绝大多数
an egregious error; a grievous fault
绝大的错误
an excellent opportunity
绝好的机会
extremely early
绝早
（用在否定词前面： 绝对） absolutely; in the least; by any means; on any account
absolutely impossible [unbelievable]
绝不可能 [信]
by no means fortuitous
绝非偶然
have absolutely no such intentions
绝无此意
[名]
（绝句） jueju, a poem of four lines