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most1 /məʊst $ moʊst/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv
1  MOST[used before an adjectiveadj or adverbadv to form the superlative] having the greatest amount of a particular quality 最〔指具有最多的某種品質〕 OPP least
She’s one of the most experienced teachers in the district.
她是該地區最有經驗的教師之一。
The most important thing is to stay calm.
最重要的是保持冷靜。
A recent study showed that gardening is easily the most popular activity among the over 50s.
最近的一項研究表明園藝絕對是50歲以上人群中最受歡迎的活動。
We shall find out which system works most effectively.
我們要找出哪個系統效率最高。
It is the kind of tea most often served in Chinese restaurants.
這是中國餐館裏最常用的茶。
n GRAMMAR: Comparatives
Most is not used before the -est form of an adjective or adverb. You say: 形容詞和副詞的 -est 形式之前不用 most：
This exercise is one of the hardest.
✗Don’t say: This exercise is one of the most hardest.
2  MOSTto a greater degree or more times than anything else 最多，最大程度地
What annoyed him most was the way she wouldn’t even listen.
最使他惱怒的是她甚至不願意聽。
I guess the food I eat most is pasta.
我想我吃得最多的食物是意大利面。
Most of all, I just felt sad that it was over.
最主要的是我覺得傷心，因爲一切都結束了。
3  [+adj/adverbadv] formalVERY very 非常，很
Thank you for a most interesting evening.
謝謝你讓我度過了一個非常有意思的夜晚。
I was most surprised to hear of your engagement.
聽說你訂婚了，我非常吃驚。
4  American EnglishAmE informalALMOST almost 幾乎
He plays poker most every evening.
他幾乎天天晚上打撲克牌。
5 GRAMMAR 語法
Use the most when you are comparing one person or thing with all others. 把一個人或事物與其他所有人或事物比較時要用 the most
It was the most terrifying experience of my life.
這是我一生中最恐怖的經歷。
In spoken English, you can also use the most when you are talking about just two people or things. 在英語口語中，談論兩個人或物時也可以用 the most
Which is the most enjoyable – tennis or squash?
哪個更好玩——網球還是壁球？
However, some users of English think that this use is incorrect and use the more instead. 但有些說英語的人認爲此用法錯誤，他們會用 the more
Which is the more enjoyable – tennis or squash?
哪個更好玩——網球還是壁球？
►Do not use most before the -est form of an adjective or adverb. 形容詞和副詞的 -est 形式之前不用 most：
one of the hardest things to do (NOT one of the most hardest things to do)
最難做的事之一
 USAGE: The most, the more
You use the most when you are comparing one person or thing with all others: 把一個人或事物與其他所有人或事物比較時要用 the most
It was the most terrifying experience of my life.
這是我一生中最恐怖的經歷。
nIn spoken English, you can also use the most when comparing just two people or things:
Which is the most enjoyable – tennis or squash?
哪個更好玩——網球還是壁球？
However, some people think that this is incorrect and use (the) more to compare two people or things:
Which is the more enjoyable – tennis or squash?
哪個更好玩——網球還是壁球？
Examples from the Corpus
most• She liked the dark beer most.• It's most comfortable if I sit with my legs up.• It is for the local management of the service to determine the most effective deployment of resources to meet performance targets.• This style of management is most frequently used in Japan.• One of our most fundamental desires, it seems, is to know and dramatize the richness of physical life.• Women have long been both the greatest seekers of psy services and the group most heavily victimized by them.• Stories of even the most important events often depended on the post.• That's the most important part!• It was a most interesting experience.• I guess the food I eat most is pasta.• What worries me most is the effect the divorce is having on the children.• What the people here need most of all is food and clean water.• The prison hero is the one who most openly shows anger and contempt for the staff.• Death is the most powerful of these forces.• I was most surprised to hear of your engagement.• The part we enjoyed most was the trip to the Grand Canyon.
easily the most• He also is easily the most controversial.• Arias, 25, is easily the most highly regarded of the three.• Neither is the 33 sacks Stanford has yielded, easily the most in the Pac-10.• He was now easily the most influential person in policy-making.• The Kulturkampf was easily the most spectacular quarrel with Rome.
Most of all• Most of all , I just felt sad that it was over.• Scared of the country, scared of Ward. Most of all of Ward.
most every• Al. most every client arrangement for a self-employed person will be unique.• That meant he and Joanne came to most every home game.• By year end, most every investor had reason to smile.• She had a pudding most every night.• We eat out most every weekend.
most2 ●●● S1 W1 determiner , pronoun [the superlative of ‘many’ and ‘much’]
1  MOSTnearly all of the people or things in a group, or nearly all of something 大多數，大部分，幾乎全部 SYN the majority
Like most people, I try to take a vacation every year.
和大多數人一樣，我爭取每年休一次假。
Most research in this field has been carried out by the Russians.
這個領域的研究工作大多是俄羅斯人做的。
most of
It was Sunday and most of the shops were shut.
那天是星期天，大多數商店都關門了。
Most of what Hannah told me wasn’t true.
漢娜告訴我的大部分事情都不屬實。
Some were barefoot, most were in rags.
有些人光着腳，大多數人都衣衫褴褛。
most of the time/most days etc (=usually) 大部分時間/大多數日子等
Most of the time it’s very quiet here.
這裏大多數時間都很安靜。
Most evenings we just stay in and watch TV.
