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- greatest in amount or degree最大的; 最高程度的：
as determiner they've had the most success他们取得了最大的成功
as pronoun they had the most to lose.他们损失最大。
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- the majority of; nearly all of大多数的; 几乎全部的：
as determiner the two-pin sockets found in most European countries大多数欧洲国家都有的双插头插座
as pronoun I spent most of the winter on the coast.我冬天大部分时间在海滨度过。
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- to the greatest extent最：
the things he most enjoyed
他最喜爱的东西
what she wanted most of all.
她最想要的东西。
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- forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable［构成有一个以上音节的形容词和副词的最高级］最：
the most important event of my life
我一生中最重要的事件
sandy plains where fire tends to spread most quickly.
火势蔓延最快的沙质平原。
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- extremely; very很, 十分：
it was most kind of you
你真好
that is most probably correct.
那很可能是对的。
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- N. Amer. informal almost〈北美, 非正式〉几乎：
most everyone understood.
几乎人人都懂。
短语
at (the) most
- not more than至多：
the walk took four minutes at the most.
这段路最多步行四分钟。
be the most
- informal be the best of all〈非正式〉是最好的。
for the most part
- in most cases; usually通常, 多半：
the older members, for the most part, shun him.
年长的会员通常会避开他。
make the most of
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- use to the best advantage充分利用：
he was eager to make the most of his visit.
他渴望能充分利用好这次访问。
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- represent at its best从最好方面去展现（或呈现）：
how to make the most of your features.
怎样能最好地展现你的五官。
词源
Old English māst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meest and German meist.