max
max — 形容詞
- maxpositive
- maxercomparative
- maxestsuperlative
1. an informal word meaning the greatest or highest that something can be or is all
最大的
（口語）最大或最高限度的
an informal word meaning the greatest or highest that something can be or is allowed to be, used before a noun like speed, volume, or capacity
Christopher set the oven to its max temperature before roasting the chicken.
Christopher 把烤箱調到最高溫度，然後開始烤雞。
attributive: max + noun (temperature, speed, volume)
The new sports car reaches its max speed of three hundred kilometres per hour.
這輛新跑車的最高速度可達每小時三百公里。
Iris turned the music to max volume and danced around the bright kitchen.
Iris 把音樂開到最大音量，在明亮的廚房裡跳起舞來。
During the storm, the small boat carried its max load of eight passengers.
暴風雨來襲時，那艘小船載著八名乘客，達到了最大載重。
The gym trainer asked Rafael to give max effort on the final heavy lift.
健身教練要求 Rafael 在最後一次重量訓練中拿出最大的努力。
文法句型
max + noun
用法筆記
Comes directly before a noun (max speed, max volume, max capacity); in formal writing the full word 'maximum' is preferred.
常見錯誤
max — 名詞
1. the greatest amount, level, or number that is possible, allowed, or actually rea
上限；極限
可能、允許或達到的最大量
the greatest amount, level, or number that is possible, allowed, or actually reached
Twenty push-ups is my max, so Selim challenged me to reach it today.
二十下伏地挺身是我的極限，所以 Selim 今天激我去達成它。
possessive: my / her max = personal limit
The small theatre holds a max of three hundred people during a single show.
這間小劇院每場演出的人數上限是三百人。
noun pattern: a max of + number
After months of training, Nkechi finally hit her max on the bench press.
經過好幾個月的訓練，Nkechi 終於在臥推上達到了她的極限。
Our monthly food budget has a strict max that the family never goes over.
我們每月的伙食預算有個嚴格的上限，全家從不超支。
The busy factory's output reached its max during last summer's long heat wave.
在去年夏天漫長的熱浪期間，這間忙碌工廠的產量達到了上限。
- minimum
the lowest possible amount or level
文法句型
a max of + number
possessive + max
用法筆記
Often appears as 'a max of + number' or with a possessive ('my max', 'her max'); the formal equivalent is the noun 'maximum'.
常見錯誤
max — 縮寫
1. the short written form of 'maximum', used on forecasts, gauges, and specificatio
最大值；最高
maximum 的書面縮寫
the short written form of 'maximum', used on forecasts, gauges, and specification sheets to label the highest figure of something
Saturday's weather forecast showed max twenty-eight degrees, so Yael planned a beach day.
週六的天氣預報顯示最高二十八度，所以 Yael 計畫去海邊玩一天。
written forecast/spec: max + value = the maximum figure
The pressure gauge has the max clearly marked with a thin red line.
壓力表上用一條細紅線清楚標出了最大值。
labels the maximum value on a dial or chart
Stefan checked the max engine output listed on the motorbike's specification sheet.
Stefan 查看了機車規格表上列出的最大引擎輸出。
The label gives the freezer's max temperature as minus eighteen degrees.
標籤上標明冷凍庫的最高溫度為零下十八度。
The pharmacist noted the max dose printed in bold on the cough syrup bottle.
藥師記下了止咳糖漿瓶上以粗體印出的最大劑量。
- min
the matching short form of minimum
文法句型
max + number
用法筆記
Written shorthand for 'maximum' that labels the highest figure of something (max temperature, max dose, max output); distinguish from sense 2's spoken 'at the most'.
2. used directly after a number or amount to mean that the true figure will be no m
頂多；至多
接在數量後，表示不超過此數
used directly after a number or amount to mean that the true figure will be no more than that
The taxi to the airport will cost twenty dollars max, the driver promised.
司機保證，搭計程車到機場頂多二十美元。
postpositive: [amount] + max = at the most
Walking from the station to the museum takes ten minutes max on a quiet day.
在人少的日子，從車站走到博物館頂多花十分鐘。
Linh said the repair would need three days max before the car was ready.
Linh 說這次維修頂多只要三天，車子就能修好。
The whole trip should use fifty litres of fuel max, even with the long detours.
就算繞了不少遠路，整趟旅程頂多也只會用掉五十公升燃油。
Hassan reckoned the crowd was two hundred people max at the small concert.
Hassan 估計那場小型演唱會的人群至多兩百人。
- at least
states the lowest, not the highest, figure
文法句型
amount + max
用法筆記
Comes after the amount in informal speech ('twenty dollars max'); distinguish from sense 1, the written form that labels a maximum figure.
常見錯誤
3. used to say that something is done as fully, completely, or intensely as it poss
到極致；盡情
盡可能做到最徹底或最強烈的程度
used to say that something is done as fully, completely, or intensely as it possibly can be, almost always in the fixed phrase 'to the max'
Sahil enjoyed his birthday weekend in Lisbon to the max with old friends.
Sahil 和老朋友們在里斯本盡情享受了他的生日週末。
fixed phrase: do something to the max
The engineers pushed the rocket engine to the max during the final ground test.
工程師們在最後的地面測試中，把火箭引擎推到了極限。
After recovering from illness, Élise decided to live to the max every single day.
大病初癒後，Élise 決定每一天都要活得淋漓盡致。
The team used the new stadium's bright lights to the max for the night final.
球隊在那場夜間決賽中，把新球場的明亮燈光用到了極致。
Jiwoo turned the speakers up to the max for the lively rooftop party.
Jiwoo 為了熱鬧的屋頂派對，把喇叭音量開到最大。
- fully
neutral, without the slangy tone
- to the limit
phrase stressing a point that cannot be passed
- barely
only to the smallest degree
文法句型
to the max
用法筆記
Almost always fixed in the phrase 'to the max' and keeps 'the'; it is not interchangeable with the quantity senses above.