音标:[best] ;
a. 最好的
adv. 最好地
n. 最好的人
n. the supreme effort one can make
n. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
n. Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
词型变化:第三人称单数 : bests ; 过去分词 : bested ; 现在分词 : besting ; 过去式 : bested ; 名词复数形式 : bests
考试类型:[IELTS]
词性分布:
形容词75%
副词24%
动词1%

best的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The facilities were not ideal but we managed as best we could.设备不理想,但我们已经尽了最大的努力。
  2. He's difficult at the best of times usually he's impossible.他即使在情绪最好的时候,都很难相处--平常就更令人受不了了。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. You had best not accept the offer.你最好是不要接纳这要求。
  2. Take whatsoever measures you consider best.采取任何你认为最好的措施。
用作动词(v.)
  1. He would try to best his previous time.他竭尽全力去打破自己以前的纪录。
  2. Any stigma will do to best a dogma.一点漏洞,足可打破教条。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week.我从最可靠的方面得到消息,我们下星期就可以领到工资。
  2. It was a party flowing with the best champagne.那是一次人们可痛饮上等香槟酒的宴会。
  3. We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment.我们必须向探险队提供最好的装备。
  4. The best cure for unhappiness is to fling yourself into your work.医治不幸的最好方法是全心全意地投入工作。
  5. We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
  6. I think that your paper and his are the best two.我认为你和他的论文是最好的两篇。
  7. Haas is the best student of all.哈斯是所有学生中最优秀的。
  8. I thought green and red were my best colours.我认为用红绿两种颜色最合适。
  9. They fetched out their best wine for us.他们拿出最好的酒给我们喝。
  10. He is the best person for the job.他是最适合做这项工作的人。
  11. Ade never fetches out his best dishes even when guests arrive.即便来了客人,艾德也不把他最好的盘碟摆出来。
  12. I hope for this book to become a best seller.我希望这本书会成为一本畅销书。
  13. Lucy is the best person to fill this secretary vacancy.露西是秘书这个空缺最好的人选。
  14. What's the best way to get there?到那里去最好怎么走?
  15. That's the best thing to do.那是最好的办法。
  16. What is the best way to harden off new rose bushes only a few inches high?要想使只有几英寸高的玫瑰长壮以移植户外,什么办法最好?
  17. He was the best man I'd ever known.他是我所认识的最好的人。
  18. This is the best dinner I've ever had.这是我所吃过的最好的一顿饭。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. The view is best in spring.这景色在春天观赏最令人满意。
  2. What method is best?什么样的方法最有效?
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. She is best at painting.她最擅长绘画。
  2. It is the best for the general reader.它对普通读者最适合。
It is/was+~+(for sb) to- v
  1. It's best to forgive and forget.最好是摒弃前嫌。
  2. When you have made a bad bet, it is best to hedge off.如果你赌运不佳,最好两面下注,以免损失过多。
  3. People say it is best to live in the country during the summer and in town during the winter.人们认为夏天住在乡间最舒服,冬天住在城里最好。
  4. It is best not to speak of it in public.最好别公开谈这事。
  5. It is best for you to buy a computer.你最好买台电脑。
It is/was+~+that-clause
  1. It is best that he say nothing to the press.最好他没有向媒体说什么。
  2. It is best that he (should) be taken to the hospital at once.最好立即把他送往医院。
  3. It is best that you should buy a computer.你最好买台电脑。
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语
  1. Whoever does best will get the prize.谁干得最出色谁就得奖。
  2. Do as you think best.你认为怎样做最合适就怎样做。
  3. I work best in the morning.我在上午工作效率最高。
  4. He who laughs last laughs best.最后笑的人笑得最好。
  5. Her queries were rhetorical, and best ignored.她的质问只不过是说说而已,最好不予理睬。
  6. I like this picture best.我最喜欢这幅画。
  7. I enjoyed her second novel best.我最喜欢她的第二部小说。
  8. You know best.你们最清楚不过了。
  9. He is the man who is best able to do the job.他是最有能力承担这项工作的人。
  10. He is one of the best-known men in the city.他是城里最知名的人士之一。
  11. She thought Imes was the best-hated person.她认为艾姆斯是最可恨的人。
  12. She is the best-dressed woman at the dinner party.她是宴会上穿着最好的女子。
  13. This is the best-abused book.这本书被批评得一无是处。
用作名词(n.)
  1. When you pay that much for a meal you expect the best.一顿饭花那么多钱是想吃到最好的东西。
  2. He was acting from the best of motives.他的动机是好的。
  3. I demand the best of any pen I buy!我要买质量最好的钢笔。
  4. She wants the best of anything.她要的一切都是最好的。
  5. She is the best of the bunch.她出类拔萃。
  6. Even the best of us makes mistakes.我们之中即使最能干的人也难免犯错误。
  7. We held her the best of all the students in the class.我们认为她是班上最好的学生。
  8. That's the best of knowing French.那就是懂法语的最大好处。
  9. I haven't heard the best.最精彩的部分我还没有听到呢。
  10. The best we can hope for is that nobody gets killed.我们所能盼望的最好结果就是没有人被害。
  11. Strive for the best, prepare for the worst.作最坏的打算,争取最好的结果。
  12. I shall do better than my best.我将干得好上加好。
  13. He had not swum his best.在游泳中他没有游出他的最高水平。
  14. She smiled her best when she saw her boss.她一见到上司,脸上就露出一副最妩媚的笑容。

