most

det.

pron.

1. （数量上）最多，最大
   the largest in number or amount
   1. Who do you think will get (the) most votes?
      你认为谁会得到最多的选票？
   2. She had the most money of all of them.
      在这些人当中，她最有钱。
   3. I spent most time on the first question.
      我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。
   4. Who ate the most?
      谁吃得最多？
   5. The director has the most to lose .
      主任可能会损失最大。
2. 大多数；几乎所有
   more than half of sb/sth; almost all of sb/sth
   1. I like most vegetables.
      几乎什么蔬菜我都喜欢。
   2. Most classical music sends me to sleep.
      大多数古典音乐都会让我睡着。
   3. As most of you know, I've decided to resign.
      你们大多数人都知道，我已经决定辞职了。
   4. Most of the people I had invited turned up.
      我邀请的人多半都来了。
   5. There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular.
      英语有数千个动词，大多数是规则动词。

adv.

1. （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
   used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables
   1. the most boring/beautiful part
      最烦人的 / 最美丽的部分
   2. It was the people with the least money who gave most generously.
      最没钱的人最慷慨大方。
2. （程度上）最大，最多，最高
   to the greatest degree
   1. What did you enjoy (the) most?
      你最欣赏的是什么？
   2. It was what she wanted most of all .
      这就是她最想得到的。
3. 非常；极其；完全
   very; extremely; completely
   1. It was most kind of you to meet me.
      你来接我真是太好了。
   2. We shall most probably never meet again.
      我们极有可能再也见不到面了。
   3. This technique looks easy, but it most certainly is not.
      这项技术看上去简单，但绝不是那么回事。
4. 几乎；差不多
   almost
   1. I go to the store most every day.
      我几乎每天都去商店。

Most is often considered to be the superlative form of much and many.
most 常被认为是 much 和 many 的最高级。

1. QUANT 大多数;大部分
   You use most to refer to the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something.
   1. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water...
      首都的大部分房屋没有自来水。
   2. By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage smoking has caused...
      通过戒烟可以消除吸烟造成的大部分危害。
   3. Sadly, most of the house was destroyed by fire in 1828.
      遗憾的是，这座房屋在1828年的火灾中大部分被烧毁。
   4. Most is also a determiner.
      
   5. Most people think the Queen has done a good job over the last 50 years...
      多数人认为女王在过去50年间的表现令人满意。
   6. Most companies are looking to sponsor students on specific courses.
      大部分公司在寻求机会资助学习某些特定课程的学生。
   7. Most is also a pronoun.
      
   8. Seventeen civilians were hurt. Most are students who had been attending a twenty-first birthday party...
      17名平民受伤，大部分是学生，在参加一个21岁生日聚会。
   9. All of the rooms have private baths, and most have radios and TV.
      所有房间都自带浴室，大部分房间有收音机和电视机。
2. ADJ-SUPERL 最多的;最大量的
   You use the most to mean a larger amount than anyone or anything else, or the largest amount possible.
   1. The President himself won the most votes...
      总统本人获得最多选票。
   2. The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks...
      船长拿到的钱最多，其次是厨师。
   3. Tom had the most authority of all.
      汤姆在所有人中威信最高。
   4. Most is also a pronoun.
      
   5. The most they earn in a day is ten roubles.
      他们每天最多挣10卢布。
3. ADV-SUPERL 尤其;最为
   You use most to indicate that something is true or happens to a greater degree or extent than anything else.
   1. What she feared most was becoming like her mother...
      她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
   2. What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
      他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民。
   3. ...Professor Morris, the person he most hated.
      莫里斯教授，他最憎恶的人
4. ADV-SUPERL 最;极其
   You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.
   1. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood...
      她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
   2. He was one of the most influential performers of modern jazz...
      他是现代爵士乐最有影响力的表演者之一。
   3. If anything, swimming will appeal to her most strongly...
      如果说有什么能强烈地吸引她，那就是游泳了。
   4. Keeping pace with the litter during summer, when the park is most heavily used, is also a huge task.
      夏季公园游人最多的时候，及时清扫废弃物也是一项艰巨的任务。
   5. ...the most junior of the New York Times music critics.
      《纽约时报》最年轻的乐评人
5. ADV-SUPERL 最大限度地;最频繁地;最多地
   If you do something the most, you do it to the greatest extent possible or with the greatest frequency.
   1. What question are you asked the most?...
      你们被问及最多的问题是什么？
   2. Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children...
      妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
   3. Among the subjects for which the pass rate has risen the most are art and design, business studies, and music.
      及格率提高最多的科目是艺术设计、商业研究和音乐。
6. ADV-SUPERL (在谈话中用于引起注意)最…，极其…
   You use most in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something very interesting or important that you are about to say.
   1. Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all...
      最让人吃惊的是，相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。
   2. Most interestingly, they are demanding that a national working party on crimes against women and children be established.
      最令人关注的是，他们要求针对侵害妇女和儿童的犯罪成立全国专案组。
7. ADV-SUPERL 十分;非常
   You use most to emphasize an adjective or adverb.
   1. I'll be most pleased to speak to them...
      能跟他们谈谈我会十分高兴。
   2. I believe he is most painfully anxious about Diana.
      我相信他肯定非常担心黛安娜。

