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Not this
He best me every time.
Use this
He bests me every time.
动词best在一般现在时第三人称单数后应加-s，不能省略。
胜过；击败
besting — present participle of best
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
胜过；击败
To defeat or outdo someone.
She bested her opponent in the final round of the debate.
她在辩论的最后一轮中击败了对手。
在技能或成就上超越
To surpass in skill or achievement.
在比赛中击败
To beat in a contest.
best
Base
原形
bests
3rd person
第三人称单数
besting
-ing
现在分词
bested
Past
过去式
bested
Past participle
过去分词
She bests all her competitors.
她打败了所有竞争对手。
He bested his opponent in the debate.
他在辩论中击败了对手。
They have bested the previous record.
他们打破了之前的纪录。
规则动词，表示‘打败，胜过’。
He bests everyone at chess in his club.
他在俱乐部里下棋胜过所有人。
They bested the previous record by three seconds.
他们比之前的纪录快了3秒。
Not this
He best me every time.
Use this
He bests me every time.
动词best在一般现在时第三人称单数后应加-s，不能省略。
Not this
I best him yesterday.
Use this
I bested him yesterday.
动词best的过去式是bested，不应使用原形表示过去。
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击败对手，胜过竞争者
She bested the competition to win the gold medal.
她击败了所有对手，夺得金牌。
击败对手
He bested his opponent in the final set.
他在最后一盘击败了对手。
打破纪录；超越纪录
The swimmer bested the world record by 0.3 seconds.
这名游泳运动员以0.3秒的优势打破了世界纪录。
超过自己以往的成绩
She bested her previous score in the second round.
她在第二轮中超过了自己之前的成绩。
被某人击败；输给某人
The champion was bested by a young challenger.
这位冠军被一名年轻的挑战者击败了。
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记住：best 是‘最好’，动词就是把对方比成‘次好’，在比赛中击败对手。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、sports reporting、literary prose 作为动词的 best 比较正式，多用于书面语或新闻报道，表示“胜过、击败”。日常口语中更常说 beat。
常用于短语 best someone at something，表示在某方面胜过某人。
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