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		 🔑   worst BrE   /wɜːst / NAmE   /wɜːrst /   adjective   (superlative  of   bad     *  bad 的最高级  )  of  the  poorest  quality  or  lowest  standard ; worse  than  any  other  person  or  thing  of  a  similar  kind    最差的;最坏的;最糟的◆ It  was   by  far  the  worst     speech  he  had  ever  made .   这是他迄今发表过的最差的演讲。◆ What's  the  worst  thing  that  could  happen ?   情况最坏会怎么样?◆ What  she  said  confirmed  my   worst  fears     (= proved  they  were  right  ) .   她的话证实了我最担心的事。● be  your  ˌown  worst  ˈenemy to  be  the  cause  of  your  own  problems    自讨苦吃;是自己问题的根源● come  off  ˈworst to  lose  a  fight , competition , etc . or  suffer  more  compared  with  others    (在战斗、比赛等中)吃败仗,输得最惨 🔑   worst BrE   /wɜːst / NAmE   /wɜːrst /   adverb   (superlative  of   badly     *  badly 的最高级  )  most  badly  or  seriously    最坏;最糟;最严重◆ He  was  voted  the  worst  dressed  celebrity .   大家一致认为他是衣着最差的名人。◆ Manufacturing  industry  was  worst  affected  by  the  fuel  shortage .   制造业受燃料短缺的影响最为严重。◆ Worst  of  all  , I  lost  the  watch  my  father  had  given  me .   最糟糕的是,我把父亲送给我的表丢了。 🔑   worst BrE   /wɜːst / NAmE   /wɜːrst /   noun  the worst    [ sing. ]   the  most  serious  or  unpleasant  thing  that  could  happen ; the  part , situation , possibility , etc . that  is  worse  than  any  other    (可能发生的)最严重的事;最坏的部分(或情况、可能性等)◆ The  worst  of  the  storm  was  over .   最厉害的一阵风暴过去了。◆ When  they  did  not  hear  from  her , they   feared  the  worst  .   他们听不到她的消息时,唯恐发生了最坏的事。◆ The  worst  of  it     is  that  I  can't  even  be  sure  if  they  received  my  letter .   最糟糕的是,我甚至不能确定他们是否收到了我的信。◆ He  was  always  optimistic , even  when  things  were   at  their  worst  .   他即使在情况最糟糕的时候也总是很乐观。● at  (the ) ˈworst   🔑 used  for  saying  what  is  the  worst  thing  that  can  happen    (指可能出现的最坏情况)往最坏处说,充其量◆ At  the  very  worst , he'll  have  to  pay  a  fine .   最坏的情况是,他得交罚款。● bring  out  the  ˈworst  in  sb to  make  sb  show  their  worst  qualities    使原形毕露;使表现出最坏的品质◆ Pressure  can  bring  out  the  worst  in  people .   压力可以使人现出原形。● do  your  ˈworst (of  a  person   人  ) to  do  as  much  damage  or  be  as  unpleasant  as  possible    进行最大破坏;使尽最坏的招数◆ Let  them  do  their  worst —we'll  fight  them  every  inch  of  the  way .   随便他们干什么坏事吧,我们一定和他们拼到底。 ● get  the  ˈworst  of  it to  be  defeated    遭遇失败;吃败仗◆ He'd  been  in  a  fight  and  had  obviously  got  the  worst  of  it .   他打架了,而且显然是大败而归。● if  the  ˌworst  comes  to  the  ˈworst (NAmE   also    if  ˌworst  comes  to  ˈworst  )  if  the  situation  becomes  too  difficult  or  dangerous    如果发生最坏的事情;如果情况变得过于艰难(或危险)◆ If  the  worst  comes  to  the  worst , we'll  just  have  to  sell  the  house .   如果最坏的事发生,我们就只好把房子卖掉。● the  worst  of  ˈall  (possible ) worlds all  the  disadvantages  of  every  situation    各种情况的所有不利因素 🔑   worst BrE   /wɜːst / NAmE   /wɜːrst /   verb  present simple - I / you / we / they  worst  BrE   /wɜːst /   NAmE   /wɜːrst /  present simple - he / she / it  worsts  BrE   /wɜːsts /   NAmE   /wɜːrsts /  past simple  worsted  BrE   /ˈwɜːstɪd /   NAmE   /ˈwɜːrstɪd /  past participle  worsted  BrE   /ˈwɜːstɪd /   NAmE   /ˈwɜːrstɪd /   -ing form  worsting  BrE   /ˈwɜːstɪŋ /   NAmE   /ˈwɜːrstɪŋ /  ~  sb (old-fashioned  or  formal  )   [ usually passive ]   to  defeat  sb  in  a  fight , a  contest  or  an  argument    (在打斗、比赛或辩论中)打败,战胜 SYN    get the better of