Note that you can say 'Most children love sweets', but you cannot say 'Most of children love sweets'. However, when a pronoun is used, you can say 'Most of them love sweets'.
注意可以说：Most children love sweets（大多数孩子爱吃糖果），但不能说Most of children love sweets;如果使用代词，则可以说 Most of them love sweets（他们大多数爱吃糖果）。

8. PHRASE 至多;最多
   You use at most or at the most to say that a number or amount is the maximum that is possible and that the actual number or amount may be smaller.
   1. Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most.
      把梨放入苹果汁中，最多煮10分钟左右。
   2. ...staying on at school for two extra years to study only three, or at the most four subjects...
      在学校再多呆两年学习仅仅三门、至多四门课程
   3. Many companies are expecting flat sales or at most a 1 to 2 percent increase over last year.
      很多公司预计销售不会有大的起色，或者最多比去年增多1%或2%。
9. PHRASE 尽量利用;充分利用
   If you make the most of something, you get the maximum use or advantage from it.
   1. Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have...
      幸福就是有能力充分享受你拥有的一切。
   2. Making the most of your hair means getting the cut and shape right.
      让头发达到最佳效果意味着要修剪得当，并选择合适的发型。
10. for the most part → see: part

1. Today, oil and natural gas have replaced coal and wood in most areas.
   如今在大部分地区，燃油和天然气已经取代了煤炭和木头。
2. This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled
   这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。
3. Many of those most affected are elderly.
   受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。
4. Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera.
   多数人都熟悉瓦格纳歌剧中的这一人物。
5. I heard the most heartrending screams and moans.
   我听到了最让人揪心的尖叫和呻吟。
6. I just had the most awful dream
   我刚做了个非常可怕的梦。
7. I am luckier than most. I have a job
   我比大部分人幸运。我有份工作。
8. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water
   首都的大部分房屋没有自来水。
9. By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage smoking has caused
   通过戒烟可以消除吸烟造成的大部分危害。
10. Sadly, most of the house was destroyed by fire in 1828.
    遗憾的是，这座房屋在1828年的火灾中大部分被烧毁。
11. The President himself won the most votes
    总统本人获得最多选票。
12. The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks
    船长拿到的钱最多，其次是厨师。
13. Tom had the most authority of all.
    汤姆在所有人中威信最高。
14. What she feared most was becoming like her mother
    她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。
15. What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
    他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民。
16. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood
    她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
17. He was one of the most influential performers of modern jazz
    他是现代爵士乐最有影响力的表演者之一。
18. If anything, swimming will appeal to her most strongly
    如果说有什么能强烈地吸引她，那就是游泳了。
19. Keeping pace with the litter during summer, when the park is most heavily used, is also a huge task.
    夏季公园游人最多的时候，及时清扫废弃物也是一项艰巨的任务。
20. What question are you asked the most?
    你们被问及最多的问题是什么？
21. Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children
    妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
22. Among the subjects for which the pass rate has risen the most are art and design, business studies, and music.
    及格率提高最多的科目是艺术设计、商业研究和音乐。
23. Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all
    最让人吃惊的是，相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。
24. Most interestingly, they are demanding that a national working party on crimes against women and children be established.
    最令人关注的是，他们要求针对侵害妇女和儿童的犯罪成立全国专案组。
25. I'll be most pleased to speak to them
    能跟他们谈谈我会十分高兴。
26. I believe he is most painfully anxious about Diana.
    我相信他肯定非常担心黛安娜。
27. Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most.
    把梨放入苹果汁中，最多煮10分钟左右。
28. Many companies are expecting flat sales or at most a 1 to 2 percent increase over last year.
    很多公司预计销售不会有大的起色，或者最多比去年增多1%或2%。
29. Making the most of your hair means getting the cut and shape right.
    让头发达到最佳效果意味着要修剪得当，并选择合适的发型。
30. This has been one of the most successful desserts in my repertoire.
    这是我会做的甜点中做得最成功的一种。

pron.

at (the) most

• 至多；不超过
  not more than
  1. As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
     作为一则新闻，它至多只能占一小段。
  2. There were 50 people there, at the very most.
     那儿最多只有50个人。

adv

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
   1. the job is (just) about done
   2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
   3. we're almost finished
   4. the car all but ran her down
   5. he nearly fainted
   6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
   7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
   8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
   9. I was near exhausted by the run
   10. most everyone agrees

   Synonym:    aboutalmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

2. used to form the superlative
   1. the king cobra is the most dangerous snake

   Synonym:    to the highest degree

3. very
   1. a most welcome relief