英语词汇“at worst”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. at worst.

†(a) In the most evil or undesirable state that can be; at the greatest disadvantage; fallen to the lowest degree of badness, illness, or misfortune; = at the worst at Phrases 2b(b). Obsolete.Frequently in the proverb when things are at worst, they mend (and variants).

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the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst

at worsta1398

at the worsta1413

at one's worst1578

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xcii. 983 Þe herbe is bitter, and þanne vse þerof bredeþ blood atte worste [L. sanguis pessimus generatur], and apeyreþ þe sight.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 57^v Full ill he did deserue A maisters name, that when his seruant was at worst, Would turne him off, and let him lie.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Aaa1 A man leaueth thinges at worst, and depriueth himselfe of meanes to make them better.

1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 122 When the world is at worst it will mend.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 542 We were at worst but Wanton; he's Obscene.

1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband iii. i. 47 When Things are at worst, you know, they may mend themselves!

1770 J. Mulso Let. 30 June in Lett. to G. White of Selborne (1907) 222 The Summer is so bad that we have constant Fires; I therefore expect, as when Things are at worst they mend of Course, that the autumnal Part of the Year will be fine.

1883 Amer. Stationer 6 Sept. 357/2 It is an article of popular faith that ‘when things are at their worst they are sure to mend’, and although it would be difficult to determine the exact point at which things are at worst, [etc.].

(b) Even on the most unfavourable view, estimate, or surmise; (also) if the worst possible outcome occurs.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adverb] > with minimum hope

at worst1556

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lix. facing sig. Ccii Prouing you: (at best) nought to win by this war, And prouing you: (at worst) vtterlie to mar.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes At woorst, if the woorst fall out.

1637 J. Milton Comus 17 Or else some neighbour wood man, or at worst Some roaving robber calling to his fellows.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 100 If our substance..cannot cease to be, we are at worst On this side nothing.

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. v. i. 65 But tis, at worst, but so consum'd by fire As Cities are, that by their falls rise high'r.

1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 36 He is at worst sure of wholesome bread.

1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. 215 So that not much harm will be done at worst.

1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 23 Brutus and Cassius, at worst, but slew an atheist.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. vii. 209 This kind of thing went on for another week of weather which at worst was showery.

1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 82/1 Language purity at best reflects a pedantic attitude and at worst an attitude either aristocratic or chauvinistic.

1965 New Statesman 27 Aug. 286/2 At worst this turns into chemophobia—the belief that artificial chemicals are intrinsically more harmful than natural ones.

2010 Daily Tel. 15 June (Business section) b1/3 The long-term implications are at best a split in the eurozone, at worst the destruction of the euro.

单词	at worst
释义	> as lemmas at worst a. at worst. †(a) In the most evil or undesirable state that can be; at the greatest disadvantage; fallen to the lowest degree of badness, illness, or misfortune; = at the worst at Phrases 2b(b). Obsolete.Frequently in the proverb when things are at worst, they mend (and variants). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst at worsta1398 at the worsta1413 at one's worst1578 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xcii. 983 Þe herbe is bitter, and þanne vse þerof bredeþ blood atte worste [L. sanguis pessimus generatur], and apeyreþ þe sight. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 57^v Full ill he did deserue A maisters name, that when his seruant was at worst, Would turne him off, and let him lie. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Aaa1 A man leaueth thinges at worst, and depriueth himselfe of meanes to make them better. View more context for this quotation 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 122 When the world is at worst it will mend. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 542 We were at worst but Wanton; he's Obscene. 1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband iii. i. 47 When Things are at worst, you know, they may mend themselves! 1770 J. Mulso Let. 30 June in Lett. to G. White of Selborne (1907) 222 The Summer is so bad that we have constant Fires; I therefore expect, as when Things are at worst they mend of Course, that the autumnal Part of the Year will be fine. 1883 Amer. Stationer 6 Sept. 357/2 It is an article of popular faith that ‘when things are at their worst they are sure to mend’, and although it would be difficult to determine the exact point at which things are at worst, [etc.]. (b) Even on the most unfavourable view, estimate, or surmise; (also) if the worst possible outcome occurs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adverb] > with minimum hope at worst1556 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lix. facing sig. Ccii Prouing you: (at best) nought to win by this war, And prouing you: (at worst) vtterlie to mar. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes At woorst, if the woorst fall out. 1637 J. Milton Comus 17 Or else some neighbour wood man, or at worst Some roaving robber calling to his fellows. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 100 If our substance..cannot cease to be, we are at worst On this side nothing. View more context for this quotation 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. v. i. 65 But tis, at worst, but so consum'd by fire As Cities are, that by their falls rise high'r. 1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 36 He is at worst sure of wholesome bread. 1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. 215 So that not much harm will be done at worst. 1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 23 Brutus and Cassius, at worst, but slew an atheist. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. vii. 209 This kind of thing went on for another week of weather which at worst was showery. 1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 82/1 Language purity at best reflects a pedantic attitude and at worst an attitude either aristocratic or chauvinistic. 1965 New Statesman 27 Aug. 286/2 At worst this turns into chemophobia—the belief that artificial chemicals are intrinsically more harmful than natural ones. 2010 Daily Tel. 15 June (Business section) b1/3 The long-term implications are at best a split in the eurozone, at worst the destruction of the euro. extracted from worstadj.n. < as lemmas
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