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best /best/► SEE ALLall the bestas best you canat best/worstat the best of timesbe (all) for the bestthe/your best betyour best bib and tuckerthe best medicinethe best of a bad bunch/lotthe best of both/all (possible) worldsthe best of luck (to sb)the best of three, five, etc.the best thing since sliced breadbring out the best in sbdo, mean, etc. sth for the bestfor a/some reason/reasons best known to himself, herself, etc.get/have the best of sthgive it your best shotlook your/its bestmake the best of sth/things/a bad jobput your best foot forwardto the best of your belief/knowledgewith the best of themwith the best will in the worldhad better/best do sthhope for the bestknow bestdo/try your level best (to do sth)man’s best friendthe next best thingthe better/best part of sthbe past your/its bestsecond bestyour Sunday best
●all the ˈbestused when you are saying goodbye or ending a letter to give sb your best wishes （用于告别或信末祝福）祝一切顺利，万事如意◆All the best, then, Maria, and we’ll see you in two weeks.
那么祝你一切顺利，玛丽亚，我们两周后再见。◆Here’s wishing you all the best for the coming year.
在此祝你来年万事如意。●as ˌbest you ˈcannot perfectly but as well as you are able 尽力；竭尽全力◆We’ll manage as best we can.
我们将尽力而为。●at ˈbest/ˈworsttaking the most/least hopeful or positive view 好／坏到头；充其量◆Smoking is at best unpleasant and expensive, and at worst lethal.
吸烟往轻了说是招人烦、花销大，往重了说是可以致命。●at the ˈbest of timeseven when conditions are good 即使在最好的情况下◆This car does not go very fast at the best of times, and with four people in it, it will go a lot slower.
这辆车在最好的情况下也开不了很快，要是坐四个人，就会更慢。●be (all) for the ˈbesthave a good result, though it does not seem good at first 结果还不错◆I was very disappointed when I didn’t get the job but now I think it was for the best. I don’t think I would have liked it.
没有得到那份工作时我很失望，不过现在想来这样也没什么不好，我想得到了我也不会喜欢它的。●the/your best bet (informal) the best thing for you to do in a particular situation （某种情况下的）最佳措施，最好的办法◆Your best bet is to leave the car here and get a bus into town.
你最好把车停在这儿，坐公交车进城。●your best bib and ˈtucker (humorous) your best clothes that you only wear on special occasions （只在特殊的场合才穿的）最好的衣服◆Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner.
比尔穿上自己最体面的衣服，在高档餐馆订了桌位，准备吃一顿浪漫的晚餐。 NOTE Bib and tucker are both items of clothing worn in the past. * bib （工装裤上部）与 tucker （花边抵肩）都是旧时服饰的一部分。 ●the best ˈmedicinethe best way of improving a situation, especially of making you feel happier （尤指改善心情的）最好的药，最好的办法◆Laughter is the best medicine.
笑是最佳良药。●the best of a bad ˈbunch/ˈlot (BrE) a person or a thing that is a little better than the rest in a group, although none are very good 糟糕的人（或东西）里面最好的；矮子里面选出的将军●the best of ˈboth/ˈall (possible) worldsthe advantages of two/many very different situations 两种／多种完全不同情况的优点；两全其美◆We have the best of both worlds here — it’s a peaceful village but we’re only twenty minutes from the town centre.
我们这里真是什么好处都占上了 － 这是个宁静的小村庄，而且离市中心不过二十分钟的路程。 OPP the worst of both/all (possible) worlds ●the best of ˈluck (to sb) (old-fashioned, informal, often ironic) used to wish sb luck in an activity, especially one in which they are unlikely to be successful 祝你撞大运（尤指在不大可能成功的情况下）◆The four of you are going to live in that tiny apartment? The best of luck to you!
你们四个人打算住在那样一个小公寓里吗？祝你们好运！●the best of ˈthree, ˈfive, etc. (especially in games and sports 尤指游戏和体育运动) up to three, five, etc. games played to decide who wins, the winner being the person or team that wins most of them 三局两胜（或五局三胜等）●the best thing since sliced ˈbread (informal, spoken) if you say that sth is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc. 非常好的事情；十分有趣的东西◆My father doesn’t like him very much, but my mother thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread!
我父亲不太喜欢他，可是我母亲觉得他很可爱。●bring out the ˈbest in sbmake sb show their best qualities 使某人显现出最佳的品质◆Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring out the best in people.
有时候在危难关头方能显示出人的优秀品质。 OPP bring out the worst in sb ●do, mean, etc. sth for the ˈbestdo or say sth in order to achieve a good result or to help sb 做（或说）某事是出于好意（或为帮助某人）◆I just don’t know what to do for the best.
我就是不知道怎么做才好。◆I’m sorry if my advice offended you — I meant it for the best.
如果我的建议冒犯了你，请你原谅，我原本是出于好意。●for a/some reason/reasons best known to himˈself, herˈself, etc. (humorous) for a reason or reasons which other people find hard to understand 出于只有自己才清楚的理由◆For reasons best known to himself, he wears two pairs of socks.
