新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

worst

英 [wɜːst]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

IRREG FORM. 不规则形式

1. bad的最高级
Worst is the superlative of bad.
2. badly的最高级
Worst is the superlative of badly.
3. 最糟糕地（以bad或badly开头的复合形容词的最高级）
Worst is used to form the superlative of compound adjectives beginning with 'bad' and 'badly'. For example, the superlative of 'badly-affected' is 'worst-affected'.
双语例句
例：
The worst-affected areas were in Jefferson Parish.
受影响最严重的地区是杰斐逊教区。

NOUN. 名词

1. [SING 单数型名词] 最糟糕的情况
The worst is the most unpleasant or unfavourable thing that could happen or does happen.
双语例句
例：
Though mine safety has much improved, miners' families still fear the worst.
虽然矿井的安全状况有了很大改善，矿工的家属们仍然害怕最糟的情况会发生。

PHRASE. 习语

worst of all
1. 最糟糕的是
You say worst of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the most unpleasant or has the most disadvantages out of all the things you are mentioning.
双语例句
例：
The people most closely affected are the passengers who were injured and, worst of all, those who lost relatives.
受影响最大的是那些受伤的乘客，那些失去亲人的乘客尤为甚。
at (the) worst
1. 最糟糕的情况是
You use at worst or at the worst to indicate that you are mentioning the worst thing that might happen in a situation.
双语例句
例：
At best Nella would be an invalid; at worst she would die.
内纳往好里说也会落下残疾，往坏里说可能会性命不保。
at one's worst
1. 最糟糕的
When someone is at their worst, they are as unpleasant, bad, or unsuccessful as it is possible for them to be.
双语例句
例：
This was their mother at her worst. Her voice was strident, she was ready to be angry at anyone.
这是他们的母亲情绪最坏的时候，她说话咄咄逼人，随时会对任何人发火。
if the worst comes to the worst
1. 如果发生最坏的情况
You use if worst comes to worst or if the worst comes to the worst to say what you might do if a situation develops in the most unfavourable way possible.
双语例句
例：
If worst comes to worst, Europe could withstand a trade war.
在最坏的情况下，欧洲还是可以顶住一场贸易战的。

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