大多數夜晚我們就待在家裏看看電視。
2  MOSTa larger amount or number than anyone or anything else 最多的〔人或物〕
the most
The team that scores the most points wins.
得分最高的隊獲勝。
Which class has the most children in it?
哪個班級孩子最多？
It’s unfair that you should have to pay the most when you earn so little.
你掙那麽一點點，出錢卻要最多，這不公平。
The animal that caused most trouble was a little black puppy.
最搗蛋的是一只小黑狗。
3  MOSTthe largest number or amount possible 最大數目，最大量
The aim is to help patients to obtain most benefit from their treatment.
目的是要幫助病人取得最大療效。
the most
The most you can hope to achieve is just to get him to listen to your ideas.
你能指望做到的最多也就是讓他聽聽你的想法。
4  at (the) most LIMITused to say that you think an amount cannot be larger than the amount you are mentioning 至多，不超過
It’ll take 20 minutes at the most.
這最多需要20分鐘。
There were at most 50 people in the audience.
觀衆最多有50人。
The boy looked nine at the very most (=he was probably younger).
那男孩看上去最多九歲。
Examples from the Corpus
at (the) most• There are, at most, 20 people at the game, all of them with a family interest.• It's about ten minutes down the road, fifteen at the most.• What's that? 15 to 20 yards at the most.• Ten minutes, fifteen at the most, and the wind would be on them, tearing them from the saddle.• She was given no emotional security at the most influential stage of her life - early puppyhood.• We ate eggs at most meals.• The Jesuits at Holy Trinity scoffed at most of the conservative critique.• You find yourself flying coach, and staying at the most reasonable hotel in town.• Spiders may be found at most times of the year except during the coldest weather.
5  for the most part IN GENERALused to say that something is generally true but not completely true 就絕大部分而言；基本上，大體上
For the most part, people seemed pretty friendly.
大部分人都很友好。
Examples from the Corpus
for the most part• You can get good deals there, for the most part• The concepts and practices of applied entomology for the most part date from that Stone Age of science.• But for the most part he was a normal teenager who looked with confidence to the world soon to open to him.• Discussion on the petition in Congress was heated and for the most part illogical.• An engaging blend of poetic characterization and deductive reasoning, it was delivered for the most part in a weary monotone.• For the most part, people seemed pretty friendly.• The cell chemistry of these insects is, for the most part, poorly understood.• However, they soon comprised, for the most part, Roma children who were denied access to mainstream education.• For the most part, she's a fair person.• Ethnic minorities have struggled to retain their cultural identity, and have for the most part succeeded.• It had been a year of hardship and self-doubt, but for the most part the new managers had persevered.• Various recommendations were advanced for making changes in the operational plan, but for the most part they got nowhere.
6  make the most of something/get the most out of something ADVANTAGEto gain the greatest possible advantage from something 最大限度地從某物獲益
Charming and friendly, she will help you make the most of your visit.
她可愛又友好，會讓你的這次訪問非常開心。
advice on how to get the most out of your computer
如何最大限度利用電腦的建議
5 GRAMMAR 語法
When you mean ‘nearly all’ use most , not the most . 當表達 “大多數”時，要用 most，不要用 the most
Most of the songs (NOT The most of the songs) they played were new.
他們演奏的大多數曲子都是新曲子。
►If you are talking about a type of person or thing in general rather than a specific group, do not use ‘of’. 當泛指一類人或物，而不是指特定的群體時，不要加of:
Most people (NOT Most of people) think the law should be changed.
大多數人認爲應該修改法律。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with most
You use most before plural nouns to talk about people or things in general:
Most people disagree.
✗Don’t say: The most people disagree.
You say most of the:
Most of the shops are closed.
✗Don’t say: most of shops
You say most of my/her/his etc or many of them/us/you:
Most of my friends are at university.
Most of them are women.
Examples from the Corpus
most of• He spends most of his time in New York.• We get most of our snow in February.• Sara does most of the cooking.
the most• A new tyre would cost £70 at the very most.• I'd say that in our family, Kelly talks the most.• Which machine uses the most electricity?• He likes to gamble, but the most he ever won was $1000.• I'm afraid £500 is the most I can offer you.• Who has the most kids?• The player who scores the most points wins.• How can we get the most power from the engine?• In a fair tax system those who earn the most should pay the most.• Two cakes is the most that I can bake in my oven at one time.• I think two or three responses might be the most you can expect.• The most you can hope to achieve is a 10% increase in production.
-most /məʊst $ moʊst/ suffix [in adjectives]
NEARnearest to something 離〔某物〕最近的
the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that is furthest to the north)
瑞典最北端的城鎮
the topmost branches of the tree
最頂端的樹枝
Examples from the Corpus
-most• China's westernmost region

See also: many

See also: much

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