most

adv

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
all but

e.g. the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
he nearly fainted
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
most everyone agrees

Synonym: aboutalmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

2. used to form the superlative

e.g. the king cobra is the most dangerous snake

Synonym: to the highest degree

3. very

e.g. a most welcome relief

1. 大多数;大部分
You use most to refer to the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something.

e.g. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water...
首都的大部分房屋没有自来水。
e.g. By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage smoking has caused...
通过戒烟可以消除吸烟造成的大部分危害。

2. 最多的;最大量的
You use the most to mean a larger amount than anyone or anything else, or the largest amount possible.

e.g. The President himself won the most votes...
总统本人获得最多选票。
e.g. The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks...
船长拿到的钱最多，其次是厨师。

3. 尤其;最为
You use most to indicate that something is true or happens to a greater degree or extent than anything else.

e.g. What she feared most was becoming like her mother...
她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
e.g. What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民。

4. 最;极其
You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

most是什么意思

e.g. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood...
她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
e.g. He was one of the most influential performers of modern jazz...
他是现代爵士乐最有影响力的表演者之一。

5. 最大限度地;最频繁地;最多地
If you do something the most, you do it to the greatest extent possible or with the greatest frequency.

most的近义词

e.g. What question are you asked the most?...
你们被问及最多的问题是什么？
e.g. Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children...
妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。

6. (在谈话中用于引起注意)最…，极其…
You use most in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something very interesting or important that you are about to say.

most什么意思

e.g. Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all...
最让人吃惊的是，相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。
e.g. Most interestingly, they are demanding that a national working party on crimes against women and children be established.
最令人关注的是，他们要求针对侵害妇女和儿童的犯罪成立全国专案组。

7. 十分;非常
You use most to emphasize an adjective or adverb.

e.g. I'll be most pleased to speak to them...
能跟他们谈谈我会十分高兴。
e.g. I believe he is most painfully anxious about Diana.
我相信他肯定非常担心黛安娜。

8. 至多;最多
You use at most or at the most to say that a number or amount is the maximum that is possible and that the actual number or amount may be smaller.

e.g. Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most.
把梨放入苹果汁中，最多煮10分钟左右。
e.g. ...staying on at school for two extra years to study only three, or at the most four subjects...
在学校再多呆两年学习仅仅三门、至多四门课程

9. 尽量利用;充分利用
If you make the most of something, you get the maximum use or advantage from it.

most什么意思

e.g. Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have...
幸福就是有能力充分享受你拥有的一切。
e.g. Making the most of your hair means getting the cut and shape right.
让头发达到最佳效果意味着要修剪得当，并选择合适的发型。

10. for the most part -> see part

1. 最多：纽约在当时是诸城镇中演出赚钱最多(most)的城市. 各城镇都叫Apple, 自然纽约便是the Big Apple了. 2/传言经济大衰退时,许多银行家失业潦倒,必须从其市郊住家载着一袋袋苹果到到纽约大街上卖. 包括一些明门望祖都被迫以此维持生计.

2. most：ministry of science and technology; 科学技术部

3. most：media oriented systems transport; 媒体导向系统传输

4. most：media oriented system transport; 媒体定向系统传输

5. most：the ministry of science and technology; 韩国科技部