| 单词 | most |
| 释义 | most1 /məʊst $ moʊst/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1 MOST[used before an adjective or adverb to form the superlative] having the greatest amount of a particular quality 最〔指具有最多的某种品质〕 OPP least She’s one of the most experienced teachers in the district. 她是该地区最有经验的教师之一。 The most important thing is to stay calm. 最重要的是保持冷静。 A recent study showed that gardening is easily the most popular activity among the over 50s. 最近的一项研究表明园艺绝对是50岁以上人群中最受欢迎的活动。 We shall find out which system works most effectively. 我们要找出哪个系统效率最高。 It is the kind of tea most often served in Chinese restaurants. 这是中国餐馆里最常用的茶。n GRAMMAR: ComparativesMost is not used before the -est form of an adjective or adverb. You say: 形容词和副词的 -est 形式之前不用 most： This exercise is one of the hardest. ✗Don’t say: This exercise is one of the most hardest.2 MOSTto a greater degree or more times than anything else 最多，最大程度地 What annoyed him most was the way she wouldn’t even listen. 最使他恼怒的是她甚至不愿意听。 I guess the food I eat most is pasta. 我想我吃得最多的食物是意大利面。 Most of all, I just felt sad that it was over. 最主要的是我觉得伤心，因为一切都结束了。3 [+adj/adverb] formalVERY very 非常，很 Thank you for a most interesting evening. 谢谢你让我度过了一个非常有意思的夜晚。 I was most surprised to hear of your engagement. 听说你订婚了，我非常吃惊。4 American English informalALMOST almost 几乎 He plays poker most every evening. 他几乎天天晚上打扑克牌。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Use the most when you are comparing one person or thing with all others. 把一个人或事物与其他所有人或事物比较时要用 the mostIt was the most terrifying experience of my life.这是我一生中最恐怖的经历。• In spoken English, you can also use the most when you are talking about just two people or things. 在英语口语中，谈论两个人或物时也可以用 the mostWhich is the most enjoyable – tennis or squash?哪个更好玩——网球还是壁球？• However, some users of English think that this use is incorrect and use the more instead. 但有些说英语的人认为此用法错误，他们会用 the moreWhich is the more enjoyable – tennis or squash?哪个更好玩——网球还是壁球？ ►Do not use most before the -est form of an adjective or adverb. 形容词和副词的 -est 形式之前不用 most： one of the hardest things to do (NOT one of the most hardest things to do)最难做的事之一 USAGE: The most, the more• You use the most when you are comparing one person or thing with all others: 把一个人或事物与其他所有人或事物比较时要用 the mostIt was the most terrifying experience of my life. 这是我一生中最恐怖的经历。n• In spoken English, you can also use the most when comparing just two people or things: Which is the most enjoyable – tennis or squash? 哪个更好玩——网球还是壁球？ However, some people think that this is incorrect and use (the) more to compare two people or things: Which is the more enjoyable – tennis or squash? 哪个更好玩——网球还是壁球？Examples from the Corpusmost• She liked the dark beer most.• It's most comfortable if I sit with my legs up.• It is for the local management of the service to determine the most effective deployment of resources to meet performance targets.• This style of management is most frequently used in Japan.• One of our most fundamental desires, it seems, is to know and dramatize the richness of physical life.• Women have long been both the greatest seekers of psy services and the group most heavily victimized by them.• Stories of even the most important events often depended on the post.• That's the most important part!• It was a most interesting experience.• I guess the food I eat most is pasta.• What worries me most is the effect the divorce is having on the children.• What the people here need most of all is food and clean water.• The prison hero is the one who most openly shows anger and contempt for the staff.• Death is the most powerful of these forces.• I was most surprised to hear of your engagement.• The part we enjoyed most was the trip to the Grand Canyon.easily the most• He also is easily the most controversial.• Arias, 25, is easily the most highly regarded of the three.• Neither is the 33 sacks Stanford has yielded, easily the most in the Pac-10.• He was now easily the most influential person in policy-making.• The Kulturkampf was easily the most spectacular quarrel with Rome.Most of all• Most of all , I just felt sad that it was over.• Scared of the country, scared of Ward. Most of all of Ward.most every• Al. most every client arrangement for a self-employed person will be unique.