best

英 [best] 美 [best]

• adj. 最好的
• adv. 最；最好地
• n. 最好的人(或物)
• v. 优于；打败

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 最好的,最理想的,最优秀的,最合适的

   of the most excellent, desirable, suitable, etc. kind

adv. (副词)

1. 最好地

   in the most excellent manner

2. 最,最高程度地

   most; to the greatest degree

n. (名词)

1. [S]最好的东西; 最好的人

   that which is best; the outstanding thing or person among several

2. [S]最重要的优越性,最重要的方面

   most important advantage or aspect of sth

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 最好的，最出色的 ，最优秀的，最杰出的， 最佳的
2. 最大的
3. 最合适的，最适当的
4. 最有效的
5. 主要的
6. 最多的
7. 大部分的
8. 最厉害的，彻头彻尾的
9. 最得力的
10. 最熟练的
11. 道德最高尚的
12. 最愉快的，最幸福的

adv. 副词

1. 最，极，顶
2. 最好（地）
3. 第一极，厉害地，大大地
4. 很清楚
5. 再恰当不过
6. 极易
7. 最适当地， 最适合地
8. 最有效地
9. 最出色地
10. 最高标准地
11. 最高程度地
12. 尽可能，尽力

n. 名词

1. 最好的事物
2. 最好的，佼佼者
3. 最佳，最好， 最理想，十全十美
4. 最大努力
5. 盛装
6. 最佳状况
7. 至上，杰出，一流，优异
8. 最讲究
9. 最宝贵
10. 长处，美德
11. 最高记录，最高水平

v. 动词

1. 超过，胜过，优于
2. <口>打败，击败，战胜
3. <俚>欺骗，瞒
4. 打破
5. 克服

英英释义

Noun:

1. the supreme effort one can make;

   "they did their best"
   

2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others;

   "he could beat the best of them"
   

3. Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)

Adjective:

1. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities;

   "the best film of the year"
   "the best solution"
   "the best time for planting"
   "wore his best suit"
   

2. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable;

   "it would be better to speak to him"
   "the White House thought it best not to respond"
   

Adverb:

1. in a most excellent way or manner;

   "he played best after a couple of martinis"
   

2. it would be sensible;

   "you'd best stay at home"
   

3. from a position of superiority or authority;

   "father knows best"
   "I know better."
   

Verb:

1. get the better of;

   "the goal was to best the competition"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The facilities were not ideal but we managed as best we could.
   设备不理想，但我们已经尽了最大的努力。
2. He's difficult at the best of times usually he's impossible.
   他即使在情绪最好的时候，都很难相处－－平常就更令人受不了了。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. You had best not accept the offer.
   你最好是不要接纳这要求。
2. Take whatsoever measures you consider best.
   采取任何你认为最好的措施。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He would try to best his previous time.
   他竭尽全力去打破自己以前的纪录。
2. Any stigma will do to best a dogma.
   一点漏洞，足可打破教条。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week.
   我从最可靠的方面得到消息,我们下星期就可以领到工资。
2. It was a party flowing with the best champagne.
   那是一次人们可痛饮上等香槟酒的宴会。
3. We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment.
   我们必须向探险队提供最好的装备。
4. The best cure for unhappiness is to fling yourself into your work.
   医治不幸的最好方法是全心全意地投入工作。
5. We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.
   我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
6. I think that your paper and his are the best two.
   我认为你和他的论文是最好的两篇。
7. Haas is the best student of all.
   哈斯是所有学生中最优秀的。
8. I thought green and red were my best colours.
   我认为用红绿两种颜色最合适。
9. They fetched out their best wine for us.
   他们拿出最好的酒给我们喝。
10. He is the best person for the job.
    他是最适合做这项工作的人。
11. Ade never fetches out his best dishes even when guests arrive.
    即便来了客人,艾德也不把他最好的盘碟摆出来。
12. I hope for this book to become a best seller.
    我希望这本书会成为一本畅销书。
13. Lucy is the best person to fill this secretary vacancy.
    露西是秘书这个空缺最好的人选。
14. What's the best way to get there?
    到那里去最好怎么走?
15. That's the best thing to do.
    那是最好的办法。
16. What is the best way to harden off new rose bushes only a few inches high?
    要想使只有几英寸高的玫瑰长壮以移植户外,什么办法最好?
17. He was the best man I'd ever known.
    他是我所认识的最好的人。
18. This is the best dinner I've ever had.
    这是我所吃过的最好的一顿饭。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The view is best in spring.
   这景色在春天观赏最令人满意。
2. What method is best?
   什么样的方法最有效?

