字面直译是“做某人的最好(状态)去做某事”,实际表达:尽某人最大努力去做某事(强调全力以赴、投入全部能力完成某件事)。
该短语的结构需注意两点:
"one's"的替换:必须根据主语换成对应的形容词性物主代词(my/your/his/her/its/our/their)或名词所有格(如Tom's/Mary's),确保与主语一致。
"to do"的作用:后面接不定式(to + 动词原形),表示“努力的具体目标/要做的事”(即“尽最大努力去做什么”)。
通过不同主语和场景理解用法:
肯定句:I will do my best to help you with your homework.(我会尽我最大努力帮你做作业。)
过去时:She did her best to pass the driving test last month.(她上个月尽了最大努力通过驾照考试。)
复数主语:We do our best to keep the classroom clean every day.(我们每天尽最大努力保持教室干净。)
名词所有格:Tom did his best to save the little dog from the river.(汤姆尽最大努力把小狗从河里救出来。)
否定句:He didn't do his best to prepare for the exam, so he failed.(他没尽最大努力准备考试,所以挂科了。)
疑问句:Did you do your best to finish the project on time?(你尽最大努力按时完成项目了吗?)
与 "try one's best to do" 完全同义(更口语化的表达),用法一致:
She tried her best to win the race. = She did her best to win the race.(她尽最大努力赢得比赛。)
常用于描述“为达成目标而努力”的场景,比如学习、工作、比赛、帮助他人等,强调“全力以赴”的态度。
总结:"do one's best to do" 是表达“努力程度”的高频短语,核心是“主语+尽某人最大努力+做某事”,只要掌握“one's与主语一致”和“后跟不定式”的规则,就能灵活运用~