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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- best [bεst]
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- 1. adjective (in quality, suitability, extent) 最好的
- 2. adverb 最
- 3. noun (in quality etc) 最好的事物
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4.
noun
(in achievement) 最大努力
- He knows how to get the best out of his students.
- 他懂得如何发挥学生的最大潜力。
- the best thing to do is ...
- 最好是...
- the best part of
- 大部分
- you'd best leave early
- 你最好早点离开
- at best
- 至多
- to be at one's best
- 处于最佳状态
- to make the best of sth
- 既来之则安之
- to do {or} try one's best
- 尽某人最大的努力
- to the best of my knowledge
- 尽我所知
- to the best of my ability
- 尽我能力所及
- it's for the best
- 是一件好事
- he's not exactly patient at the best of times
- 即使在最好的情况下，他也不怎么耐心
- to have the best of both worlds
- 两全其美
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- best [bεst] [best]
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- 1. adjective [good的最高级]最好的；胜过一切的
- 2. adjective [good的最高级]最适合的，最称心的，最讨人喜欢的，最有益的
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3.
adjective
[good的最高级]大半的，多半的；最大的
- It took the best part of an hour.
- 这花去了大半个钟头。
- 4. adverb [well2的最高级]最好地；最合适地
- 5. adverb [well2的最高级]最高地；最大限度地；最
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6.
noun
最好的人，佼佼者，最能干的人，声望最高的人
- among the best in his profession
- 在他那同行中最好的人中间
- 7. noun 最好的东西；最佳的状态；最好的形势；最合适的行动
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8.
noun
全力，尽力，极力
- to do one's best
- 竭尽全力，竭尽所能，尽力
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9.
noun
有利条件；优势；好处
- to get the best of an opponent
- 击败对手，得胜；胜过
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10.
noun
最漂亮的衣服
- 11. vt. [verbal] 胜过；打败，战胜；克服
Collins English-English Dictionary
- best [bεst]
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1.
adj
the superlative of good
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2.
n
all the best best wishes
- she sent him her best
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3.
adj
most excellent of a particular group, category, etc
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4.
adj
most suitable, advantageous, desirable, attractive, etc
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5.
adv
the superlative of well
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6.
adv
in a manner surpassing all others; most excellently, advantageously, attractively, etc
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7.
adv
[in combination]
in or to the greatest degree or extent; most
- the best-loved hero
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8.
n
[
often preceded by at] the most excellent, pleasing, or skilled quality or condition- journalism at its best
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9.
n
the most effective effort of which a person or group is capable
- even their best was inadequate
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10.
n
a winning majority
- the best of three games
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11.
n
a person's smartest outfit of clothing
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to gain the advantage over or defeat
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13.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English betst; related to Gothic batista, Old High German bezzist
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1.
adj
the superlative of good
Examples
- one of our best accounts
- 我们赊购的最好商店之一 → account
- to award a prize for the best essay
- 给最佳论文授奖 → award
- the best student bar none
- 在所有学生中是最好的 → bar
- It took the best part of an hour.
- 这花去了大半个钟头。 → best
- among the best in his profession
- 在他那同行中最好的人中间 → best
- to do one's best
- 竭尽全力，竭尽所能，尽力 → best
- to get the best of an opponent
- 击败对手，得胜；胜过 → best
- He's the best bet for the job.
- 他可能是个会给这项工作带来理想结果的人。 → bet
- the best writer of his day
- 他的时代的最优秀的作家 → writer
- The positive degree is "good",the comparative degree is ‘better",and the superlative degree is "best".
- “good”(好)为原级，“better”(较好)为比较级，“best”(最好)为最高级。 → degree
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