| 单词 | best |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun | verb bestbest1 /bɛst/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective [the superlative of “good”] 1better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, effectiveness, etc.: Terry is the best player on our team. What’s the best way to get to El Paso? Probably the best thing to do is to drop me off outside. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s easily her best work in years. Maui is by far the best base for whale watching. Our pilots have the very best training.it is best to do something It’s best to have a bike shop check the brakes.THESAURUSgreatest – better than anyone or anything else: Picasso was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.finest – the best and most skillful or highest quality. Used especially about occasions, performances, achievements, and foods: We use only the finest ingredients in our food.top/star – best or most successful. Star is used mostly about sports people: She is one of the top lawyers in the country. He is the basketball team’s star player.2best dress/shoes/clothes etc. clothing that you only wear on special occasions: Bobby was wearing his best shirt for the occasion.3best friend the friend that you know and like better than anyone else4best wishes a)written in cards to say that you hope someone will be happy: best for/on Best wishes for your marriage! b)used to say goodbye at the end of a letter5best of all used to introduce the one fact about a situation that is even better than the other good things: The diet lets you lose five pounds a week, and best of all, you never feel hungry. [Origin: Old English betst] → see also be on your best behavior at behavior (2), your best bet at bet2 (3), the next best thing at next2 (6), the best/better part of something at part1 (7) adjective | adverb | noun | verb bestbest2 ●●● S2 W1 adverb [the superlative of “well”] 1to the greatest degree SYN most: You ask him – you know him best. We liked the pumpkin pie from Gayle’s Bakery best.best-known/best-loved Country music’s best-known singer2in a way that is better than any other: Try a few different skis to see what works best for you. Our fashions have a look that can best be described as neat yet casual. the best-dressed man in the office3as best you can spoken as well as you can, even if this is not very good: I’ll deal with the problem as best I can.4had best formal ought to: They had best be careful.5for reasons best known to herself/himself used to say that you cannot understand why someone has done something: For reasons best known to herself, she decided to quit her job. adjective | adverb | noun | verb bestbest3 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1the best a)[singular or plural] the person or thing that is better than any other: The most expensive is not always the best.best of Those two are the best of the new young writers.best at Who’s the best at chess? b)[singular] the most successful, useful, etc. situation or result that you can achieve: All parents want the best for their children. The acoustics in the auditorium weren’t the best (=were not very good). I’m sorry but it’s the best I can do (=used in order to apologize that something is not better).2bring out the best in somebody to give someone the opportunity to show or use the good qualities he or she has: a teacher who brings out the best in his students3do the best you can (also do your best) to try as hard as you can to do something: I lost, but I feel like I did my best. Doctors did the best they could to stop the bleeding.4at best used to emphasize that something is not very good by saying that your description of it is the best thing you can say about it: At best, sales have been good but not great. Public transportation is at best limited.5at your/its best performing as well or effectively as you are able to: The music, at its best, is almost unbearably beautiful. Some vegetables are at their best when eaten raw.6make the best of something to accept an unsatisfactory situation, and do whatever you can to make it better: It’s not going to be fun, but we might as well make the best of it.7not the best of something used in order to say that something is not very good or could be better: He’s not in the best of health.8be for the best used to say that a particular event may not be as bad as it seems: Losing your job can be for the best if it forces you to change old habits.9hope for the best to hope that a bad or difficult situation will end in a way that is good: We try to help the people who come in, and just hope for the best.10to the best of your knowledge/recollection used in order to say that you think a statement is true because it is based on what you know or remember: To the best of my recollection, they never asked us for any money.11to the best of your ability used in order to say that someone does something as well as he or she can: I’m sure she’ll do the job to the best of her ability.12the best of both worlds a situation in which you have the advantages of two different things without any of the disadvantages: Living in the country but close to the city, we have the best of both worlds.13at the best of times used in order to say that something is never very good or enjoyable, even when the things are generally good: Even at the best of times the roads are dangerous.14somebody/something is the best spoken used in order to say that you like someone or something very much: Thanks, Dad. You’re the best!15Best of luck! spoken used in order to tell someone you hope he or she has good luck16all the best used to express good wishes to someone for the future: Tell him I said goodbye and wish him all the best.17be the best of friends if two people are the best of friends, they have a very close relationship adjective | adverb | noun | verb bestbest4 verb [transitive] formal to defeat someone► see thesaurus at defeat2 |
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