at best

1 XXused to say that, at a particular time, someone or something is as good, bad etc as they can be 处于最佳/最差/最有效等的状态

The garden is at its best in June.

这个花园在六月份的时候景色最美。

This was Federer at his most powerful.

这是费德勒的巅峰时期。

→ at your best/worst/most effective etc at at(1)

2 JUST/ALMOST NOTused to emphasize that something is not very good, pleasant, honest etc even if you consider it in the best possible way 充其量；至多

The campaign was at best only partially successful.

这场宣传活动充其量只是部分成功。

The technique is at best ineffective and at worst dangerous.

这个方法说轻一点是无效，说重一点是危险。

Examples from the Corpus

at best• At best, sales have been good but not great.• Public transportation is at best limited.

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3 BESTperforming as well or effectively as you are able to 在最佳状态时

At her best, she’s a really stylish player.

她状态好的时候，确实是个很棒的选手。

He was never at his best early in the morning.

大清早他总不在最佳状态。

Examples from the Corpus

at your best• At his best, he's one of the most exciting tennis players in the world.• This recording captures Grappelli at his very best.• The answer, in brief, is the method of empirical inquiry, at its best the method of science.• But like Natalie Merchant, Cerbone is at her best when composing character sketches.• The Machine is at its best in primaries, but Daley was taking no chances.• Still, quarterbacks are not at their best when their throwing motion is impeded.• Augusta was not at her best yesterday on a drab, grey day.• The early 1960s showed such policy at its best.• The formal work of the House is often seen at its best in committee.• And if I sometimes see them at their worst, I sometimes see them at their best as well.

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at best

Ways of emphasizing how bad something is: utterly, sadly, hopelessly...

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