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adj.

adv.

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vt.

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1. Best is the superlative of good . 

  • If you want further information the best thing to do is have a word with the driver as you get on the bus...

    如果你想了解更多信息，最好的办法是在上公交车时问一问司机。

  • It's not the best place to live if you wish to develop your knowledge and love of mountains.

    如果你想增长知识、培养登山爱好的话，这可不是最好的地方。

2. Best is the superlative of well . 

  • James Fox is best known as the author of White Mischief.

    詹姆斯·福克斯以《欲望城》一书最为出名。

3. N-SING 最好的；绝佳的 The best is used to refer to things of the highest quality or standard. 

  • We offer only the best to our clients...

    我们只把最好的服务提供给客户。

  • He'll have the best of care.

    他会得到最好的照顾。

4. N-SING 最大努力；最高成就；最好水平 Someone's best is the greatest effort or highest achievement or standard that they are capable of. 

  • Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano...

    布洛基小姐弹钢琴的时候发挥了她的最好水平。

  • One needs to be a first-class driver to get the best out of that sort of machinery.

    只有一流的司机才能让那种机器发挥出最大的功效。

5. N-SING 最好的结果；顶多 If you say that something is the best that can be done or hoped for, you think it is the most pleasant, successful, or useful thing that can be done or hoped for. 

  • A draw seems the best they can hope for...

    看来他们顶多只能指望打个平局了。

  • The best we can do is try to stay cool and muddle through.

    我们能做的顶多就是设法保持冷静，蒙混过关。

6. ADV-SUPERL 最；极 If you like something best or like it the best, you prefer it. 

  • The thing I liked best about the show was the music...

    这场演出中我最喜欢的是它的音乐。

  • Mother liked it best when Daniel got money...

    丹尼尔拿到钱的时候，母亲是最高兴的。

  • What was the role you loved the best?

    你最喜欢哪一个角色？

7. （用于构成以good和well开头的复合形容词的最高级，如well-known的最高级为best-known） Best is used to form the superlative of compound adjectives beginning with 'good' and 'well'. For example, the superlative of 'well-known' is 'best-known'. 
8. See also: second best; Sunday best;  
9. CONVENTION （用于道别或信件末尾）万事如意，一切顺利 You can say 'All the best' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter. 

  • Wish him all the best, and tell him we miss him.

    祝他一切顺利，告诉他我们想念他。

10. PHRASE 最好的是 You use best of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the thing that you prefer or that has most advantages out of all the things you have mentioned. 

  • It was comfortable and cheap: best of all, most of the rent was being paid by two American friends.

    房子既舒适又便宜：最妙的是，大部分租金是由两位美国朋友支付的。

11. PHRASE 尽全力；竭尽所能；尽最大努力 If someone does something as best they can, they do it as well as they can, although it is very difficult. 

  • The older people were left to carry on as best they could.

    年纪大一点的人被留下来，奋力坚持。

12. PHRASE 充其量；顶多；至多 You use at best to indicate that even if you describe something as favourably as possible or if it performs as well as it possibly can, it is still not very good. 

  • This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent...

    有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪，往坏里说就是形同虚设。

  • At best they were effective as antidepressants for no more than four months.

    它们充其量也只能起到4个月的抗抑郁剂的效果。

13. PHRASE 尽力；竭尽所能 If you do your best or try your best to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it, or do it as well as you can. 

  • I'll do my best to find out...

    我会尽力查明真相。

  • It wasn't her fault, she was trying her best to help...

    这不是她的错，她是尽力帮忙的。

  • It's a Championship fight — do your best.

    这是锦标赛——要尽全力。

14. PHRASE （综合考虑起来）是最好的 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. 

  • In the long run, it was for the best...

    长远来说，这是最好的。

  • Whatever the circumstances, parents are supposed to know what to do for the best.

    不论在什么情况下，父母都应该知道怎样做才是最好的。

15. PHRASE （尤指冰释前嫌后）最好的朋友；知己 If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past. 

  • Magda is now married to George Callerby and we are the best of friends.

