Most is often considered to be the superlative form of much and many.
most 常被认为是 much 和 many 的最高级。
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Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water...
首都的大部分房屋没有自来水。
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By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage smoking has caused...
通过戒烟可以消除吸烟造成的大部分危害。
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Sadly, most of the house was destroyed by fire in 1828.
遗憾的是，这座房屋在1828年的火灾中大部分被烧毁。
- Most is also a determiner.
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Most people think the Queen has done a good job over the last 50 years...
多数人认为女王在过去50年间的表现令人满意。
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Most companies are looking to sponsor students on specific courses.
大部分公司在寻求机会资助学习某些特定课程的学生。
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- Most is also a pronoun.
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Seventeen civilians were hurt. Most are students who had been attending a twenty-first birthday party...
17名平民受伤，大部分是学生，在参加一个21岁生日聚会。
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All of the rooms have private baths, and most have radios and TV.
所有房间都自带浴室，大部分房间有收音机和电视机。
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The President himself won the most votes...
总统本人获得最多选票。
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The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks...
船长拿到的钱最多，其次是厨师。
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Tom had the most authority of all.
汤姆在所有人中威信最高。
- Most is also a pronoun.
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The most they earn in a day is ten roubles.
他们每天最多挣10卢布。
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What she feared most was becoming like her mother...
她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
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What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民。
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...Professor Morris, the person he most hated.
莫里斯教授，他最憎恶的人
- You use most of all to indicate that something happens or is true to a greater extent than anything else.最大程度;最…
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She said she wanted most of all to be fair.
她说她最想要的是公平。
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What question are you asked the most?...
你们被问及最多的问题是什么？
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Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children...
妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
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Among the subjects for which the pass rate has risen the most are art and design, business studies, and music.
及格率提高最多的科目是艺术设计、商业研究和音乐。
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Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all...
最让人吃惊的是，相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。
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Most interestingly, they are demanding that a national working party on crimes against women and children be established.
最令人关注的是，他们要求针对侵害妇女和儿童的犯罪成立全国专案组。
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I'll be most pleased to speak to them...
能跟他们谈谈我会十分高兴。
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I believe he is most painfully anxious about Diana.
我相信他肯定非常担心黛安娜。
Note that you can say 'Most children love sweets', but you cannot say 'Most of children love sweets'. However, when a pronoun is used, you can say 'Most of them love sweets'.
注意可以说：Most children love sweets（大多数孩子爱吃糖果），但不能说Most of children love sweets;如果使用代词，则可以说 Most of them love sweets（他们大多数爱吃糖果）。
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Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most.
把梨放入苹果汁中，最多煮10分钟左右。
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...staying on at school for two extra years to study only three, or at the most four subjects...
在学校再多呆两年学习仅仅三门、至多四门课程
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Many companies are expecting flat sales or at most a 1 to 2 percent increase over last year.
很多公司预计销售不会有大的起色，或者最多比去年增多1%或2%。
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Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have...
幸福就是有能力充分享受你拥有的一切。
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Making the most of your hair means getting the cut and shape right.
让头发达到最佳效果意味着要修剪得当，并选择合适的发型。
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1. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number;
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2. the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree;
- Adverb
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1. used to form the superlative;
- "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
- synonym： to the highest degree
- antonym： least，to the lowest degree
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2. very;
- "a most welcome relief"
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3. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
- "the job is (just) about done"
- "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
- "we're almost finished"
- "the car all but ran her down"
- "he nearly fainted"
- "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
- "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
- "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
- "I was near exhausted by the run"
- "most everyone agrees"
计算机
- 1.【修】最(高，大);= Micromation Output Software Translator,微型化输出软件翻译程序; = Modular Office System Terminal, 模块化办公室系统终端; = MOS type field-effect Transistor, 金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管
- 1. The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
- 没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋，然而它却最沉默寡言。
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- 2. The most furious anarchist become the most barefaced apostate.
- 最激烈的无政府主义者，居然成了最露骨的变节者。
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- 3. Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses.
- 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. "This advice is most valuable," said Sun Quan.
- 孙权曰：“此金玉之论也！”
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- 5. 'Why are you drinking whisky at 8 o'clock in the morning?' 'Hair of the dog.I've got the most terrible hangover.'
- “你干吗早上8点喝威士忌？”“解宿醉，从来没有酒后这么难受过。”
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- 6. A friendly intercourse is opened between the most remote parts of the world.
- 相距极远的两国开始了一种亲睦的邦交。
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- 7. A most important tool is cartography.
- 一个最重要的工具就是地图学。
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- 8. A police officer who takes to crime is likely to be more successful at it than most. The gamekeeper turned poacher has everything going for him.
- 一个警官去犯罪要比大多数人更容易得手，就像猎场看守人去偷猎，真是再容易不过的事。
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- 9. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop.
- 过了一会儿之后，她从店里最昂贵的衣裙中挑了一件。
来自《用法词典》
- 10. After remaining behind the leading runner for most of the race, Jim suddenly passed him and won.
- 赛跑中的大部分时间里，吉姆跑在领先的运动员之后，后来突然超过去，获得了胜利。
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- 11. Although many consider Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon to be foremost an excellent kung fu movie,the story depicts many forms of love,the most memorable of which is the poignant romance between the two star-crossed lovers played by Chow Yun fat and Michelle Yeoh.
- 尽管许多人认为《卧虎藏龙》首先是部极好的功夫片，但影片描写了多种形式的爱，其中最令人难忘的是周润发和杨紫琼扮演的那对不幸恋人间辛酸的浪漫。
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- 12. As a historian, he was most typical of the times in which he lived.
- 作为历史学家，他是他所处时代最有代表性的人物。
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- 13. As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.
- 他的话完了， 他的几个支持者拼命地鼓掌， 而更多的人却噤若寒蝉，面面相觑。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 14. As the mist cleared, a most beautiful view unfolded before their eyes.
- 薄雾散去，美丽的景色逐渐呈现在他们的眼前。
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- 15. As the protege of the most powerful man in the country, his success is guaranteed.
- 他有该国最有势力的人作靠山，准能成功。
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- 16. As the storm was approaching, the fisher-men were threatened by dangers of the most perilous nature.
- 风暴正在来临，所以渔民们受到迫在眉睫的危胁。
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- 17. At birth, most babies weigh between 6 and 8 pounds.
- 大多数婴儿出生时的体重在6磅到8磅之间。
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- 18. At first he was most dictatorial and aggressive in what he said,but when he realised that he would get nowhere by that means,he began to sing another tune.
- 起初他的说法十分专横武断，但当他认识到这样做行不通的时候，他就开始改弦易辙了。
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- 19. At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft.
- 那时候大多数人相信巫术和魔法。
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- 20. At the meeting we discussed matters most interesting to us.
- 在会上我们讨论了最感兴趣的那些问题。
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