you can have of sb/sth，or the best thing that
can happen, when the situation is bad (表达最好的看法，
或恶劣状况下可能出现的最好转机）充其量：rhdr response to the proposa/ was, at
best, cooL 他们对提议的 反应充其量只能说是漠然置之。◊ We can’t arrive be/ore Friday at best.我们无论如何星期^之前也到不了。be (all) for the 'best used to say that although sth appears bad
or unpleasant now, it will be good in the end 结局 总会好的：J don’t vwmf you to
ieave, but perhaps it’s/or the best.我并不想让你走，但也许还是走的好。the best of a bad 'bunch (BrE also
the best of a bad 'lot) (informal) a
person or thing that is a little better than the rest of a group, although none
are very good—群
’（或堆）坏的里较好者；矮子中的将军the best of •.three, ‘five, etc. (especially ih games and.sports 尤指 游戏和体育—赛）up to three，five, _ etc. games played to decide who wins,
the winner being the person who wins most of them三局两胜（或五局三胜等_) the best that money can 'buy the very best 佳品；精品；极品： We make sure our
clients get the best that money can buy•我们确保客户实到最好的产品。do, mean, etc. sth for the 'best to do or say sth in
order to achieve a good result or to help sbi美好的目的；出于好意：
J just don’t fcnow what to do/or the best.我就是弄不清
檢什么才好。◊ sorry ^ my advice oj^encied you— /meant it/or best•如果我的建议冒犯于你，義很抱
歉——但我原本是卑于好意的。have/get the，best of sth to gain more advantage
from sth than sb else 获胜；胜过；占上风：I thought you had the
best 〇/ that cfccussfcm.我以为你在那场讨论中占了上风。make the best of
sth/it |
make
the best of things | make the best of a
bad job to
accept a bad or difficult situation and do as we]] as you can 尽力而为 to the best of your ’know丨edge/be'丨M as far as you know 据某人所知（或
了解）：He never made a will,
to the best of my know- Zedge.据我所知，他从未立过遗嘱„ with the'best (of
them) as
well as anyone不亚于任何人；木比任何人差： ffelZ be out there, dandng ivfth the 〇/ them.他将出 现在舞池中，跳得不亚于任何人。一 more at bunch aj.， hope v., luck n., Sunday
mverb [VN] [usually passive] (forma!) to
defeat or be more successfii〗 than sb 打敗；胜过
,best-be'fore
date noun {BrE) a date printed on a
container or package, advising you to use food or drink before this date as it
will not be of such good quality after that最佳食用期限，最佳保质欺•，保质期限（见于 食物或饮料包装）
'best boy noun the assistant to the person in charge of
the electrical equipment used when making a film/ movje (摄制电影时的）器材助理
bes.tial
/’bestial;
AMmf ’bestjal/ 〇办（fomrn/) cruel and
disgusting; of or like a beast 凶残 ;野兽的；野兽般
的；兽性的：bestial
acto/cruelty/noises毫无人性的行 为/残忍；野兽般的喧闹声
bes-ti-al-ity /.besti'aelati; NAmE .bestXi-/
noun [U]
1 [technical 7(t i§) sexual activity
between a human and an animal # if 2 (formal) cruel or disgusting behaviour
兽行•
bes-tiary /'bestieri; NAmE -eri/
noun {pi. -ies) a collection of
descriptions of, or stories about, various types of animal, especially one
written m the Middle Ages ( % 指中_世纪的）动物寓言集
be-stir /bi'st3：(r)/ verb (-n-) [VN] ~ your&elf {formal or
humorous) to start doing things after a period
during which you have been doing nothing 发备；振作起来
BQ3 rouse
.best
'man noun [sing.]
a male friend or relative of the bridegroom
at a wedding, who helps him during the wedding ceremony 男读相；伴郎一compare bridesmaid
be.stow /bi_stau; AWmf
bi'stou/ verb [VN] - sth (on/upon sb) {formal) to
give sth to sb, especially to show how much they are respected (将…）,给予，授予，献给：Jt was a titZe
bestowed.upon him by t/ie fcing.那是_王赐给
他的头衔。_
,best practice noun [U,
C] a way of doing sth that is seen as a very good example of how it
should be done