worst1 /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/ ●●● S2 W1 adjectiveadj [the superlative of bad] 1 [only before noun]WORSE worse than anything or anyone else 最坏的;最差的;最糟的 → best This is the worst recession for fifty years. 这是50年来最严重的一次经济衰退。
My worst fear was that we would run out of food. 我最大的担忧是我们会把食物吃光。
What is the worst possible thing that can happen? 最糟可能会发生什么事?
2. be your own worst enemy HARM/BE BAD FORto cause a lot of problems for yourself because of your own behaviour 自讨苦吃;自己害自己be your own worst enemy• In other words, we are our own worst enemy.• My father was his own worst enemy.• People are their own worst enemies.• Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.• To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?• You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
3. come off worst LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto lose a fight or argument 〔在争斗或争论中〕被击败come off worst• Alec Davidson, for example, was one of those who came off worst. n The superlative form of bad is worst: It was the worst film I have ever seen.
✗Don’t say: It was the most worst film I have ever seen. | It was the worstest film I have ever seen.