| 词汇 | at most |
| 释义 | Idiom at best and at most Theme: POSITIVE in the best view; in the most positive judgment; as the best one can say.I believe her to be totally negligent. Her actions were careless at best.At best we found their visit pleasantly short.The dinner was not at all pleasant. At best the food was not burned.At most she was careless, but not criminal.We found their visit pleasingly short at most. Idiom at mostat (the) most no more than.We have at most a week to get the report ready.The dog weighs only 20 pounds at the most.At the most they probably spend five hours a week in their class. at mostAt the maximum. The beach really isn't far away—at most, it should take us an hour to get there. I hope you're not disappointed in your dance—I only saw two mistakes at most. at (the) mostno more than the amount mentioned. A: How far away is the beach? B: Ten miles at most. At the most, there were only 15 people in the audience. at mostAlso, at the most or at the outside . At the largest amount, the furthest limit; also, in the most extreme case. For example, She'll be finished in two weeks at the most, or It'll take two weeks at the outside, or At most the chef uses a tiny bit of pepper. The terms with most date from the 1300s; at the outside from the mid-1800s. Also see at best. at (the) ˈmostnot more than this amount; as a maximum: I’ll be away for a week, or perhaps ten days at the most.There were 50 people there at the very most. OPPOSITE: at leastat (the) most At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most. |
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