| 单词 | best |
| 释义 | bestWord family nounbest manbestsellerbestsellerdomadjectivebestsellingbest best1 /best/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj [superlative of good] 1 BESTbetter than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, how effective it is etc 最好的 He won the best actor award. 他获得最佳男演员奖。 What’s the best way to cook this fish? 这鱼怎么烧最好？ The best thing to do is to stop worrying. 最好的办法就是不要再担心。 it’s best to do something It’s best to go later in the season. 最好是当季晚些时候去。 easily the best/by far the best (=much better than anything else) 绝对是最好的 John’s idea is by far the best option. 约翰的主意绝对是最好的选择。 Our pilots are given the best possible training. 我们的飞行员接受最好的训练。 We use only the very best ingredients. 我们只用最好的原料。 2 best friend BESTthe friend that you know and like better than anyone else 最好的朋友 She was my best friend in college. 她是我大学里最要好的朋友。 Examples from the Corpus best friend• Although many people would disagree, radio is without doubt the musician's best friend.• He was not allowed to mention the slaughtering to anyone, not even as a special secret between best friends.• I also learned to become my own best friend.• He was like a kid who had found a new best friend, and she was it.• When Julie had a home problem, her two best friends at work tried to offer advice based on their own experiences.• Caroline and her best friend both had babies within three weeks of each other.• We lived next door to each other when we were kids, and we've been best friends ever since.• Stuart is just my brother's best friend - I've known him since I was six.• Trials so that her injured best friend Kay Poe could advance.• Didn't any of his best friends tell him?• After all - the man was one of his best friends, wasn't he? 3 best dress/shoes/clothes etc BESTclothing that you keep for special occasions 最好的礼服/鞋子/衣服等〔指留待特殊场合穿戴的衣物等〕 I put on my best suit for the wedding. 我穿上最好的一套衣服参加婚礼。 Examples from the Corpus best dress/shoes/clothes etc• The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress.• They would never let you in alone, even though you are wearing your best clothes.• The princess arrayed herself in her best clothes and jewels.• I washed them, then dressed them in their best clothes, but never new ones.• She had her best shoes on, and a new hat.• She had the best dress sense of any girl in Benedict's and a passion for altering the colour of her hair.• Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals, and everyone danced.• The first best clothes were only for Sunday and when visitors came. 4 the next best thing LIKE/SIMILARsomething that is not exactly what you want but is as similar to it as possible 仅次于最好的东西，第二好的东西 If sterile equipment isn’t available, the next best thing is to clean equipment with disinfectant. 如果没有消毒设备，用消毒剂把设备清洁一下也是可以的。 Examples from the Corpus the next best thing• If I can't be home for Christmas, this is the next best thing.• He can't ask them, so he is doing the next best thing.• We went to the bookshelves to find the next best thing.• We do, however, have the next best thing: a place to go for more information.• The room is the next best thing to being outside.• Video may seem like the next best thing to being there, but electronically mediated interactions are different from real-life meetings.• It is the next best thing to crossing the deserts of the world oneself.• I guess they figured calling their game Arnie was the next best thing to having a blockbusting movie title.• The new switch is the next best thing we could do to moving. 5 best of all BESTused to introduce the fact about a situation that is even better than the other good things 更好的是 It’s clean and well-located, but best of all, it’s affordable. 那里很干净，地段也不错，而更好的是，价格也承受得起。 Examples from the Corpus best of all• Of all the participants Reagan came out best of all.• I appeal to all who have ever known this best of all hospitals - fight for Bart's.• But Black Mountain was often not the best of all possible worlds.• That was the thing he loved best of all: running free.• The Corps was a know-how, can-do outfit, possibly the best of all the outfits that came to town.• I'd have liked best of all to have stuffed his mouth with hay.• Oh, but best of all was the chair in which I myself was destined momentarily to sit.• You can lose five pounds a week on this diet. And best of all, you never have to feel hungry. 6 best before British EnglishBrE written on food packets with the date that the food should be eaten before 〔某一日期〕前食用最佳〔食品包装上注明的最迟食用日期〕 → be on your best behaviour at behaviour(2), → your best bet at bet2(2), → the best/better part of at part1(9) Best before 13 July. 7月13日前食用最佳。 