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adj (superlative of good1 good1的最高级)
1 of the most excellent, desirable, suitable, etc kind 最好的; 最优秀的; 最理想的; 最合适的
*my best friend 我最好的朋友
* the best dinner I've ever had 我吃过的最好的一顿饭
* The best thing to do would be to apologize. 最好还是道歉吧.
* The best thing about the party was the food. 在那次聚会中最好的就是食物了.
* He's the best man for the job. 他是最适于做这项工作的人.
* What is the best (ie the shortest, easiest, etc) way to get there? 到那里去最好怎么走（最短、最方便等）?
* It's best to go by bus. 最好坐公共汽车去. Cf 参看 good, better.
2 (idm 习语) be on one's best be`haviour behave as well as possible 竭力循规蹈矩. one's best bet (infml 口) action most likely to bring success 最好的办法; 最佳措施
*Your best bet would be to call again tomorrow. 你最好明天再打电话来. one's best bib and `tucker (dated or joc 旧或谑) one's best clothes, worn only on special occasions （只在特殊场合下才穿的）最好的衣服. one's best/strongest card => card1. the best/better part of sth => part1. make the best use of sth use sth as profitably as possible 充分利用某事物
*She's certainly made the best use of her opportunities. 她确实充分利用了一切机会. put one's best `foot forward go as fast as one can 从速行事. with the ,best will in the `world even when one has made every effort to be fair, etc 尽管已尽心竭力.

/best; bɛst/
adv (superlative of well2 well2的最高级)
1 (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词)
(a) in the most excellent manner 最好地
*the best-dressed politician 穿得最讲究的政治家
* the best kept garden in the street 这条街上收拾得最漂亮的花园
* He works best in the mornings. 他早晨工作效率最高.
* These insects are best seen through a microscope. 这些昆虫透过显微镜看得最清楚.
* She's the person best able to cope. 她是个最能妥善处理问题的人.
* Do as you think best, ie as you think should be done. 你认为怎么好, 就怎么办吧.
* You know best, ie You know better than anyone else what should be done, what is correct, etc. 你最清楚不过了.
(b) to the greatest degree; most 最大程度地; 最
*the best-known/ best-loved politician 最着名的[最受人爱戴的]政治家
* I enjoyed his first novel best (of all). 我最喜欢他的第一部小说.
2 (idm 习语) as ,best one `can not perfectly but as well as one is able to 尽自己最大努力; 尽力而为
*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. for reasons/some reason best known to oneself => reason. had better/best =>better2. know best => know.

/best; bɛst/
n [sing]
1 that which is best; the outstanding thing or person among several 最好的东西; 最好的人
*She wants the best of everything, ie wants her life, possessions, etc to be perfect. 她要的一切都是最好的.
* 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.
* He was acting from the best of motives. 他的动机是好的.
* She's the best of the lot/bunch. 她出类拔萃.
* He is among the best of our workers. 他是我们工作人员中最好的一个.
* We're the best of friends, ie very close friends. 我们是至交（最亲密的朋友）.
2 most important advantage or aspect of sth 某事物的最重要的优越性或方面
*That's the best of having a car. 那就是有辆汽车的最大好处.
* 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.
3 (idm 习语) all the `best (infml 口) (used esp when saying goodbye 尤用于告别时) I hope everything goes well for you 希望你一切顺利
*Goodbye, and all the best! 再见, 祝你一切顺利!
* Here's wishing you all the best in the coming year. 祝愿你来年一切顺利. at `best taking the most hopeful view 充其量
*We can't arrive before Friday at best. 我们无论如何星期五以前也到不了. at its/one's best in the best state or form 处于最佳状态
*modern architecture at its best 处于鼎盛时期的现代建筑学
* Chaplin was at his best playing the little tramp. 卓别林扮演小流浪汉已达登峰造极的境界.
* I wasn't feeling at my best at the party so I didn't enjoy it. 在那次聚会上我身体不太好, 所以兴致不高. (even) at the `best of times even when circumstances are most favourable 即使在最好的情况下
*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. be (all) for the `best be good in the end, although not at first seeming to be good 结果总会好的. the best of both worlds benefits of two widely differing activities that one can enjoy simultaneously 从两种截然不同的活动中同时获益
*She's a career woman and a mother, so she has the best of both worlds. 她又当职业妇女, 又当母亲, 两全其美. the best of Bri

/best; bɛst/
v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] defeat (sb); outwit 打败（某人）; 智胜.