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at most ThesaurusAdv. | 1.at most - not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch"at the mostat the least, at least - not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" | Translationsmost (məust) – superlative of many ~much (often with the) – adjective1. (the) greatest number or quantity of. Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment. 最多的 最多的2. the majority or greater part of. Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand. 多數的 多数的 adverb1. used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables. Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently. 最(表示最高級) 最(表示最高级) 2. to the greatest degree or extent. They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all. 最 最3. very or extremely. I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child. 很,極 很,极 4. (American) almost. Most everyone I know has read that book. (美)幾乎 几乎 pronoun1. the greatest number or quantity. I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most. 最多數 最多数2. the greatest part; the majority. He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving – most have gone already. 大部份,大多數 大部份,大多数 ˈmostly adverb to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly. The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books. 大多 大部分,多半,主要地 at (the) most taking the greatest estimate. There were fifty people in the audience at (the) most. 至多 至多for the most part mostly. For the most part, the passengers on the ship were Swedes. 大部分 大部分make the most of (something) to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent. You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it! 善加利用 尽量利用at most
at mostAt the maximum. The beach really isn't far away—at most, it should take us an hour to get there. I hope you're not disappointed in your dance—I only saw two mistakes at most.See also: mostat (the) mostno more than the amount mentioned. A: How far away is the beach? B: Ten miles at most. At the most, there were only 15 people in the audience.See also: mostat mostAlso, at the most or at the outside . At the largest amount, the furthest limit; also, in the most extreme case. For example, She'll be finished in two weeks at the most, or It'll take two weeks at the outside, or At most the chef uses a tiny bit of pepper. The terms with most date from the 1300s; at the outside from the mid-1800s. Also see at best. See also: mostat (the) ˈmost not more than this amount; as a maximum: I’ll be away for a week, or perhaps ten days at the most. ♢ There were 50 people there at the very most. OPPOSITE: at leastSee also: most at (the) most At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most.See also: mostEncyclopediaSeeMostMedicalSeeMOSTat most
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