most/məʊst $ moʊst/

the superlative form of “much” or “many”

a.

➊ the largest in number or amount

➋ almost all

ad.

➊ used to form the superlative of adjectives or adverbs with two or more syllables

➋ to the greatest degree

➌ very, extremely

pron. almost all of sb/sth

a. [much或many的最高级]

➊ 最多的；最大数量的：Of all his friends who has the most money? 在他所有朋友当中，谁的钱最多？

◇He had the most supporters. 他的支持者最多。

➋ 大多数的；几乎所有的：[most前无the] Most students enjoyed the party. 大多数学生派对上玩得很开心。

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➊ [与两个或两个以上音节的形容词或副词连用，构成最高级] 最：[修饰形容词时，前面要加the] She is the most beautiful girl in the class. 她是班上最漂亮的女孩。

◇[修饰副词时，前面的the可省略] She danced most beautifully. 她舞姿最优美。

➋ （程度上）最：Which of these three films do you like most? 这3部电影你最喜欢哪一部？

➌ 非常，极其：a most careful teacher 一个十分仔细的老师

◇The story is most interesting. 这个故事极其有趣。

pron. 大多数，大部分：[most of sth/sb] Most of his classmates come to school by bus. 他的大部分同学都乘公共汽车上学。

◇Some of the chairs were broken but most were in good condition. 一些椅子坏了，但大多数是好的。

at (the) most 最多：I can buy two chairs at most. 我最多只能买两条椅子。

音组-ost/-əʊst $ -oʊst/

host; most; post

常犯错误

✗ most of students

✓ most students 大多数学生

✓ most of the students 这些学生中的大多数

[✌代词most, all, both, each, any, some以及表示数量的one-third, one与of ... 连用时，of后面的名词前要加the或其他限定词]

常犯错误

✗ The students are most young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.

✓ The students are mostly young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty. 这些学生大多数是16至20岁的年轻人。

常犯错误

a most interesting book应理解为：

✗ 一本最有趣的书

✓ 一本很有趣的书

[✌most可作副词，修饰形容词或其他副词，意思为“很”，与very 同义，多用于肯定句]