the most outstanding or excellent person, thing, or group in a category
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Examples of 'the best' in a sentence
the best
And I'm sure they were given to you with the best of intentions.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
There's an exhibition on there - the best of Australian art.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2001)
Some cousin who went out to America in the sixties looks the best bet.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Synonyms of 'the best'
the finest, the pick, the choice, the flower
More Synonyms of the best
All related terms of 'the best'
all the best
You can say ' All the best ' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter.
for the best
If you say that something is for the best , you mean it is the most desirable or helpful thing that could have happened or could be done, considering all the circumstances .
with the best
as ably as the most able
all for the best
turning out to be good or fortunate after all
get the best of
to surpass , defeat, or outwit ; better
make the best of
to cope as well as possible in the unfavourable circumstances of (often in the phrases make the best of a bad job, make the best of it )
six of the best
six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
the best part of
most of
give someone the best
to concede someone's superiority
the best of friends
If two people are the best of friends , they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past .
at the best of times
You say at the best of times when you are making a negative or critical comment to emphasize that it is true even when the circumstances are as favourable as possible.
the best of both worlds
If you say that someone has the best of both worlds , you mean that they have only the benefits of two things and none of the disadvantages .
the best possible chance
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.
to hope for the best
If you are in a difficult situation and do something and hope for the best , you hope that everything will happen in the way you want , although you know that it may not.
the best part the better part
If you say that something happened for the best part or the better part of a period of time, you mean that it happened for most of that time.
with the best will in the world
even with the best of intentions
make the best of a bad job
to manage as well as possible in unfavourable circumstances
to the best of your ability
If you do something to the best of your abilities or to the best of your ability , you do it as well as you can .
to the best of your knowledge
If you say that something is true to your knowledge or to the best of your knowledge , you mean that you believe it to be true but it is possible that you do not know all the facts .
the best thing since sliced bread
something that someone thinks is very good, original , and exciting
to (the best of) one's knowledge
as far as one knows ; within the range of one's information
the best of the bunch the pick of the bunch
If you say someone or something is the best of the bunch or the pick of the bunch , you mean they are the best of a group of people or things.
to be the best thing since sliced bread
to be very good
to make the best of sth to make the best of a bad job
If you make the best of something, you accept an unsatisfactory situation cheerfully and try to manage as well as you can. In British English, you can also say that you make the best of a bad job .
Chinese translation of 'the best'
the best
最好的事物 (zuì hǎo de shìwù)
See best (sense 3)
Nearby words of
the best
the Bench
the bends
the bereaved
the best
the best athlete in the team
the best ever
the best part of
All related terms of 'the best'
the best ever
迄今最佳 qìjīn zuìjiā
the best yet
迄今最好的 qìjīn zuì hǎo de
the best part of
( most of ) 大部分 dàbùfèn
the best solution
最好的解决(決)方案 zuìhǎo de jiějué fāng'àn
it's for the best
是一件好事 shì yī jiàn hǎoshì
the next best thing
仅(僅)次于(於)最好的 jǐn cì yú zuì hǎo de
to hope for the best
保持乐(樂)观(觀) bǎochí lèguān
to make the best of sth
既来(來)之则(則)安之 jì lái zhī zé ān zhī
to the best of my ability
尽(盡)我能力所及 jìn wǒ nénglì suǒ jí
the best athlete in the team
该(該)队(隊)中最好的运(運)动(動)员(員) gāiduì zhōng zuìhǎo de yùndòngyuán
the best singer that ever was
曾经(經)有过(過)的最好的歌手 céngjīng yǒuguo de zuì hǎo de gēshǒu
the best thing to do is ...
最好是 ... zuì hǎo shì ...
the best thing would be to ...
最好的方式是 ... zuìhǎo de fāngshì shì ...
the best/worst film of all time
有史以来(來)最好/最差的电(電)影 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái zuì hǎo/zuì chà de diànyǐng