Dreye权威释义

权威释义
- 英语辞典

best

KK:[bɛst] DJ:[bеst]

a. 最好的；最适当的；最大的
ad. 最好地；最
n. 最好；最好（或最能干，最有名望）的人；盛装
v. 打败；欺骗

动变: 过去式:bested 过去分词:bested 现在进行时:besting

权威释义

英语辞典

a.(good和well的最高级)

最好的；最熟练的；道德最高尚的
I think John's plan is best.
我认为约翰的方案最好。
最适当的；最有效的
The best thing for you would be to forget it.
你最好是把这事儿忘了。
最大的；主要的
It took the best part of a day to get there.
花了大半天时间才到达那里。

ad.(well的最高级)

最好地；最适当地；最有效地
I think Friday would suit me best.
我想星期五对我最适合。
最；极
My father knew best what was good for me.
我父亲最清楚什么对我有利。

最好；最佳[the S]
She always wants the best.
她总是要最好的。
最好（或最能干，最有名望）的人；最好的事物[M]
Even the best of us make mistakes.
即便是最能干的人也会出错。
（常用one's best）盛装
They wore their best to the party.
他们盛装赴宴。
（常用one's best）（某人的）最大努力；最佳状况
Although he failed, he has done his best.
他虽然失败了，可是他已尽了最大努力。

vt.

【口】打败；胜过
Joe was bested in the debate.
乔在辩论中输了。
【俚】欺骗

短语

as best one can

尽最大努力
Do it as best you can.
尽力把它做好。

at best

至多；充其量
At best we can do only half as much as last year.
我们至多只能做到去年的一半。

at one's best

处在最佳状态
The garden is at its best this month.
这个月花园里的景色最美。

do one's (level) best

全力以赴
He did his level best to reach the station before the train left.
他拼命地赶在火车开出之前到达车站。

get/have the best of

击败
After a long struggle, we got the best of them.
经过一番苦斗，我们打败了他们。

in one's (Sunday) best

穿着节日盛装
They were in their Sunday best for the wedding.
他们盛装参加婚礼。

make the best of

充分利用
He made the best of himself.
他充分发挥自己的水平。

the best of both worlds

两者之优点
He lives on a farm and works in a big city in order to have the best of both worlds.
他住在农庄而在大城市工作，以便享有两者之优点。

to the best of one's ability

就自己能力所及
I will do the work to the best of my ability.
我会尽全力把工作做好。

with the best

不比任何人差
Although he's nearly fifty, he can still play tennis with the best.
尽管他已年近五十，可是他网球还是打得不比别人差。

辨析

同义:

a.最好的；精选的

select prime choice

反义:

a.,ad.“最好的（地）”的反义词

worst

同义参见:

classic champion prevail preferable advisable leading¹

以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

adj.

of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

▸most appropriate, advantageous, or well advised.

adv.

to the highest degree; most.

▸to the highest standard.

▸most suitably, appropriately, or usefully.

(the best) that which is the most excellent or desirable.

▸ (one's best) the highest standard or level attainable.

▸(in sport) a record performance.

informal outwit or get the better of.

Phrase

all the best
best wishes.
at best
taking the most optimistic view.
be for the best
be desirable in the end, although not at first seeming so.
best of breed
the animal in a show judged to be the best representative of its breed.
▸any item or product considered to be the best of its kind.
the best of three (or five etc.)
victory achieved by winning the majority of a specified odd number of games.
the best part of
most of.
best wishes
an expression of hope for someone's future happiness.
get the best of
overcome (someone).
give someone/thing best
Brit. admit the superiority of someone or something.
had best
would find it most sensible.
make the best of
derive what limited advantage one can from (something unsatisfactory).
six of the best
Brit. a caning as a punishment, traditionally with six strokes of the cane.

Etymology

OE betest (adj.), betost (adv.), of Gmc origin.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》