| 单词 | to make most of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make most of d. to make the most of: to employ to the best advantage; to derive what limited advantage one can from; to represent or exhibit in the best light or in the light most advantageous to one's ends. Formerly also †to make most of: to treat with the greatest consideration (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > take advantage of > turn to account > turn to best advantage to make the most of1526 optimize1817 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > treat kindly [verb (transitive)] > treat considerately to make the most of1526 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display of [verb (transitive)] flourishc1380 show1509 ostent1531 ostentatec1540 to ruffle it1551 to brave out1581 vaunt1590 boasta1592 venditate1600 to make the most ofa1627 display1628 to make (a) parade of1656 pride1667 sport1684 to show off1750 flash1785 afficher1814 affiche1817 parade1818 flaunt1822 air1867 showboat1937 ponce1953 rock1987 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dvv He maketh moste of vs and cherissheth vs. 1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Epistle (1880) 22 Thackwell is..permitted to make the most he could of his presse and letters. a1627 J. Hayward Life & Raigne Edward Sixt (1630) 73 The most[was] made of that which was true, and many falsities added. 1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. ii. xxiii. 36 I alwaies made the most of the youngest. 1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 69 When you have made the most of it, I foresee this Latitudinarian Love will be expensive. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. iv. 6 How to make the most of her Beauty. 1748 G. G. Beekman Let. 3 Sept. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 60 It [sc. brown sugar] be so Exceedingly Dirty more so then Any french Sugars I ever say [sic]. Shall make the most of it. 1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. 108 Whereas, when I say, ‘There were a few men with him’; I evidently intend to make the most of them. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 108 Lawyers..to draw his contracts, his pre-contracts, and his post-contracts, and to find the way to make the most of grants of church-lands, [etc.]. 1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám xxiii. 5 Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend. 1891 Temple Bar June 167 He..made the most of his opportunity. 1959 B. Kops Hamlet of Stepney Green 170 Make the most of your life—because life is a holiday from the dark. 1973 L. Cooper Tea on Sunday vi. 60 She was good looking in her way, but..she didn't know how to make the most of herself. 1987 Which? Oct. 499/2 Unless you're willing to buy better speakers, you won't be making the most of CD. < as lemmas |
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