most
gb/mˈoʊst/ us/mˈoʊst/
A1
英语
~ 300
义项
0 个义项
adjective
A1
property
1
greatest in quantity or extent
Having more than anything or anyone else.
用法模式：
the most [adjective/noun]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes forget to use 'the' before 'most' when making superlatives (e.g., saying 'most big' instead of 'the biggest' or 'the most big').
近义词
greatest (Slightly more formal and often used for significance or achievement.)
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highest (Often used for measurable scales like temperature or rank.)
反义词
least (Indicates the smallest amount or degree.)
搭配
the most important
|the most money
|the most popular
主题
comparison
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She has the most experience in the team.
- This is the most expensive restaurant in town.
- I got the most votes in the election.
学习者例句
- He runs the most miles every day.
- This shop has the most toys.
- She eats the most fruit.
adverb
A2
property
2
to the greatest extent
More than anything else.
用法模式：
most [adjective/adverb]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'most' as an adverb with 'almost' and use them interchangeably, which is incorrect.
近义词
extremely (Focuses on intensity but not necessarily in comparison with others.)
反义词
least (Indicates the lowest degree or extent.)
搭配
most interesting
|most quickly
|most likely
主题
comparison
|emphasis
|core_vocabulary
例句
- This is the movie I enjoyed most.
- She works most efficiently in the morning.
- The part I liked most was the ending.
学习者例句
- I like pizza most.
- He runs fastest when it rains most.
- She smiles most in summer.
determiner
A1
quantity
3
the majority of something
More than half of a group or amount.
用法模式：
most [plural noun/uncountable noun]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'most' with 'almost all'. While similar, 'almost all' means very close to all but not necessarily more than half in exact terms.
近义词
majority of (More formal and precise, often used in statistics or politics.)
反义词
minority of (Indicates less than half of a group.)
搭配
most people
|most water
|most countries
主题
quantities
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Most students passed the exam.
- Most water on Earth is in the oceans.
- Most houses here are old.
学习者例句
- Most cats like milk.
- Most people have phones.
- Most bread is made from wheat.
pronoun
A2
quantity
4
majority portion of something mentioned
The largest part of something we talked about before.
近义词
the majority (More formal and specific, often used in official contexts.)
反义词
minority (Indicates a smaller portion compared to the whole.)
搭配
most of them
|most of it
主题
quantities
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I ate some cake but left most.
- Most were happy with the decision.
- We sold most of what we brought.
学习者例句
- I drank some juice but left most.
- Most are ready for class.
- She read some pages but not most.
语法
相关表达
at most
1/ˈæt mˈoʊst/
fixed phrase
no more than stated amount
Not more than a number or amount.
例句
- There were ten people at most in the room.
- It will take an hour at most to finish.
at the (very) most
1/ˈæt ðə vˈɛɹi mˈoʊst/
fixed phrase
absolutely no more than stated maximum
Not more than a certain number, for sure.
例句
- It will cost $50 at the very most.
- There were twenty people at the very most.
for the most part
1/fɚ ðə mˈoʊst pˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
generally but not always true
Usually true, but not always.
例句
- For the most part, the meeting went well.
- The team played well, for the most part.
make the most of [something]
1/mˈeɪk ðə mˈoʊst əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
use something fully and well
To use something in the best way possible.
例句
- We should make the most of this sunny day.
- She made the most of her time in Paris.