superlatives

英 [sju(ː)ˈpɜːlətɪvz]

美 [sʊˈpɜrlətɪvz]

n.  (形容词或副词的)最高级
superlative的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极佳的;最优秀的;卓越的
  If you describe something assuperlative, you mean that it is extremely good.
  1. Some superlative wines are made in this region...
     一些上好的葡萄酒就是在这个地区酿造的。
  2. The Regent hotel has a superlative view of Hong Kong island.
     在丽晶酒店看香港岛的美景，视野绝佳。
• N-COUNT 最高级别;最佳
  If someone usessuperlativesto describe something, they use adjectives and expressions which indicate that it is extremely good.
  1. ...a spectacle which has critics world-wide reaching for superlatives.
     世界各地的评论家们都极尽溢美之词夸赞不已的盛况
• ADJ (形容词或副词)最高级的
  In grammar, thesuperlativeform of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, 'biggest' is the superlative form of 'big'.
  1. Superlativeis also a noun.
     
  2. ...his tendency towards superlatives and exaggeration.
     他爱用最高级词语并喜欢夸张的说法

双语例句

• For a nation that won its first Olympic gold medal in1984, China's athletic ascent, like its economic growth, can only be described with superlatives.
  作为一个在1984才赢得第一枚奥运会金牌的国家，中国运动成绩的上升速度，就和他们经济增长的速度一样，只能用“超级快”来形容。
• She described the place with a string of superlatives.
  她用一连串最高级的词语描绘那个地方。
• Critics were busy dusting down the same superlatives they had applied to their first three films
  评论家们正忙着搬出他们用在前三部电影上的那些盛赞之词。
• So there are a lot of superlatives here in southern Sudan.
  所以，在南苏丹，你可以看到大量极致景象。
• The magazine article contained so many superlatives that I found it hard to believe that what it was saying was true.
  这篇杂志文章使用的最高级修饰语太多了，令我觉得很难相信它说的都是真的。
• Sometimes China seems to have cornered the market for superlatives: the biggest, the fastest, the cheapest, the best whether the subject is economic growth or Olympic pageantry.
  有时候，中国似乎已在登峰造极方面令他国望尘莫及：最大、最快、最廉价、最好不论是谈到经济增长，还是谈到奥运盛典。
• Avoid using superlatives and emotive language that can be quoted out of context.
  避免使用最高级和动感情的语言，它们被引用后可能脱离自己的本意。
• The superlatives of some adverbs are irregular.
  有些最高级副词的形成方式不规则。
• What a superb little country and yes, I am running out of superlatives to describe what we see and the kindness of people we encounter.
  什么是优秀的小国，是的，我用完了最高级来形容我们所看到的和善良的人民，我们遇到的问题。
• "Nowadays, when talking to the press, Shanghai people tend to use more and more superlatives."
  现在，上海人在和新闻界谈话的时候，使用越来越多最高级的形容词