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n. 最多, 最大

a. 大多数的, 几乎全部的, 最多的

ad. 最, 最多, 极其




    most
    [ adj ]
    1. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number

    2. <adj.all>
      who has the most apples?
      most people like eggs
      most fishes have fins
    3. the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

    4. <adj.all>
      made the most money he could
      what attracts the most attention?
      made the most of a bad deal
    [ adv ]
    1. used to form the superlative

    2. <adv.all>
      the king cobra is the most dangerous snake
    3. very

    4. <adv.all>
      a most welcome relief
    5. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

    6. <adv.all>
      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


    More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}
    (m[=o]st).] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo,
    ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D.
    meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri,
    meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a.,
    mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus
    great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. {Most}, {uch},
    {Major}.]
    1. Greater; superior; increased; as:
    (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the
    like; with the singular.

    He gat more money. --Chaucer.

    If we procure not to ourselves more woe.
    --Milton.

    Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection
    with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this,
    their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of
    greater, further, or the like, for more.

    Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse
    height,
    Do make them music for their more delight.
    --Spenser.

    The more part knew not wherefore they were come
    together. --Acts xix.
    32.

    Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt.
    --Shak.
    (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the
    plural.

    The people of the children of Israel are more
    and mightier than we. --Ex. i. 9.

    2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more
    worlds to conquer.

    With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.


    Much \Much\ (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but
    supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from
    another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as
    mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr.
    me`gas, fem. mega`lh, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much.
    [root]103. See {Mickle}.]
    1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has
    fallen; much time.

    Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and
    shalt gather but little in. --Deut.
    xxviii. 38.

    2. Many in number. [Archaic]

    Edom came out against him with much people. --Num.
    xx. 20.

    3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


    Most \Most\ (m[=o]st), a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast,
    mest, AS. m[=ae]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[=e]st, G. meist,
    Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E.
    more. [root]103. See {More}, a.]
    1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in
    number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. ``Most
    men will proclaim every one his own goodness.'' --Prov.
    xx. 6.

    The cities wherein most of his mighty works were
    done. --Matt. xi.
    20.

    2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. ``In
    the moste pride.'' --Chaucer.

    3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

    Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion,
    quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following
    meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part;
    preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The
    utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result;
    especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the
    most, at most.

    A quarter of a year or some months at the most.
    --Bacon.

    A covetous man makes the most of what he has.
    --L'Estrange.

    {For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a
    thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or
    things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part,
    are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was
    pleasing.

    {Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n.
    [Obs.] ``She sleeps most an end.'' --Massinger.


    Most \Most\, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.]
    In the greatest or highest degree.

    Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites,
    were courtiers and prelates. --Milton.

    Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to
    form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the
    termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most
    illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after
    the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of
    the double superlative was common. See {More}, adv.

    The most unkindest cut of all. --Shak.

    The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts
    xxvi. 5.

    1. According to a study by the Marshall Institute, the average NASA employee's age in 1963 was 30; now most of its senior and middle-managers will be eligible to retire in five years.
    2. The Massachusetts governor spent most of Monday in Boston, while George Bush was in Washington, leaving the campaign trail to Jackson.
    3. The Japanese are most enthusiastic about the notion of yen-denominated U.S. government bonds.
    4. Many forgeries were produced, most of which were printed by the authorities themselves.
    5. Pernilla Ostergren is a touching Ophelia, a child-woman who remains on stage for much of evening, a forlorn witness to most of the debauchery.
    6. Among other statistics released by the association: _The most common cardiovascular disease is high blood pressure, which affects 60 million Americans.
    7. However, the gains are so slight that average yields for most maturities are still below the levels of two weeks ago.
    8. But the most controversial section of the legislation was the plan to overhaul the law that blocks new products with any element of futurity from trading on a securities exchange.
    9. The most recent estimates indicate soy ink will cost about one-third more than conventional low-rub ink, but as the demand for it increases, the price could decrease.
    10. USDA said sales of sorghum totaled 347,100 tons, the most in the current marketing year.
    11. At a local gasoline station visited monthly by a part-time Labor Deprtment worker, the manager is nonchalant about his role in compiling one of the government's most important economic indicators.
    12. Nor has the flow of rights issues upset share prices to date. However, most strategists agree that share prices will remain vulnerable until there is further indication that the UK economy is securely on the recovery trail.
    13. So despite his book's subtitle, he does not restrict himself to the immediate postwar period because the Cold War's origins lie further back, most particularly, in the doctrines and personalities of the Bolshevik state.
    14. But six months after German unity, most experts agree that many of the east's factories are in much worse shape than anyone imagined they would be.
    15. The lumbering Japan Air Lines 747 drones over bustling Grant County Mall on its landing approach, the most dramatic sign that this remote little town has survived and prospered since Larson Air Force Base closed in 1966.
    16. Thought for today: "How do most people live without any thoughts?
    17. American businesses, worried about a recession, plan a barely perceptible 0.4 percent increase in spending to modernize in 1991, the most pessimistic outlook for business investment in five years.
    18. "Baseball is a kind of theater: they have a lot in common." Mr. Nederlander is one of five brothers and a sister, most of whom are closely involved with the family business, run primarily from New York and Detroit.
    19. Those disruptions, in turn, could affect the efficiency of the military operations in Saudi Arabia, where most of the Allied forces are based.
    20. Although economic growth is most crucial for the black majority, in the long run the white minority's own freedoms also depend on South Africa's economic survival.
    21. Washington, which supports the guerrillas, has devoted most of its effort to obtaining a withdrawal.
    22. Money continues to flow toward technologies that could be fielded soonest, while riskier and more exotic ideas absorb most of the cutbacks.
    23. Restrictive steps that Balch said would be most likely to be introduced are parental consent and notification laws, and measures to give fathers a say in abortion decisions.
    24. Among other things, says one U.S. official scheduled to attend the talks, export controls will likely be ended for all PC models, including the most advanced generation using Intel Corp.'s i486 chips.
    25. For years, most local politicians have accepted the idea of a spit-and-polish force that is both efficient and cost-effective.
    26. It's entirely possible, of course, that their enthusiasm came partly from the fact that most of them couldn't see much of what was going on.
    27. Until today's inflation report, most economists believed that Federal Reserve policy-makers, meeting Monday, would stimulate the economy with another cut in interest rates before the end of the year.
    28. Lokmaya's village of Balambhu has better health care than most in this nation of 17 million people.
    29. Prices of most contracts had declined for three sessions in a row, he noted.
    30. During the last meeting, the Sandinistas presented their most liberal proposal.
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