谁都猜不透他为什么要穿两双袜子。●get/have the ˈbest of sthgain more advantage from sth than sb else 获胜；获益最多；占上风◆I thought you had the best of that discussion.
我觉得你在那场讨论中占了上风。●give it your best ˈshottry as hard as you can to do or achieve sth 尽力而为；竭尽全力◆I probably won’t win the game, but I’ll give it my best shot.
我很可能赢不了这场比赛，但我会竭尽全力的。●look your/its ˈbestlook as attractive, neat, etc. as possible 展现最佳状态◆The garden looks its best when all the flowers are out.
百花盛开时的花园最美丽。●make the best of sth/things/a bad jobdo as well as you can in a difficult situation 在逆境中尽力而为◆It wasn’t a very large room, but he made the best of it by using space carefully.
这个房间不是很大，不过他精心布置，充分利用了空间。◆I know the lighting isn’t perfect but we’ll have to make the best of a bad job and get the best photos we can.
我知道灯光不尽如人意，不过我们必须尽力弥补不足，拍出最好的照片。●put your best foot ˈforwardgo, work, etc. as fast as you can 从速行事◆If we put our best foot forward, we should be there by noon.
要是我们动作快点，到正午前应该能赶到那里。●to the best of your beˈlief/ˈknowledgeas far as you know 据某人所知◆He never made a will, to the best of my knowledge.
据我所知，他从未立过遗嘱。●with the ˈbest of themas well as anybody 同任何人一样；不亚于任何人；不比别人差◆She may be seventy, but she can get up and dance with the best of them!
她可能有七十岁了，不过她起身跳舞不比任何人差！●with the ˌbest will in the ˈworldeven though you have tried very hard to be fair, generous, etc. 不管意图是多么的好◆He’s quite competent, but with the best will in the world, I can’t imagine him as head of a large company.
他相当有能力，可是我怎么也不能想象他能担任大公司的总裁。●had better/best do sthused to tell sb what you think they should do 最好做某事；应该做某事◆You’d better lock the door before you leave: there are lots of thieves about.走之前最好把门锁上，这一带小偷很多。◆Hadn’t you better check to see if the baby is all right?你不认为该检查一下看宝宝是否安好吗？◆‘Shall I phone her now?’ ‘You’d best not. She might be asleep.’“我现在就给她打电话好吗？”“最好不要，她可能正在睡觉。”●ˌhope for the ˈbesthope that everything will go well, even if there are doubts that it will 处处往好处想；抱乐观的希望◆There is nothing more the doctors can do. All we can do now is hope for the best.医生已无能为力了，我们只能往好处想。●know ˈbestknow what should be done in a situation because you have knowledge and/or experience 最懂得，最了解，比谁都明白（该怎么做）◆‘I want to get up.’ ‘But the doctor said you were to stay in bed, and he knows best.’“我想起床。”“可是医生说你要卧床休息，他最清楚你该怎么做。”◆Everyone said that I shouldn’t go there alone but I thought I knew best.大家都说我不该一个人去那儿，可是我想我最清楚该怎么做。●do/try your level ˈbest (to do sth)try as hard as you can 尽自己最大努力；竭尽全力；全力以赴◆I’ll do my level best to be there by ten o’clock, but I can’t promise anything.我会尽全力争取十点之前赶到那里，但是我无法保证。●man’s best ˈfrienda way of describing a dog 人类最好的朋友（指狗）●the next best ˈthingthe best alternative for a thing that you cannot have 仅次于…的事物；排第二的事物◆I couldn’t find any more of that Italian ice cream but this is the next best thing in my opinion.我再也未能找到那种意大利冰激凌，不过我认为这种仅次于那种。●the better/best part of sthmost of sth 绝大部分；多半◆I worked at the camp for the better part of the summer.我夏天的大部分时间都在营地工作。◆He had lived there for the best part of fifty years.他 50 年来大部分时间都住在那里。●be past your/its ˈbestbe no longer as strong, fresh, young, beautiful, etc. as before （体力、容貌等）过了最佳期，不如以前◆What do you mean, somebody over 35 is past their best? That’s nonsense.你这是什么意思，人过了 35 岁就不如以前了？简直是胡说。 OPP in the prime of (your) life ●ˌsecond ˈbestnot as good as the best; not exactly what you want 次于最好的；退而求其次的◆The two teams seemed evenly matched, but Arsenal came off second best (= did not win).两队似乎旗鼓相当，可是阿森纳队最终还是屈居亚军。◆Sometimes you have to settle for (= be content with) second best.有的时候你不得不退而求其次。●your Sunday ˈbest (informal, humorous) your best clothes （某人）最好的衣服，节日盛装◆She got all dressed up in her Sunday best to meet her boyfriend’s parents.她穿上自己最好的衣服去见男朋友的父母。 |