释义
🔑 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 ◆ It was by far the worst speech he had ever made . ◆ What's the worst thing that could happen ? ◆ What she said confirmed my worst fears (= proved they were right . ● be your ˌown worst ˈenemy to be the cause of your own problems ● come off ˈworst to lose a fight , competition , etc . or suffer more compared with others 🔑 worst BrE /wɜːst / NAmE /wɜːrst / adverb (superlative of badly * badly 的最高级 most badly or seriously ◆ He was voted the worst dressed celebrity . ◆ Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage . ◆ Worst of all I lost the watch my father had given me . 🔑 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 ◆ The worst of the storm was over . ◆ When they did not hear from her , they feared the worst . ◆ The worst of it is that I can't even be sure if they received my letter . ◆ He was always optimistic , even when things were at their worst . ● at (the ) ˈworst 🔑 used for saying what is the worst thing that can happen ◆ At the very worst , he'll have to pay a fine . ● bring out the ˈworst in sb to make sb show their worst qualities ◆ Pressure can bring out the worst in people . ● do your ˈworst (of a person 人 to do as much damage or be as unpleasant as possible ◆ Let them do their worst —we'll fight them every inch of the way . ● get the ˈworst of it to be defeated ◆ He'd been in a fight and had obviously got the worst of it . ● if the ˌworst comes to the ˈworst (NAmE also if ˌworst comes to ˈworst if the situation becomes too difficult or dangerous ◆ If the worst comes to the worst , we'll just have to sell the house . ● the worst of ˈall (possible ) worlds all the disadvantages of every situation 🔑 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 SYN get the better of
