adj 最坏(糟、差)的，最严重的(most inferior or severe)[作attrib]：It's the～winter/weather/storm/accident for years. 这是多年来最寒冷的冬天/最恶劣的天气/最狂虐的暴风雨/最严重的车祸。the～airline disaster/cases 最严重的空难/案件;the～victims of inflation 通货膨胀最严重的受害者; the～aspect of a situation/an event 形势/事件最糟的方面; the～thing which ever happened to me 在我身上发生的最严重的事情; a criminal of the～kind 最残忍的罪犯; Of all the students， Joe is the～. 在所有的学生中，乔是最差的。If one has a fever， he usually feels～in the evening. 发烧的人通常在晚上感到最不舒服。Who came off～in the argument? 在这场辩论中谁最差? She wanted in the～way to see the movie.(fig) 她特别想去看那部电影。

one's own worst enemy 自己不幸的根源：Lack of self-confidence is his own～enemy. 缺乏自信是他最大的敌人。

worst of all 最糟糕的是：But～of all，he lost his confidence. 但是最糟糕的是他失去了自信心。

adv 最坏(糟、差)地(most badly)：Tom sings badly， Mary sings worse，and I sing the～of all! 汤姆唱得很差，玛莉唱得更差，我唱得最差。This child acted the～when there is company about. 当有人在场的时候，这个孩子表现得最淘气。This university was(the)～hit by government spending cuts. 这所大学受到政府削减开支的打击最严重。the～-dressed man/-affected area 穿得最差的人/受影响最严重的地区;

n最坏的情况(most bad situation，event，etc.)[U，the～]： Tell me the～! 把最坏的情况告诉我!The～of it/all/that is... 最糟糕的是…… prepare for/brave the～做最坏的打算/勇敢地面对最坏的情况;expect/fear the～等待/害怕最坏的情况发生;The～of the winter (storm) is over/past now. 冬天里最严酷的日子(暴风雨最猛烈的一阵)现在已经过去了。 I have seen bad work， but this is the～. 我见过干得差的工作，但这件工作干得最糟。The～has happened. 最坏的事情发生了。The～of you is that you never admit your mistakes. 最糟糕的是你从不承认错误。The～of it is that none of us speaks English. 最糟的是我们之间没有人会说英语。

at one's worst 表现(情绪)最糟： He keeps cheerful even when things were at their～. 即使在情况最恶劣的时候，他也非常乐观。

at (the) worst 最坏的情况，至少：We shall lose at～only $50. 我们最糟也不过损失50美元。

do one's worst 使出最恶劣的手段： Out of sheer revenge，he did his～to ruin her reputation. 仅仅为了报复，他使出了最恶劣的手段来败坏她的名声。

get/have the worst of it 1)被打败： Our team got the～of it in the last game. 我们队在最后一场比赛中输了。2)最不利的状况： The children got the～of it in the car accident. 孩子们在车祸中受伤最严重。

if/when the worst comes/came to the worst 如/当最坏的情况发生：If the～came to the～，the vessel could always take another route. 如最坏的情况发生，船还可以走另一条航线。

make the worst of 对……做最坏的打算：He is a person who always makes the～of everything. 他是那种总是把任何事情都做最坏打算的人。

vt打败(defeat)[T+n]：The hero～ed his enemies. 英雄打败了敌人。be～ed in the battle/the game/the speech contest/the argument 在战斗/比赛/演讲比赛/辩论中被击败;〖同〗win，beat，defeat，triumph，conquer;〖反〗lose，fail，miss