| 单词 | most |
| 释义 | most (moʊst ) Most is often considered to be the superlative form of much and , many. 1. quantifier A2 You use most to refer to the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water. By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage smoking has caused. [+ of] Sadly, most of the house was destroyed by fire in 1828. [+ of] Most is also a determiner. Most people think the Queen has done a good job during her reign. Most companies are looking to sponsor students on specific courses. Most is also a pronoun. Seventeen civilians were hurt. Most are students who had been attending a party. All of the rooms have private baths, and most have radios and TV. Synonyms: nearly all, the majority, the mass, almost all 2. adjective A2 You use the most to mean a larger amount than anyone or anything else, or the largest amount possible. The President himself won the most votes. The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks. Tom had the most authority of all. Most is also a pronoun. The most they earn in a day is ten roubles. 3. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 You use most to indicate that something is true or happens to a greater degree or extent than anything else. What she feared most was becoming like her mother. What they wanted most from the president was a leader who would try to educate the country. ...Professor Morris, the person he most hated. most of all phrase B2 You use most of all to indicate that something happens or is true to a greater extent than anything else. She said she wanted most of all to be fair. 4. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] A2 You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood. He was one of the most influential performers of modern jazz. If anything, swimming will appeal to her most strongly. ...summer, when the park is most heavily used. ...the most junior of the New York Times music critics. 5. adverb B1 If you do something the most, you do it to the greatest extent possible or with the greatest frequency. What question are you asked the most? Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children. The pass rate has risen the most in business studies and music. 6. adverb You use most in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something very interesting or important that you are about to say. Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all. Most interestingly, the site allows you to create your own trailer by remixing clips. 7. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] You use most to emphasize an adjective or adverb. [formal, emphasis] I'll be most pleased to speak to them. I believe he is most painfully anxious about Diana. 8. at most/at the most phrase B2 You use at most or at the most to say that a number or amount is the maximum that is possible and that the actual number or amount may be smaller. Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most. ...staying on at school for two extra years to study only three, or at the most four subjects. Many companies are expecting flat sales or at most a 1 to 2 percent increase over last year. 9. make the most of sth phrase B2 If you make the most of something, you get the maximum use or advantage from it. Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have. Making the most of your hair means getting the cut and shape right. 10. for the most part phrase For the most part means mostly or usually. For the most part they kept out of local disputes. Professors, for the most part, are firmly committed to teaching, not research. Synonyms: mainly, largely, generally, chiefly -most (-moʊst ) suffix -most is added to adjectives in order to form other adjectives that describe something as being further in a particular direction than other things of the same kind. ...the topmost branches of the trees. Many patients have told me their innermost thoughts. ...the northernmost suburbs of Chicago. Translations: Chinese: 最多的, 最, 大多数 Japanese: 最も多い, 最も多く, 最多数 |
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