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. She is best at painting.
   她最擅长绘画。
2. It is the best for the general reader.
   它对普通读者最适合。

It is/was+～+(for sb) to- v

1. It's best to forgive and forget.
   最好是摒弃前嫌。
2. When you have made a bad bet, it is best to hedge off.
   如果你赌运不佳,最好两面下注,以免损失过多。
3. People say it is best to live in the country during the summer and in town during the winter.
   人们认为夏天住在乡间最舒服，冬天住在城里最好。
4. It is best not to speak of it in public.
   最好别公开谈这事。
5. It is best for you to buy a computer.
   你最好买台电脑。

It is/was+～+that-clause

1. It is best that he say nothing to the press.
   最好他没有向媒体说什么。
2. It is best that he (should) be taken to the hospital at once.
   最好立即把他送往医院。
3. It is best that you should buy a computer.
   你最好买台电脑。

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. Whoever does best will get the prize.
   谁干得最出色谁就得奖。
2. Do as you think best.
   你认为怎样做最合适就怎样做。
3. I work best in the morning.
   我在上午工作效率最高。
4. He who laughs last laughs best.
   最后笑的人笑得最好。
5. Her queries were rhetorical, and best ignored.
   她的质问只不过是说说而已,最好不予理睬。
6. I like this picture best.
   我最喜欢这幅画。
7. I enjoyed her second novel best.
   我最喜欢她的第二部小说。
8. You know best.
   你们最清楚不过了。
9. He is the man who is best able to do the job.
   他是最有能力承担这项工作的人。
10. He is one of the best-known men in the city.
    他是城里最知名的人士之一。
11. She thought Imes was the best-hated person.
    她认为艾姆斯是最可恨的人。
12. She is the best-dressed woman at the dinner party.
    她是宴会上穿着最好的女子。
13. This is the best-abused book.
    这本书被批评得一无是处。

用作名词 (n.)

1. When you pay that much for a meal you expect the best.
   一顿饭花那么多钱是想吃到最好的东西。
2. He was acting from the best of motives.
   他的动机是好的。
3. I demand the best of any pen I buy!
   我要买质量最好的钢笔。
4. She wants the best of anything.
   她要的一切都是最好的。
5. She is the best of the bunch.
   她出类拔萃。
6. Even the best of us makes mistakes.
   我们之中即使最能干的人也难免犯错误。
7. We held her the best of all the students in the class.
   我们认为她是班上最好的学生。
8. That's the best of knowing French.
   那就是懂法语的最大好处。
9. I haven't heard the best.
   最精彩的部分我还没有听到呢。
10. The best we can hope for is that nobody gets killed.
    我们所能盼望的最好结果就是没有人被害。
11. Strive for the best, prepare for the worst.
    作最坏的打算,争取最好的结果。
12. I shall do better than my best.
    我将干得好上加好。
13. He had not swum his best.
    在游泳中他没有游出他的最高水平。
14. She smiled her best when she saw her boss.
    她一见到上司,脸上就露出一副最妩媚的笑容。

经典引文

• I will fight the best man of you all for twenty pound.

  出自： Henry Fielding

• The little Table..has most conveniently taken itself off into the best bedroom.

  出自： J. Austen

• The best Roman Catholic families in England.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

make the best use of

充分利用 use (sth) as profitably as possible

one's best bet

〈口〉最好的办法,最佳措施 action most likely to bring success

用作副词 (adv.)

as best as one can

尽最大努力; 尽力而为 not perfectly but as well as one is able to

用作名词 (n.)

at best

至多,充其量 taking the most hopeful view

at one's best

处于最佳状态; 在全盛时期 in the best state or form

at the best of times

即使在最好的情况下 even when circumstances are not most favourable

do〔try〕 one's best

尽力而为 make great efforts
do〔try〕 one's best
He had done his best but failed.

他竭尽全力,但还是失败了。
If you do your best, you will succeed.