    玛格达现在已经和乔治·卡勒比结婚了，我们成了最好的朋友。

16. PHR-MODAL 最好（有些人认为此用法不规范） If you say that someone had best do something or that they'd best do it, you mean they ought to do it. Some people consider this to be non-standard. 

  • You'd best take a look.

    你最好还是看一看。

17. PHRASE （因经验丰富）最清楚，最明白 If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people. 

  • He was convinced that doctors and dentists knew best.

    他确信医生和牙医最清楚该怎么做。

18. PHRASE 看起来处于自己最迷人的状态 If you look your best, you are looking as smart and attractive as you can. 

  • I made sure I was very clean and looking my best.

    我把自己收拾得十分整洁，美丽动人。

19. PHRASE 乐观地尽可能利用（逆境） 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 . 

  • She instilled in the children the virtues of good hard work, and making the best of what you have.

    她慢慢给孩子们灌输勤奋工作的品德，教导他们充分利用现有的条件。

20.   to the best of your ability→see: ability;  the best of the bunch→see: bunch;  to hope for the best→see: hope;  to the best of your knowledge→see: knowledge;  best of luck→see: luck;  the best part→see: part;  at the best of times→see: time;  the best of both worlds→see: world; 
Noun

1. the supreme effort one can make;

  • "they did their best"

2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others;

  • "he could beat the best of them"
Verb

1. get the better of;

  • "the goal was to best the competition"
Adjective

1. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities;

  • "the best film of the year"
  • "the best solution"
  • "the best time for planting"
  • "wore his best suit"

2. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable;

  • "it would be better to speak to him"
  • "the White House thought it best not to respond"
Adverb

1. in a most excellent way or manner;

  • "he played best after a couple of martinis"

2. it would be sensible;

  • "you'd best stay at home"

3. from a position of superiority or authority;

  • "father knows best"
  • "I know better."
1. I want the best man for the job and will pay the best wages; money (is) no object.
我要一个最适合干这项工作的人，我将付给他最高的工资，钱不成问题。

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2. "Honesty is the best policy" was his creed in all his business dealings.
“诚实乃上策”是他做生意的信条。

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3. "Think still again," he said,"and do not act rashly. The best of God's gifts may be abused,and yet they are all good.”
“再想一想吧，”他说，“不要鲁莽从事。上帝恩赐的精华可能会被滥用，可它们终究是好的。”

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4. A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真情。

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5. A good stomach is the best sauce.
好胃口是最好的菜肴。

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6. Abstinence is the best medicine.
节制有度是良药。

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7. Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.
[谚]家规再严，事端难免

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8. 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。

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9. After he double-crossed his best friend, everyone gave him the cold shoulder.
在他出卖了最好的朋友后，每个人待他十分冷淡。

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10. All the best, then, Marie, and we'll see you in two weeks.
那么祝你一切顺利，玛丽，我们两周后再见。

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11. All the children were done up in their Sunday best.
所有的孩子都穿着节日服装。

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12. All through the feudal ages the ruling class did their best to shackle women with Confucian ethics.
历代封建统治阶级都力图用礼教把妇女禁锢起来。

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13. Although strictly illogical, Martin's interpretation of this paradox seems the best.
马丁对于这一悖论的解释尽管严格说来不合乎逻辑，卻似乎是最好的解释了。

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14. Although the translation is not perfect, he did it to the best of his ability.
虽然这翻译并不尽善尽美，但他已尽力而为了。

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15. As for science, we should do our best to catch up with the world's highest level.
至于科学，我们应当努力赶上世界最高水平。

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16. As they say, honesty is the best policy.
常言道，诚实是最佳策略。

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17. At best a few hundred people attended the meeting.
充其量只有几百人出席会议。

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18. At the county fair last year, prizes were given for the best farm products and livestock.
在去年全县交易会上，最好的农产品和家畜都得了奖。

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19. Attack is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。

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20. Autumn is the best season for travel.
秋天是旅行的最好季节。

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