/wɜ:st ||; wɝst/adjadv
(the superlative of bad or of badlybad或badly的最高级) the least pleasant or suitable; the least well 最坏的;最差的;最糟的:
It's been the worst winter that I can remember.我的记忆所及,这是最冷的一个冬天。A lot of the children behaved badly but my son behaved worst of all!许多孩子都很不规矩,但我的儿子是当中最不规矩的一个!
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/wɜ:st ||; wɝst/noun
[sing] something that is as bad as it can be 最坏或最差的情况:
My parents always expect the worst if I'm late.只要我回来晚了,父母就会往最坏处想。at (the) worst if the worst happens or if you consider sb/sth in the worst way 在最坏的情况下:
The problem doesn't look too serious. At worst we'll have to make a few small changes.问题似乎不太严重。即使发生最坏情况,我们也只须作几处小改动。if the worst comes to the worst if the worst possible situation happens 如果情况坏到极点
worst1/wɝst; wɜːst/adj [the superlative of ‘bad’ bad 的最高级] worse than any other person or thing [→ best] 最坏的﹔最差的: the worst movie I’ve ever seen 我所看过的最差劲的影片It all happened at the worst possible time. 这一切都发生在再糟不过的时候。
worst2n 1 the worst someone or something that is worse than every other person or thing [→ the best] 最差的人[物]: Of all the exams, that was the worst. 所有考试中那次是最差的。worst (that) This year's harvest is the worst I can remember. 今年的收成是我记忆中最差的一年。Last month was by far the worst for road accidents. 上个月是交通事故最严重的﹐远远多于其他月份。When he didn’t come home, I feared the worst . 他当时没有回家﹐我作了最坏的打算。2 at (the) worst if things are as bad as they can be 在最坏的情况下: At worst, the repairs will cost you $700. 按最坏的情况估计﹐修理费为700 美元。3 if the worst comes to the worst especially BrE 【尤英】; if worse comes to worstespecially AmE 【尤美】if the situation develops in the worst possible way 如果最坏的情况出现的话: If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll have to sell the car. 如果遇到最坏的情况﹐我们就得把汽车卖掉。
worst3adv [the superlative of ‘badly’ badly 的最高级] most badly 最坏地﹔最差地﹔最糟地: the cities that were worst affected by the war 受战争破坏最严重的城市She was lost and, worst of all , she didn’t have any money. 她迷路了﹐最糟的是﹐她当时身无分文。
worstworstworstsworstedworsting1adjective, adverb (bad, worse, worst)the least pleasant or suitable; the least well: He's the worst player in the team! That was the worst day of my life. Everyone played badly, but I played worst of all.oppositebestworstworstworstsworstedworsting2noun (no plural)something or somebody that is as bad as it or they can be: I'm the worst in the class at grammar.oppositebestif the worst comes to the worstif something very bad happens: If the worst comes to the worst and I fail the exam, I'll take it again next year.