worst

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worst1 /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective [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n GRAMMAR: ComparativesThe 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.

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worst• UN workers were withdrawn from the western areas, where the worst bloodshed has occurred.• The doctor said it was one of the worst cases of food poisoning he'd ever seen.• Then you would know when you saw the chap in the 1984 Cortina he was the company's worst driver.• But only one record of last year's storms - the worst for years - is in the public domain.• In my opinion, that's the worst movie of all time.• This is the worst musical I've ever been to.• It's by far the worst neighborhood in the whole city.• On the eve of the council the worst of horrors was revealed.• I was always the worst student in the class.• The year following the elimination of the distribution centers was, by employee consensus, the worst the company had ever endured.• First thing in the morning is by far the worst time to ask Dad a favour.worst possible• To make Scott design a building in the classical style was the worst possible course.• The worst possible line is to ignore the arrears.• Her cousins considered the worst possible punishment a day without Margarett Sargent.• For a moment, I imagined the best possible to the worst possible reply.• It is the worst possible scenario.• All in the worst possible taste.• Did they unwittingly do the worst possible thing in response, thus altering a fragile balance for ever?• What is the worst possible thing that could happen?worst2 ●●● S2 W3 noun  1  the worst WORSEthe person or thing that is worse than all others 最坏的人[事] → the bestworst (that) This year’s harvest is the worst that people can remember. 今年的收成是人们记忆中最差的。 Last year was by far the worst (=much worse than any other) for road accidents. 去年是交通事故最严重的一年。 I think the worst is over now. 我想现在最糟的情况已经过去了。 The worst of it is (=the worst part of the situation is), I can’t tell anyone what’s happening. 最糟的是，我还不能告诉任何人发生了什么事。at its/his etc worst You saw the garden at its worst, I’m afraid (=when it is worse than at any other time). 恐怕你看到的是花园最荒凉时的情景。2  the worst of something most of something, or the most unpleasant or difficult part of it 某事物的大部分 ；某事物中最糟的一部分 The worst of the storm seemed to be over. 最猛烈的一阵暴风雨似乎已经过去。3  expect/fear the worst to expect or fear that something will not be successful or something bad will happen 预期/担心最坏的事情发生，作最坏打算 When it got so late and they still weren’t home, I began to fear the worst. 天那么晚了他们还没回家，我开始担心发生了最坏的情况。4. get/have the worst of it spoken to lose a fight or argument 〔在争斗或争论中〕遭到失败5  at (the) worst if things are as bad as they can be 在最坏的情况下 Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst. 挑选合适的软件顺利的时候也是很费时间的，不顺利的时候会让人不知所措甚至灰心丧气。6  do your/his/her/their worst WORRIEDused to say that someone can try to harm you but they will not be able to 你/他/她/他们有什么手段尽管使出来〔但不会对自己造成伤害〕 They can do their worst now, because I’m leaving in three weeks. 他们现在想怎么使坏就怎么使坏吧，反正我三星期以后就走了。7  if the worst comes to the worst especially British English, if worst comes to worst especially American EnglishFORCE somebody TO DO something if the situation develops in the worst possible way 如果最坏的情况发生 If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll sell the car. 如果发生最坏的情况，我们就把汽车卖掉。worst3 adverb [the superlative of badly]  1  WORSEmost badly 最坏地；最糟地；最差地 → best Aid is being sent to areas that have been worst affected by the earthquake. 援助物资正在送往受地震影响最严重的地区。 the worst-dressed man in the office 办公室里衣着最差的男人2  worst of all used to say what is the worst part of a situation 最糟的是 She had no office of her own and, worst of all, she didn’t even have her own computer. 她没有自己的办公室，最糟的是，她甚至连自己的电脑都没有。

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worst• Our staff who were older felt it worst.• After Frankfurt, the cities worst affected by mob violence are Hamburg, Berlin and Munich.• Chris is the worst-dressed man in the office.• The tobacconist shops fared worst, hit by the fall in shopper-numbers on high streets.• It was the worst written book I've ever read.Origin worst1 Old English wierresta, wyrsta

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worst

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worst1  → superlative of bad at bad2  → superlative of badly at badly

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worst¹ /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/ adjective [the superlative of bad]1. [only before noun] worse than anything or anyone else ⇨ best:
    This is the worst recession for fifty years.
    My worst fear was that we would run out of food.
    What is the worst possible thing that can happen?
2. be your own worst enemy to cause a lot of problems for yourself because of your own behaviour
3. come off worst to lose a fight or argument

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worst² noun
1. the worst the person or thing that is worse than all others ⇨ the best
    worst (that)
    This year’s harvest is the worst that people can remember.
    Last year was by far the worst (=much worse than any other) for road accidents.
    I think the worst is over now.
    The worst of it is (=the worst part of the situation is), I can’t tell anyone what’s happening.
    at its/his etc worst
    You saw the garden at its worst, I’m afraid (=when it is worse than at any other time).
2. the worst of something most of something, or the most unpleasant or difficult part of it:
    The worst of the storm seemed to be over.
3. expect/fear the worst to expect or fear that something will not be successful or something bad will happen:
    When it got so late and they still weren’t home, I began to fear the worst.
4. get/have the worst of it spoken to lose a fight or argument
5. at (the) worst if things are as bad as they can be:
    Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst.
6. do your/his/her/their worst used to say that someone can try to harm you but they will not be able to:
    They can do their worst now, because I’m leaving in three weeks.
7. if the worst comes to the worst especially British English, if worst comes to worst especially American English if the situation develops in the worst possible way:
    If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll sell the car.

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worst³ adverb [the superlative of badly]
1. most badly ⇨ best:
    Aid is being sent to areas that have been worst affected by the earthquake.
    the worst-dressed man in the office
2. worst of all used to say what is the worst part of a situation:
    She had no office of her own and, worst of all, she didn’t even have her own computer.