worst
英 [wə:st]
美 [wɝst]
- adj. 最差的，最坏的；最不利的；效能最低的
- n. 最坏；最坏的时候
- adv. 最坏地；最不利地
- n. (Worst)人名；(英、德)沃斯特
CET4 TEM4 考 研 CET6
worst 最坏的来自Proto-Germanic*wers-ista,最坏，最糟糕，*wers,混乱，糟糕，词源同war,*ista,最高级后缀。
- worst (adj.)
- Old English wyrresta, from Proto-Germanic *wers-ista- (cognates: Old Saxon wirsista, Old Norse verstr, Old Frisian wersta, Old High German wirsisto), superlative of PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mix up" (see war (n.)). Phrase in the worst way (1839) is from American English sense of "most severely." The adverb is Old English wyrst; the noun, "that which is most evil or bad," is from late 14c.
- worst (v.)
- "damage, inflict loss upon," c. 1600, from worst (adj.). Meaning "defeat in argument" is from 1650s. Related: Worsted; worsting.
- 1. The worst of the storm is yet to come.
- 最猛烈的暴风雨就要来了。
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- 2. This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent.
- 有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪，往坏里说就是形同虚设。
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- 3. It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
- 这绝对是我吃过的最糟糕的食物。
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- 4. The worst part of the set-up is the poor instruction manual.
- 安装时最糟糕就是操作指南讲述不够清楚。
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- 5. The worst thing is when you call friends and they've gone out.
- 最糟糕的事情是，你给朋友打电话，而他们却出去了。
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