Word · Frequency #1212
bests
胜过；击败
bests is the third person singular of best.
To defeat or outdo someone.
- 1.
To surpass in skill or achievement.
在技能或成就上超越
- 2.
To beat in a contest.
在比赛中击败
在技能或成就上超越；在比赛中击败
In use
She bested her opponent in the final round of the debate.
He bests everyone at chess in his club.
They bested the previous record by three seconds.
Verb forms
base best · third person bests · -ing besting · past bested · past participle bested
规则动词，表示‘打败，胜过’。
Common mistakes
He best me every time.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。
I best him yesterday.I bested him yesterday.
动词best的过去式是bested，不应使用原形表示过去。
Connections
Collocations
- best the competition
- 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。
- best an opponent
- 击败对手
- He bested his opponent in the final set.他在最后一盘击败了对手。
- best a record
- 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。
- best one's previous score
- 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。
- be bested by someone
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于短语 best someone at something，表示在某方面胜过某人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'best' /bɛst/, sharing the final /ɛst/ sound. Beware lookalikes: 'beast' is /biːst/, 'baste' is /beɪst/, and 'bust' is /bʌst/; none rhymes with 'best'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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