1. A 最坏的，最差的　 more bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory than any one or anything else
2. 〈美〉最恶劣，最有害　 most harmful, gravest

　the ～ accident　最惨的事故
　the ～ book　最破的书
　the ～ chair　最破的椅子
　the ～ players　最差的选手
　the ～ singer　最糟糕的歌手
　the ～ table　最破的桌子
　the ～ weather　最恶劣的天气

　Simon is the worst one of all the boys I know.　我认识的孩子中，西蒙是最坏的。
　This is the worst book I have ever read.　这是我所读过的最差的书。
　This is the worst accident for years.　这次事故是多年来最惨的。
　This is the worst storm for five years.　这是五年来最厉害的暴风雨。
　The two worst players are all from that university.　最差的两个选手都来自那所大学。

　This winter's weather is the worst in years.　今年冬天的天气是多年来最恶劣的。

 ♣ one's own worst enemy
　自讨苦吃的人；自己不幸的根词/cn>　person whose own faults are worse than the bad things that have happened to him; the cause of one's own misfortunes
　With her indecisiveness, she is her own worst enemy.　她优柔寡断，自己害了自己。

　最坏地，最恶劣地　most badly

　worst　用作副词时意思是“最坏地，最恶劣地，最有害地”，是badly〔ill〕的最高级形式。

　Of the four of us, I sang the worst.　我们四个人中我唱得最差。
　The others weren't very good but she played the worst of anybody.　其他人演得不太好，但她演得最差劲。
　Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage.　燃料短缺受到影响，制造业首当其冲。

 ♣ come off worst
　大吃其苦头　suffer more than sb else
　John picked a fight with Jack and came off worst.　约翰寻衅和杰克打架，结果大吃苦头。

S 最坏的人〔情况〕 the most bad part, state, event, possibility, etc.

　avert the ～　防止最坏的情况
　do one's ～　使出最恶劣的手段
　get the ～ of　遭到失败
　get the ～ of a quarrel　在争辩中失败
　have the ～ of a quarrel　在争辩中失败
　make the ～ of　对…作最坏打算
　give a person the ～ of it　击败某人
　at the ～　在最坏的情况下，充其量

　The worst has happened.　最坏的事情发生了。
　When they did not hear from her, they feared the worst.　他们那时听不到她的消息，唯恐发生了最糟的事。

 ♣ at the worst
　在最坏的情况下，充其量　if the worst happens
　They will lose at the worst only fifteen sheep.　在最糟的情况下，他们也不过损失15只羊。
　Don't worry about your driving test. At the worst you will fail, and then you can always take it again.　别担心你的驾驶测试，充其量就是没通过，然而你总可以随时考。
 ♣ do one's worst
　使出最恶劣的手段　be as difficult, unpleasant, harmful, etc. as possible
　He can not harm us now—let him do his worst.　他现在不能伤害我们了——让他使出最恶劣的手段吧。
 ♣ get the worst of
　遭到失败　be defeated
　The dog had been fighting and had obviously got the worst of it.　那条狗打过架而且显然吃了败仗。
 ♣ if the worst comes to the worst
　如果事情坏到极点，万一出现最坏的情况　if circumstances become too difficult or dangerous; if the plan fails
　If the worst comes to the worst, we'll have to cancel our holiday plans.　要是情况不妙，我们只好取消度假计划了。
　If the worst comes to the worst, a vessel can always take another route.　万一出现最坏的情况，船总可以转到另一条航线。
　Even if the worst comes to the worst, we can always sell up our business here and start again somewhere else.　即使出现最坏的情况，我们也总可以在这里变卖商店，然后在其他地方另起炉灶。
 ♣ the worst of it is that
　最糟糕的是… the most unfortunate〔unpleasant〕　thing about the situation is that
　The worst of it is that I can't even be sure if they received my cheque.　最糟糕的是我都不清楚他们是否收到了我的支票。
　We were stranded in the car all night and the worst of it was that we did not have anything to eat and drink.　我们整整一夜被困在汽车里，然而最糟糕的是，我们没有任何吃喝的东西。

　［反义词］ adj.，adv. & n. best
　［词源］　古英语wierresta（最坏的，最差的；最坏，最次）