most
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the largest in number or amount (数量上)最多,最大 Who do you think will get (the) most votes? 你认为谁会得到最多的选票? She had the most money of all of them. 在这些人当中,她最有钱。 I spent most time on the first question. 我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。 Who ate the most? 谁吃得最多? The director has the most to lose. 主任可能会损失最大。
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more than half of somebody/something; almost all of somebody/something 大多数;几乎所有 I like most vegetables. 几乎什么蔬菜我都喜欢。 Most classical music sends me to sleep. 大多数古典音乐都会让我睡着。 As most of you know, I've decided to resign. 你们大多数人都知道,我已经决定辞职了。 Most of the people I had invited turned up. 我邀请的人多半都来了。 There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular. 英语有数千个动词,大多数是规则的。
Word OriginOld English māst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meest and German meist.
Idioms
at (the) most
for the most part
mostly; usually 几乎;差不多 The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists. 投稿者大多是专业科学家。
make the most of something/somebody/yourself
to gain as much advantage, pleasure, etc. as you can from somebody/something 最: 从某人/某物获得最大的优势,乐趣等It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it. 这是我第一次出国,我要充分利用这个机会。 She doesn't know how to make the most of herself (= make herself appear in the best possible way). 她不知道如何充分表现自己。