假如你尽力做,你就会成功。
When you have done your best, you may wait the result without anxiety.

只要你尽力做了,你就可以安心地等待着结果。
Whatever you do, try your best.

无论你做什么,都要尽力而为。 do〔try〕 one's best to-v
Let's do our best to help this plan forward.

让我们尽最大努力实现计划。
I did my best to comfort her, but it didn't seem to help.

我尽量安慰她,但似乎不起作用。
Nevertheless, we should do our best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

不过,我们应当尽量减少那些不必要的牺牲。
He tried his best to help me.

他尽力帮助我。
He tried his best to verify this theory.

他想尽一切办法来验证这个理论。
Now that the decision has been made, we must try our best to carry it out.

既然已经作出了决定,我们就必须尽自己最大的努力去执行。
Let's try our best to get the task fulfilled ahead of schedule.

让我们尽力提前完成任务。
We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he'd reveal confidential information.

我们竭力把亨利从那个话题上扯开,因为我们知道那样谈下去他会泄露机密。

get〔have〕 the best of

从…中得到了大好处 get the benefit from sth

have the best of both worlds

结合两者的优点 combine the advantage of both sides

make the best of

尽量好好去做 do sth you do not like to do and not complain; accept with good humor

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• the best friend 最好的朋友
• the best student 最优秀的学生
• the best way 最方便的路线
• the best wine 质量最好的酒

用作副词 (adv.)

动词+～

• know best 最清楚
• like best 最喜欢
• love best 最爱
• understand best 最理解

用作名词 (n.)

～+介词

• the best for the general reader 普通读者最为合适的读物
• the best in food and wine 一流的美酒佳肴
• the best of care 最精心的照料

词语用法

1. at best 或者at the best都可以解释为“从事态发展最好一方面看”或者说“充其量”。

   At (the) best,the old woman will live another 2 years.

2. at his/her best可解释为“在他/她的最佳状态”。

   She is at her best in writing short story.

3. a best book，a best girl等表达方式是不正确的；
4. 美式英语get/have the best of与英式英语get the better of意思相同，解释为“胜过，在……中占上风”；
5. best seller一般解释为“畅销书或唱片”也可以解释为“书的著作人”；
6. best引导的that从句中，should可省略。

   It's the best that she （should） listen to the music once again.

adj. (形容词)

1. best用作形容词是good的最高级形式,在句中可用作定语或表语。用作定语时,其前通常加定冠词the; 用作表语时则不用加the。best之前有时不加the而加a,这时表达的意思不同。
2. best用作表语时,其后可接由that引导的从句,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式。
3. 当best用以修饰定语从句中的先行词时,则定语从句中的谓语动词须用完成时态。

adv. (副词)

1. best用作副词是well的最高级形式，基本意思是“最好地”,既可修饰动态动词,也可修饰静态动词。作“最,最高程度地”解时,与most同义,常与love, like, hate, know, understand等表示心理感情的静态动词连用。
2. best还常用来构成复合词。

n. (名词)

1. best用作名词时,既可指“最好的东西”,也可指“最好的人”。用于抽象意义还可指“最重要的方面”“最重要的优越性”。
2. best一般只用于单数形式,当其作主语时,谓语动词用单数。best其前常加定冠词或物主代词。
3. 在the best of短语中, of后面的名词一般用复数,有时也可用单数。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

at one's best, in one's best

• 这两者意思容易混淆。前者是“处于佳境”,后者是“穿上盛装”。例如:
• I'm at my best in the early morning.我早晨精神状态最佳。
• Children have been all in their best during Christmas.孩子们在圣诞节都穿上了最漂亮的衣服。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 你认为这四个当中哪个最好？
2. Which do you think is the best in the four?
3. Which do you think is the best of the four?
4. 表示在同类人、物、事中是最好的，介词通常用of，不用in。

n. (名词)

1. 让我们充分利用这段时光。

   误 Let us make the best of this period of time.

   正 Let us make the most of this period of time.

   析 make the best of意为“善于处理”,其后常接逆境、灾祸等; 而make the most of意为“利用”,其后多接时机、光阴等。

近反义词

【近义词】

• finest
• highest
• most excellent
• supreme
• most finely
• most highly

【反义词】

• worst
• worst