学个词Learn a Word 第1353期 at best

　　今天我们要学的词是at best。At best, 充其量，顶多。 "His performance was mediocre¹ at best," 他的表现充其量只能算一般。 "His new book lacks originality². It's OK at best," 他的新书缺少新意，最多只能算凑合。 "The food served in the cafeteria is acceptable at best," 食堂的饭顶多只能算勉强可以接受。
美国劳工市场持续低迷。 "Recently published job reports show that the U.S. employment picture remains³ murky⁴ at best," 最近公布的就业报告显示，美国劳工市场顶多能被形容成不明朗。好的，今天我们学习的词是at best...

1 mediocre   

adj.平常的，普通的

参考例句：

• The student tried hard,but his work is mediocre. 该生学习刻苦，但学业平庸。
• Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。

2 originality   

n.创造力，独创性；新颖

参考例句：

• The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
• He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。