a best-before date 最迟食用日期 n COLLOCATIONS adverbs the very best He’s one of the very best players around. easily the best The series was easily the best TV drama this year. by far the best adjectivesOne girl stood out as by far the best singer. the best possible We sold the house at the best possible time. the best available nouns The tuition we offer here is the best available. the best way to do/of doing something The best way to learn a language is to live in a country where it is spoken. the best thing to do The best thing to do is to apologize immediately. the best way forward (=the best way to make progress or deal with a problem) We believe that a merger is the best way forward for the business. make the best use of something Making the best use of space is important in any room. Examples from the Corpus best• I've read most of his books, but 'Mosquito Coast' is easily his best.• He had built a big new house in the valley, beside the best clay for making good hard bricks.• In 1972 he had suggested independence as Ulster's best course and been severely criticized by Paisley and others.• Risking everything, Saskia auditions for the position of best friend with a dazzling burst of literary fantasies.• The best ice cream in the world is made in Italy.• This is a 19-inch device and is the best in the group on picture quality alone.• Front forces, in particular, lost a very high percentage of their best men in 1968.• Terry is the best player on our team.• Probably the best thing to do is to drop me off outside.• It was by far the best vacation I've ever had.• What's the best way to cook sweet potatoes?• And the best way to cross the bridge is neither by bus nor car but by foot.• What's the best way to get to El Paso? best way• See diversion sign and ask B if he knows the best way around it.• Unfortunately, this debate conceals more than it reveals and obscures the best ways of improving future trade agreements.• The congenital apathetic inefficiency bred by the regime as the best way of keeping people down had also delayed the demolition process.• But the best way of making amends is to substitute for old habits new, and better, ones.• The best way to get scars to fade is to leave them alone.• The best way to handle them is not to put them in.• She believed the best way to keep a company profitable was to hire good people and give them a lot of rein.• Perhaps the best way to think of what lies ahead is to imagine that you are Columbus. best2 ●●● S1 W2 adverbadv [superlative of well] 1 BESTin a way that is better than any other 最好地 It works best if you let it warm up first. 如果先把它预热一下，使用效果最佳。 This can best be described as a series of steps. 最恰当的说法就是，这是一步步的过程。 the best-dressed man in Paris 巴黎穿着最讲究的男人 2 BESTto the greatest degree 最，极 SYN most You know him best – you should ask him. 你最熟悉他，应该你去问他。 The part I like best is the meal afterwards. 我最喜欢的是后来吃的一餐。 He’s perhaps best known for his role in ‘Midnight Cowboy’. 他最出名的可能是在《午夜牛郎》中的角色。 3 as best you can spokenGOOD ENOUGH as well as you can, even if this is not very good 尽最大努力，竭力 I’ll try and fix it as best I can. 我会尽力把它修好。 Examples from the Corpus as best you can• I'll deal with the problem as best I can.• You just have to wait and catch your moment or piece things together as best you can.• I cleaned the car up as best I could, but it still looked a mess.• I would therefore be grateful if you could refer back to the letter I wrote and respond as best you can.• Our culture has no Obon ready-made, but we are filling in as best we can.• Then you gently and gradually work the new feather on, positioning it to match the original plumage as best you can.• And her reaction to her illness was, as best I can glean, fraught with fear, discouragement, and depression.• We must also imagine our way into myth, as best we can, like actors in a play.• It is therefore necessary to locate as best we can the final resting place or incidence of the major types of taxes.• Only a proportion of them are successful and the rest must struggle as best they can to obtain mates.• We'll have to manage as best we can without you. 4 had best spokenSHOULD/OUGHT TO ought to 应该，最好 We’d best be getting back. → had better at better2(3) 我们最好回去。 Examples from the Corpus had best• Perhaps we had best ask ourselves why our political institutions function as they do.• They had best be careful.• The concept of differentiation is a key theme of our work, and we had best discuss it as the book unfolds.• Poets like Woodhouse had best go back to their jobs.• If so, we had best listen closely, since we will not get another chance.• Meanwhile we had best prepare the way by showing that a medicine beyond verbal shamanism is an aching need.• But pitchers had best take note as well.• All due, of course, to the fact that she had bested Travis McKenna. Examples from the Corpus best• I've met him a few times but Helen knows him best.• The judges liked the pumpkin pie from Gayle's Bakery best.• What kind of wine do you like best?• Our new spring dresses have a look that can best be described as neat yet casual.• Try a few different skis and boots to see what works best for you.• It was the best-organized conference I've ever attended.• This is best reflected in the demise of the Yiddish-language press in New York.• Joe is, of course, best remembered as the first professional to overcome what had grown into a hoodoo.• The concept of liberalism in the United States is best understood as a very limited version of democratic socialism.