Worst
[wə:st] or [wɝst]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; 'it was the worst he had ever done on a test'.
(noun.) the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; 'the invaders did their worst'; 'so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best'.
(noun.) the least favorable outcome; 'the worst that could happen'.
(verb.) defeat thoroughly; 'He mopped up the floor with his opponents'.
(adj.) (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; 'the worst player on the team'; 'the worst weather of the year' .
(adv.) to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; 'She suffered worst of all'; 'schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts'; 'the worst dressed person present'.
校對:佩里--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.
(n.) That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
(a.) To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
(v. i.) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
手打:纳塔利
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Defeat, conquer, foil, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, vanquish, beat, rout, discomfit, crush, choke, quell, master, get the better of, put down.
手打:路易
解釋/意思:
adj. bad or evil in the highest degree.—adv. to a very bad or very evil degree.—n. the highest degree of badness: the most evil state.—v.t. to get the advantage over in a contest: to defeat.—v.i. (obs.) to grow worse.
整理:玛丽斯
例句/造句/用法:
- Besides, I have late experience, that errant thieves are not the worst men in the world to have to deal with. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I believe grief is, and always has been, my worst ailment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I have always protested against comedy, and this is comedy in its worst form. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The very worst! 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- As the event proved, and as you will soon see, this was the worst advice I could have given. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Now, the stake I have resolved to play for, in case of the worst, is a friend in the Conciergerie. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- This Blessington or Sutton, who was the worst of the gang, turned informer. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- And after this cry and strife the sun may rise and see him worsted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I'm being scorched in the legs, which indeed is testified to the noses of all present by the smell of his worsted stockings. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She gave him one glassy kiss, and four stiff fingers muffled in worsted. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Bob, I believe you are worsted, and you deserve it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- She worked that worsted day and night, or other pieces like it. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Lady Crawley is always knitting the worsted. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I made it like those Beth invented, a big butterfly with a fat body, and black and yellow wings, worsted feelers, and bead eyes. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
錄入:弗农