best

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #261

a. 最好的 adv. 最好地 n. 最好的人

发音

US /ˈbɛst/
AU /ˈbɛst/

词形变化

bests 复数 bests bests 三单 besting 现在分词 bested 过去式 bested 过去分词 bested 复数 bester 比较级 bester bestest 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

最好的人,最好的事物;最佳状态

used to refer to something very good

形容词

最好的

better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, how effective it is etc

副词

最好地

in a way that is better than any other

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The supreme effort one can make, or has made.

    不可数 可数

    I did my best.

    My personal best in that race is eighteen minutes, four seconds.

  2. 2.

    One's best behavior.

    不可数 可数

    I was somewhat distant lately, and my lady promised me head every Tuesday of the week when I’m nice to her, so I better be on my best.

  3. 3.

    The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.

    可数 不可数

    Even the best of us makes mistakes, but only a few with the best of intentions...

    We're (the) best of friends, who fortunately enjoy the best of health.

    I love it so much! It's the best.

v.
  1. 1.

    To surpass in skill or achievement.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To beat in a contest.

    及物
  3. 1.

    Had best.

    非正式

    It's getting late. You best get on home.

adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    superlative form of good: most good.

    I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy.

  2. 2.

    Most; largest.

    Unpacking took the best part of a week.

  3. 3.

    Most superior; most favorable.

    In my opinion, mushrooms are the best pizza toppings.

adv. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    superlative form of well: most well

    A popular aphorism says it best: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

  2. 2.

    To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.

    You'd best save a backup copy, just in case the morons lose the one that you sent and then try to act like you never sent one.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English best, beste, from Old English betst, betest, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz. Cognates Cognate with Scots best (“best”), Cimbrian peste, péste (“best”), Dutch best (“best”), German beste (“best”), Yiddish בעסט (best, “best”), Danish bedst (“best”), Faroese bestur (“best”), Icelandic bestur, beztur (“best”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk best (“best”), Swedish bäst (“best”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (batists, “best”).

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