• State which method would fit in best with healthy eating guidelines and explain why. best known• The best known example of the phenomenon is in cells of the retina, where its effect is to heighten contrast.• He is best known for a prayer that ended an invasion of storks.• Quaker Oats, best known for its cereals, was undaunted.• Generation X, best known for its pierced bodies and jaded outlook, is more optimistic about Wall Street than previous generations.• Malaria: discovery by committee Perhaps the best known of all recent antimalarial drugs is chloroquine.• For example, his best known prediction made in 1949 that crystal growth is mediated by dislocations has been confirmed on many occasions.• John Taylor became one of the best known prospective parliamentary candidates when some local tories objected to his selection. best3 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 the best a) BESTthe most helpful, most successful etc situation or results that you can achieve 最佳；至上；至善 We all want the best for our children. 我们都希望给孩子最好的东西。 It’s the best we can do in the circumstances. 在这种情况下，我们最多只能做到这样了。 b) BESTthe person or thing that is better than any other 最好之人；最佳之物 She’s the best of the new young writers. 她是新一代年轻作家中最优秀的。 Examples from the Corpus the best• I chose a Japanese camera because I wanted to have the best.• When it comes to cancer research, Professor Williams is probably the best in her field.• She's the best of the new young writers.• She was the best in her class at college. 2 do your best TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try as hard as you can to do something 尽力而为；尽最大努力 As long as you do your best, we’ll be happy. 只要你尽力而为，我们就满意了。 do your best to do something She did her best to make him comfortable. 她尽力让他感到舒服。 Examples from the Corpus do your best• Remember, always do your best, don't let them hook you, however tempting the bait.• Like Truman two decades earlier, Humphrey did his best to overcome the severe handicap of a badly split party.• But I did my best to feed them both.• We can only do our best.• What I learned from them specifically of the techniques of teaching I have had to do my best to unlearn since.• He wanted to do his best the first time he performed, and knew he was not in peak condition.• Once there, Drachenfels will do his best to isolate the crystal-wielding characters and rob them of their treasures. 3 at best JUST/ALMOST NOTused to emphasize that something is not very good, pleasant, honest etc even if you consider it in the best possible way 充其量；至多 The campaign was at best only partially successful. 这场宣传活动充其量只是部分成功。 The technique is at best ineffective and at worst dangerous. 这个方法说轻一点是无效，说重一点是危险。 Examples from the Corpus at best• At best, sales have been good but not great.• Public transportation is at best limited. 4 to the best of your knowledge/belief/ability etc THINK SO/NOT BE SURECANused to say that something is as much as you know, believe, or are able to do 就某人所知/在某人看来/尽某人所能等 I’m sure he’ll do the work to the best of his ability. 我相信他会尽己所能做好这项工作。 5 the best of something used to refer to something very good 最好的某事物 We wish him the best of luck with this venture. 我们祝愿他在这个风险项目上顺顺利利。 He hasn’t been in the best of health lately. 他近来身体状况不怎么好。 They didn’t part on the best of terms. 他们不欢而散。 They became the best of friends (=very close friends). 他们成了最好的朋友。 Examples from the Corpus the best of something• At the best of times, the industry is very competitive, but this is not the best of times.• Obviously, not the best of plans.• But Black Mountain was often not the best of all possible worlds.• He is the first to admit that he was not the best of patients.• Seb was not the best of patients.• But they clearly were not the best of their time, and that should be the No. 1 voting criterion. 6 with the best of intentions/for the best of reasons used to mean that someone does something with good intentions or for good reasons, even if the result is not always good 出于好心，出于好意 I’m sure he went there with the best of intentions. 我相信他去那里是出于好心。 7 the best of both worlds ADVANTAGEa situation in which you have the advantages of two different things without any of the disadvantages 两全其美；各取其长 They live in a village but it’s only an hour from London, so they have the best of both worlds. 他们住在一个村子里，但离伦敦只有一小时路程，所以农村和城市的好处他们都能享受得到。 Examples from the Corpus the best of both worlds• And taking into account the prices of both the ME-6 and ME-10 they really are the best of both worlds.• An arrangement like this can often be the best of both worlds.• All in all, a great place to enjoy the best of both worlds.• You get the best of both worlds in a job like this: use your strong back and your agile mind.• But if the eye can remain open without being seen, then the prey has the best of both worlds.• Supporters say this type of extended day is the best of both worlds.• This is the best of both worlds.• Used in conjunction with a moisturising conditioner, it will give your lank locks the best of both worlds.• Job-sharing gives me the best of both worlds - I can be with my children and keep my professional status. 