bend

1. bend to [before] sb (sth) 向某人或某事屈服。如：

We won’t bend to [before] anyone. 我们不会向任何人屈服。

He didn’t want to bend to fate. 他不愿向命运低头。

2. bend……to 专心于，致力于。如：

He bent his mind [himself] to his new job. 他专心于他新的工作。

3. be bent on (doing) sth 决心采取某行动，专心于做某事。如：

He is bent on his work. 他专心于工作。

He is bent on winning at all costs. 他决心不惜一切代价去争取胜利。

beside

1. beside oneself with sth……得要命，非常。如：

She was beside herself with joy. 他欣喜若狂。

He was beside himself with toothache. 他牙痛得要命。

best

1. at (the) best至多，充其量，就最乐观的一面来看。如：

Life is short at best. 生命再长也是短暂的。

At best a few hundred people attended the meeting. 充其量只有几百人参加了会议。

We can’t arrive before Friday at best. 我们无论如何也无法在星期五以前赶到。

2. do [try] one’s best 尽力， 竭尽全力。如：

As long as you do your best, we’ll be happy. 只要你尽力，我们就满意了。

It doesn’t matter if you don’t win---just try your best. 赢不了也没关系，只要努力即可。

注：其后有时可接不定式。如：

We did our best to help them. 我们尽力帮了他们。

3. had best 最好，应该。如：

You had best stay here. 你最好呆在这儿。

I think we had best sell it. 我想我们还是把它卖掉的好。

注：had best 与 had better 同义。

4. It’s best for sb to do sth 某人最好去做某事。如：

It’s best for us to start early. 我们最好早点出发。

It’s best for you to buy a dictionary. 你最好买台电脑。

5. make the best of 充分利用，尽量往好处做，将就用。如：

We must make the best of the fine weather. 我们必须要充分利用这好天气。

The only thing to do now is to make the best of things. 现在唯一的办法就是随遇而安。

better

1. be better off 更富裕，生活更好。如：

We are much better off now. 我们现在的生活好多了。

Today’s pensioners are better off than they used to be. 现在靠养老金生活的人比他们原来生活要更好些。

注：有时后接 without, 意为：没有……生活反而更好。如：

We’d be better off without them as neighbours. 要是没有他们这样的邻居，我们就会过得更愉快了。

2. be better off (doing sth) 最好做某事，做某事很明智。如：

He was better off giving her some flowers. 他给她送花，那是明智之举。

He’d be better off going to the police about it. 他最好把这件事报告警方。

3. get the better of 占上风，打赢，制服，克服。如：

I’ll get the better of him some day. 我总有一天要打赢他。

He tried to get the better of his sleepiness. 他试图克服自己的睡意。

4. had better 最好，应该。如：

You’d better go home now. 你最好现在回家去。

We’d better not tell her about it. 我们最好不要把这事告诉他。

注：had better 的否定式通常是在 better 后加 not。

5. It’s better for sb to do sth 某人最好做某事。如：

It’s better for you to sell the car. 你最好把汽车卖了。

It’s better for you to keep silent. 你最好什么也别说。

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