match makes and models, make the best of, make the most of, best-in-class

"I found myself squinting over images of writers posed alongside of their computers, running Google image searches, trying to match makes and models."






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They found older adults generally make the best of the time they have left and have learned to avoid situations that make them feel sad or stressed. The young should do the same, they told the American Psychological Association.
他們發現，年紀較長的人，一般都會善加利用他們剩餘的時間，也已學會避免讓他們感到難過或有壓力的情況。心理學家告訴美國心理學協會，年輕人應該也這樣做。


make the best of：片語，充分利用。例句：We should make the best of this valuable opportunity.（我們應該充分利用這個寶貴的機會。）

Also, make the best of a bad bargain. Adapt as well as possible to a bad situation, bad luck, or similar circumstances, as in Jeff ended up in a cabin without his friends, but decided to make the best of it, or She got the worst possible position, but Dad told her to make the best of a bad bargain. The first term dates from the first half of the 1600s. The second appeared in John Ray's proverb collection of 1670 and coexisted for a time with variants such as make the best of a bad game and make the best of a bad market, which have died out.

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Use to the greatest advantage, as in She planned to make the most of her trip to Europe, or The class quickly made the most of the teacher's absence. This expression was first recorded in 1526.



  best-in-class 顧名思義就是同類產品中最好的

NOUN

1The manufacturer or trade name of a product:the make, model, and year of his car

More example sentences

• There are many different makes and models of reel, which can be used for this type of zander fishing.
• Yet it was really the Morris Minor of 1928 that established the make in the public eye.
• To be a pilot you need to know aerodynamics and a bit about the engines but you don't need to know the make of the fuel pump.
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Synonyms

1.1The structure or composition of something.

Example sentences

• Even from a distance I could see it was of fine make, for the hilt glittered with silver as he held it up.

2The making of electrical contact.