常用短语

用作形容词(adj.)
make the best use of
    充分利用 use (sth) as profitably as possible
one's best bet
    〈口〉最好的办法,最佳措施 action most likely to bring success
用作副词(adv.)
as best as one can
    尽最大努力; 尽力而为 not perfectly but as well as one is able to
用作名词(n.)
at best
    至多,充其量 taking the most hopeful view
at one's best
    处于最佳状态; 在全盛时期 in the best state or form
at the best of times
    即使在最好的情况下 even when circumstances are not most favourable
do〔try〕 one's best
    尽力而为 make great effortsdo〔try〕 one's best

    He had done his best but failed.

    他竭尽全力,但还是失败了。

    If you do your best, you will succeed.

    假如你尽力做,你就会成功。

    When you have done your best, you may wait the result without anxiety.

    只要你尽力做了,你就可以安心地等待着结果。

    Whatever you do, try your best.

    无论你做什么,都要尽力而为。

    do〔try〕 one's best to-v

    Let's do our best to help this plan forward.

    让我们尽最大努力实现计划。

    I did my best to comfort her, but it didn't seem to help.

    我尽量安慰她,但似乎不起作用。

    Nevertheless, we should do our best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

    不过,我们应当尽量减少那些不必要的牺牲。

    He tried his best to help me.

    他尽力帮助我。

    He tried his best to verify this theory.

    他想尽一切办法来验证这个理论。

    Now that the decision has been made, we must try our best to carry it out.

    既然已经作出了决定,我们就必须尽自己最大的努力去执行。

    Let's try our best to get the task fulfilled ahead of schedule.

    让我们尽力提前完成任务。

    We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he'd reveal confidential information.

    我们竭力把亨利从那个话题上扯开,因为我们知道那样谈下去他会泄露机密。

get〔have〕 the best of
    从…中得到了大好处 get the benefit from sth
have the best of both worlds
    结合两者的优点 combine the advantage of both sides
make the best of
    尽量好好去做 do sth you do not like to do and not complain; accept with good humor

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • the best friend最好的朋友
  • the best student最优秀的学生
  • the best way最方便的路线
  • the best wine质量最好的酒
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+~
  • know best最清楚
  • like best最喜欢
  • love best最爱
  • understand best最理解
用作名词 (n.)
~+介词
  • the best for the general reader普通读者最为合适的读物
  • the best in food and wine一流的美酒佳肴
  • the best of care最精心的照料

经典引文

  • I will fight the best man of you all for twenty pound.

    出自:Henry Fielding
  • The little Table..has most conveniently taken itself off into the best bedroom.

    出自:J. Austen
  • The best Roman Catholic families in England.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
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