• That meant he and Joanne came to most every home game.• By year end, most every investor had reason to smile.• She had a pudding most every night.• We eat out most every weekend.most2 ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun [the superlative of ‘many’ and ‘much’] 1 MOSTnearly all of the people or things in a group, or nearly all of something 大多数，大部分，几乎全部 SYN the majority Like most people, I try to take a vacation every year. 和大多数人一样，我争取每年休一次假。 Most research in this field has been carried out by the Russians. 这个领域的研究工作大多是俄罗斯人做的。most of It was Sunday and most of the shops were shut. 那天是星期天，大多数商店都关门了。 Most of what Hannah told me wasn’t true. 汉娜告诉我的大部分事情都不属实。 Some were barefoot, most were in rags. 有些人光着脚，大多数人都衣衫褴褛。most of the time/most days etc (=usually) 大部分时间/大多数日子等 Most of the time it’s very quiet here. 这里大多数时间都很安静。 Most evenings we just stay in and watch TV. 大多数夜晚我们就待在家里看看电视。2 MOSTa larger amount or number than anyone or anything else 最多的〔人或物〕the most The team that scores the most points wins. 得分最高的队获胜。 Which class has the most children in it? 哪个班级孩子最多？ It’s unfair that you should have to pay the most when you earn so little. 你挣那么一点点，出钱却要最多，这不公平。 The animal that caused most trouble was a little black puppy. 最捣蛋的是一只小黑狗。3 MOSTthe largest number or amount possible 最大数目，最大量 The aim is to help patients to obtain most benefit from their treatment. 目的是要帮助病人取得最大疗效。the most The most you can hope to achieve is just to get him to listen to your ideas. 你能指望做到的最多也就是让他听听你的想法。4 at (the) most LIMITused to say that you think an amount cannot be larger than the amount you are mentioning 至多，不超过 It’ll take 20 minutes at the most. 这最多需要20分钟。 There were at most 50 people in the audience. 观众最多有50人。 The boy looked nine at the very most (=he was probably younger). 那男孩看上去最多九岁。5 for the most part IN GENERALused to say that something is generally true but not completely true 就绝大部分而言；基本上，大体上 For the most part, people seemed pretty friendly. 大部分人都很友好。6 make the most of something/get the most out of something ADVANTAGEto gain the greatest possible advantage from something 最大限度地从某物获益 Charming and friendly, she will help you make the most of your visit. 她可爱又友好，会让你的这次访问非常开心。 advice on how to get the most out of your computer 如何最大限度利用电脑的建议5 GRAMMAR 语法• When you mean ‘nearly all’ use most , not the most . 当表达 “大多数”时，要用 most，不要用 the mostMost of the songs (NOT The most of the songs) they played were new.他们演奏的大多数曲子都是新曲子。 ►If you are talking about a type of person or thing in general rather than a specific group, do not use ‘of’. 当泛指一类人或物，而不是指特定的群体时，不要加of: Most people (NOT Most of people) think the law should be changed.大多数人认为应该修改法律。n GRAMMAR: Patterns with most• You use most before plural nouns to talk about people or things in general: Most people disagree. ✗Don’t say: The most people disagree.• You say most of the: Most of the shops are closed. ✗Don’t say: most of shops• You say most of my/her/his etc or many of them/us/you: Most of my friends are at university.Most of them are women. Examples from the Corpusmost of• He spends most of his time in New York.• We get most of our snow in February.• Sara does most of the cooking.the most• A new tyre would cost £70 at the very most.• I'd say that in our family, Kelly talks the most.• Which machine uses the most electricity?• He likes to gamble, but the most he ever won was $1000.• I'm afraid £500 is the most I can offer you.• Who has the most kids?• The player who scores the most points wins.• How can we get the most power from the engine?• In a fair tax system those who earn the most should pay the most.• Two cakes is the most that I can bake in my oven at one time.• I think two or three responses might be the most you can expect.• The most you can hope to achieve is a 10% increase in production.-most /məʊst $ moʊst/ suffix [in adjectives] NEARnearest to something 离〔某物〕最近的 the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that is furthest to the north) 瑞典最北端的城镇 the topmost branches of the tree 最顶端的树枝Examples from the Corpus-most• China's westernmost regionmost1 adverb →n GRAMMAR1 →5 GRAMMAR2 →USAGE1most2 determiner →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2-most suffixLDOCE OnlineChinese the of a Corpus greatest having amount |
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