1. best: better than anything or
anyone else
例：
The best ice cream in the world is made in
Italy. （意大利產(chǎn)的冰淇淋全世界最棒。）
What's the best way to cook sweet potatoes?（番薯怎么做最好吃？）
by far the best/easily the best (=much better than any others)
It was by far the best vacation I've ever
had. （這是我過的最棒的一個假期。）
I've read most of his books, but 'Mosquito
Coast' is easily his best. （他的書我差不多都讀過，這么多本中，《蚊子海岸》最優(yōu)秀。）
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2. greatest: the best and most
important that there has ever been
例：
New Yorkers think they live in the greatest
city on earth. （紐約人覺得紐約是全世界最好的城市。）
Picasso is generally regarded as the
greatest artist of the 20th century. （大家普遍認為，畢加索是20世紀最偉大的藝術(shù)家。）
Gorbachev's greatest achievement was ending
the Cold War. （戈爾巴喬夫最偉大的功績就是結(jié)束了冷戰(zhàn)。）
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3. finest: the best and highest
quality, or the best and most skillful
例：
Hemingway was the finest American writer of
his generation. （同時代的美國作家中，屬海明威最優(yōu)秀。）
The Silver Pavilion is one of the finest
examples of Japanese architecture. （京都銀閣寺是日本建筑的代表作。）
Many people regard Beethoven's Fifth
Symphony as his finest work. （很多人認為貝多芬的《第五交響曲》是他最好的作品。）
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4. ideal: the best and most suitable
例：
The ideal candidate will have a degree and
at least two years' experience. （應(yīng)聘者最好有大學文憑以及兩年工作經(jīng)驗。）
I'm afraid the accommodation here is far
from ideal. （恐怕這兒的住宿條件很不理想。）
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5. top: the most skillful, most
successful, and most famous
例：
He is definitely one of the world's top
golfers. （毫無疑問，他是全世界最頂尖的高爾夫選手之一。）
The prize is to have your hair done at a
top New York salon. （優(yōu)勝者可以去紐約最頂級的沙龍做頭發(fā)。）
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6. number one: the person who is
most successful in their company or in the type of work that they do
例：
For three years, he was the company's
number one salesman. （連續(xù)三年，他都是公司最厲害的銷售。）
Sweden's number one model has married
American actor Tommy Haines. （好萊塢演員湯米·海恩斯娶了瑞典最頂級的模特為妻。）
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7. the:
the place/shop/person/authority etc.: use this to say that something is the best one of its kind
備注：這時候''the''發(fā)音發(fā)成/ei/。
例：
Manhattan's East Village is the place for
exciting nightlife. （曼哈頓東村是過夜生活最好的地方。）
Our guest speaker today is the authority on
Chinese politics. （我們今天的演講嘉賓是對華政策的權(quán)威人士。）
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8. ultimate: the ultimate person or
thing is the very best of their type that there has ever been, and it is hard
to believe that anything could ever be better
例：
Monroe was the ultimate Hollywood movie
star. （夢露是好萊塢有史以來最棒的電影明星。）
For many people, the Rolling Stones will
always be the world's ultimate rock and roll band. （對大部分人來說，滾石永遠是世界上最棒的搖滾樂隊。）
the ultimate in
Our first-class passengers enjoy the
ultimate in luxury and service. （頭等艙服務(wù)最好也最奢華。）
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