| 单词 | the worst of the worst |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe worst of the worst b. the worst of the worst: those who are objectionable, reprehensible, or wicked to the highest possible degree; (also) that which is unsurpassably painful, unpleasant, or unfortunate; cf. the best of the best at best adj., n.1, and adv. Phrases 4d(b). ΚΠ 1846 Daily News 9 Apr. 7/5 The sailors who go to Bonny River are the worst of the worst. 1899 San Antonio (Texas) Sunday Light 16 July Of all our evils, the worst of the worst Is home-made infelicity. 1916 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 10/2 The worst of the worst is come. 1997 J. Fellner Cold Storage vi. 47 The simple fact that prisoners in such facilities have been labeled the 'worst of the worst' encourages correctional officers to view them in a dehumanizing way. 2017 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Apr. 6 One of the six boys he referred to as ‘the worst of the worst’ was 14. < as lemmas |
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