Word · Frequency #13770
worst
打败；击败；战胜
defeat thoroughly
- 1.
defeat thoroughly
彻底打败
彻底打败
In use
After a long final, the young challenger worsted the defending champion.
Our team has worsted every rival this season.
If you train hard, you can worst most opponents.
worst + someone/something
及物动词，后接被击败的人或队伍。
The team worsted their rivals in the final match.
该队在决赛中彻底击败了对手。
be worsted + by + someone/something
被动语态，表示被某人或某物击败。
The defending champion was worsted by a newcomer.
卫冕冠军被一名新手彻底击败。
Verb forms
base worst · third person worsts · -ing worsting · past worsted · past participle worsted
规则动词：worst（彻底打败）
Common mistakes
He worst me in the game.He worsted me in the game.
动词"worst"的过去式应为"worsted"，不能直接使用原形表示过去动作。
He is worst in the competition.He worsted his opponent in the competition.
"worst"作动词意为"彻底击败"，而非形容词"最坏的"；应使用过去式及宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- be worsted
- 被彻底打败；落败
- The home team was worsted in the final match.主队在决赛中被彻底打败。
- worst an opponent
- 彻底击败对手
- She worsted her opponent in three moves.她只用了三步就彻底击败了对手。
- worst the field
- 击败所有对手；战胜全场
- The young runner worsted the field and took the gold.这位年轻选手击败了所有对手，夺得金牌。
- worst the defending champion
- 击败卫冕冠军
- The challenger worsted the defending champion in straight sets.挑战者直落三盘击败了卫冕冠军。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at worst
- 最坏的情况下；大不了At worst, the meeting will run fifteen minutes over.最坏的情况下，会议也只会超时十五分钟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把对手打到最差（worst）的地步——意思就是彻底打败。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、历史或文学叙述 作动词表示“彻底打败”时，通常用于正式、书面或文学性语境，日常口语中较少出现；口语中更常用 defeat 或 beat。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词均以 /ɜːst/ 音结尾，与 worst（动词，意为“彻底打败”）押韵。注意形近词 worse（/wɜːs/）和 worth（/wɜːθ/）并不与 worst 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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