1 Best is the superlative of
good .
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If you want further information the best thing to do is have a word with the driver as you get on the bus.
如果你想了解更多信息,最好的办法是在上公交车时问一问司机。
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It's not the best place to live if you wish to develop your knowledge and love of mountains.
如果你想增长知识、培养登山爱好的话,这可不是最好的地方。
2 Best is the superlative of
well .
3 N-SING 最好的;绝佳的 The best is used to refer to things of the highest quality or standard.
最好的;绝佳的 4 N-SING [oft poss NOUN] 最大努力;最高成就;最好水平 Someone's
best is the greatest effort or highest achievement or standard that they are capable of.
最大努力;最高成就;最好水平 5 N-SING 最好的结果;顶多 If you say that something is
the best that can be done or hoped for, you think it is the most pleasant, successful, or useful thing that can be done or hoped for.
最好的结果;顶多 SYN most sensible thing, wisest thing, most desirable thing, most advisable thing
6 ADV-SUPERL [ADVERB after verb] 最;极 If you like something
best or like it
the best, you prefer it.
最;极 -
The thing I liked best about the show was the music.
这场演出中我最喜欢的是它的音乐。
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Mother liked it best when Daniel got money.
丹尼尔拿到钱的时候,母亲是最高兴的。
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What was the role you loved the best?
你最喜欢哪一个角色?
SYN most highly,
most,
most fully,
to the highest degree 7 (用于构成以good和well开头的复合形容词的最高级,如well-known的最高级为best-known) Best is used to form the superlative of compound adjectives beginning with 'good' and 'well'. For example, the superlative of 'well-known' is 'best-known'.
(用于构成以good和well开头的复合形容词的最高级,如well-known的最高级为best-known) 9 CONVENTION (用于道别或信件末尾)万事如意,一切顺利 You can say '
All the best' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter.
(用于道别或信件末尾)万事如意,一切顺利 [formulae] 10 PHRASE 最好的是 You use
best of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the thing that you prefer or that has most advantages out of all the things you have mentioned.
最好的是 -
It was comfortable and cheap: best of all, most of the rent was being paid by two American friends.
房子既舒适又便宜:最妙的是,大部分租金是由两位美国朋友支付的。
11 PHRASE 尽全力;竭尽所能;尽最大努力 If someone does something
as best they
can, they do it as well as they can, although it is very difficult.
尽全力;竭尽所能;尽最大努力 12 PHRASE 充其量;顶多;至多 You use
at best to indicate that even if you describe something as favourably as possible or if it performs as well as it possibly can, it is still not very good.
充其量;顶多;至多 -
This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent.
有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪,往坏里说就是形同虚设。
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At best they were effective as antidepressants for no more than four months.
它们充其量也只能起到4个月的抗抑郁剂的效果。
13 PHRASE 尽力;竭尽所能 If you
do your
best or
try your
best to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it, or do it as well as you can.
尽力;竭尽所能 -
I'll do my best to find out.
我会尽力查明真相。
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It wasn't her fault, she was trying her best to help.
这不是她的错,她是尽力帮忙的。
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It's a Championship fight — do your best.
这是锦标赛—要尽全力。
14 PHRASE (综合考虑起来)是最好的 If you say that something is
for the best, you mean it is the most desirable or helpful thing that could have happened or could be done, considering all the circumstances.
(综合考虑起来)是最好的 -
In the long run, it was for the best.
长远来说,这是最好的。
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Whatever the circumstances, parents are supposed to know what to do for the best.
不论在什么情况下,父母都应该知道怎样做才是最好的。
15 PHRASE (尤指冰释前嫌后)最好的朋友;知己 If two people are
the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
(尤指冰释前嫌后)最好的朋友;知己 16 PHR-MODAL 最好(有些人认为此用法不规范) If you say that someone
had best do something or that they
'd best do it, you mean they ought to do it. Some people consider this to be non-standard.
最好(有些人认为此用法不规范) -
You'd best take a look.
你最好还是看一看。
17 PHRASE (因经验丰富)最清楚,最明白 If you say that a particular person
knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
(因经验丰富)最清楚,最明白 18 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 看起来处于自己最迷人的状态 If you
look your
best, you are looking as smart and attractive as you can.
看起来处于自己最迷人的状态 19 PHRASE 乐观地尽可能利用(逆境) If you
make the best of something, you accept an unsatisfactory situation cheerfully and try to manage as well as you can. In British English, you can also say that you
make the best of a bad job .
乐观地尽可能利用(逆境) -
She instilled in the children the virtues of good hard work, and making the best of what you have.
她慢慢给孩子们灌输勤奋工作的品德,教导他们充分利用现有的条件。
20 to the best of your
ability→see: ability the best of the bunch
→see: bunch to hope for the best
→see: hope to the best of your knowledge
→see: knowledge best of luck
→see: luck the best part
→see: part at the best of times
→see: time the best of both worlds
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