at best

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++at best → at best at best3(3) used to emphasize that something is not very good, pleasant, honest etc even if you consider it in the best possible way

at best

●at ˈbest

used for saying what is the best opinion you can have of sb/sth, or the best thing that can happen, when the situation is bad （表达最正面的看法或恶劣状况下可能出现的最好转机）充其量

◆Their response to the proposal was, at best, cool. 他们对提议的反应充其量只能说是漠然置之。

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◆We can't arrive before Friday at best. 我们无论如何星期五之前也到不了。

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