8 at your best BESTperforming as well or effectively as you are able to 在最佳状态时 At her best, she’s a really stylish player. 她状态好的时候，确实是个很棒的选手。 He was never at his best early in the morning. 大清早他总不在最佳状态。 Examples from the Corpus at your best• At his best, he's one of the most exciting tennis players in the world.• This recording captures Grappelli at his very best.• The answer, in brief, is the method of empirical inquiry, at its best the method of science.• But like Natalie Merchant, Cerbone is at her best when composing character sketches.• The Machine is at its best in primaries, but Daley was taking no chances.• Still, quarterbacks are not at their best when their throwing motion is impeded.• Augusta was not at her best yesterday on a drab, grey day.• The early 1960s showed such policy at its best.• The formal work of the House is often seen at its best in committee.• And if I sometimes see them at their worst, I sometimes see them at their best as well. 9 make the best of something (also make the best of a bad job/situation etc British EnglishBrE)ACCEPT to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better 尽可能利用〔不能令人满意的事物或处境〕；善处逆境 We are stuck here, so we might as well make the best of it. 反正我们被困在这儿了，不如随遇而安吧。 Examples from the Corpus make the best of something• A good travel partner laughs and makes the best of it.• When Miihlenberg learned that it was indeed a free country, he made the best of things.• For the most part, however, he made the best of contemporary information.• Jack made the best of his bad luck at being captured and found plenty to occupy his time.• In these circumstances one makes the best of limited information.• Yet despite her palpable alienation from suburban stay-at-home motherhood, she is determined to make the best of it.• One has to make the best of a situation, after all.• It's not going to be fun, but we might as well make the best of it. 10 all the best LUCKYused to express good wishes to someone for the future 一切顺利，万事如意〔用于表示祝愿〕 We’d just like to wish him all the best in his new job. 但愿他在新的工作中一切顺利。 all the best for All the best for the New Year! 新年万事如意！ Examples from the Corpus all the best• They still kept almost all the best in-state players.• In fact they are regularly seen around all the best joints.• They came, all the best and noblest, to join the company.• Maybe it was true that the Devil got all the best lines.• The movement has got all the best stories, even if it's a little short on facts.• On the surface, at least, Bonita Vista has all the best qualities of a racially diverse campus.• Tell him I said goodbye and wish him all the best.• He wanted to give it all the best that was in him, of which he had more than he needed.• A facility that's said to represent all the best in car manufacturing worldwide. 11 at the best of times NEVERif something is not very good, pleasant etc at the best of times, it is usually even worse than this （即使）在最好的情况下 It’s crowded at the best of times, but today it was unbearable. 平时人最少的时候也拥挤，但今天简直让人受不了。 Examples from the Corpus at the best of times• But reason told her it was a precarious business at the best of times.• Even at the best of times the roads are dangerous.• A salmon is slippery enough to handle at the best of times, but one of this size ...• Rising living standards and well-being are ambiguously related at the best of times, and not simply for ecological reasons.• Memory was mischievously selective at the best of times Trivia stuck limpet-like and the useful filtered away.• It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.• Listening is a difficult and complex skill at the best of times.• In fact Polanski, unconventional at the best of times, takes us to the limit - and beyond.• The mind was a delicate mechanism that he disliked interfering with at the best of times. 12. the best of a bad lot/bunch British EnglishBrEBAD the least bad person or thing in a group of not very good people or things 不好之中最好的，差中之优 13 be for the best GOOD ENOUGH especially spoken used to say that a particular event may seem bad now, but might have a good result later 也许不是件坏事 I still don’t want him to go, but maybe it’s for the best. 我还是不希望他去，但这也许是件好事。 Examples from the Corpus be for the best• Even though I lost my job, I knew it was for the best. It gave me the chance to start again.• After all, it may be for the best.• Anything that spurs creativity behind the bar must be for the best.• He can smell nothing, which is for the best.• I decided to decide that it was for the best.• It may well be for the best.• Maybe it is for the best.• No one has been so heartless as to suggest we skip the picnic, but it is for the best.• Still, perhaps it was for the best. 14. your Sunday best DCCBEST old-fashioned your best clothes, that you only wear on special occasions 节日的盛装 Examples from the Corpus best• The acoustics in the auditorium weren't the best, but the audience didn't care.• The best is not always the most expensive. best4 verb [transitiveT] BEAT/DEFEAT old-fashioned to defeat someone 击败，胜过 Old English betst |
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