最好的时代
best times───n.最短时间；最佳时机
at the best of times───adv.在最有利的情况下
best of best───最佳精选（专辑名，BestOfBest）
best of───最佳……
thousands of times───几千遍;千遍万遍;无数次;千万倍
hundreds of times───数百次
dozens of times───好几次
in times of───在…的时候；在…的时期；在…的时刻; 在…的时期
number of times───时间数量，[数]次数
football's a rough game at the best of times.───在最好的情况下足球也是一项粗野的运动。
He's never very happy at the best of times—he'll be much worse now!───他即使在情绪最好的时候也从未很高兴过，现在就更糟了！
Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.───在最好的时期靠种地生活也是很艰难的。
At best, we're trying to find clarity about a place that, in the best of times, can only be described as opaque.───我们这么做的一切原因以及目的都是，我们都想要在最佳的时间里，竭尽所能的在一个被认为是不透明的地方找到光明的所在。
"It was the best of times and the worst of times. . . " Her voice slid in and curved down, through and over the words.───“这是最好的时代，也是最糟的时代……”她的声音滑行着，随着词句抑扬顿挫。
The Shower by Al Batt A famous line from a great book reads, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. "───浴室变奏曲作者：阿尔·巴特某本伟大的书里有这么一句名言：“那曾是最好的时代，也是最糟糕的时代。”
Still, even during the best of times, China only accounted for a small fraction of total sales for the big global retailers.───但从销售份额上看，即使是行情最旺的时候，这些大型国际零售商中国区的销售总额，在其全球总额中也仅占一小部分。
In the beginning of the "A Tale of Two Cities" Dickens said that it was the best of times, and this is a worst of times.───正如狄更斯在《双城记》开头说的那样：“这是一个最好的时代，这是一个最坏的时代。”
My concentration levels were never up to much at the best of times, but modern technology has left them almost non-existent.───我的注意力水平从未在情况最佳时发挥到最好状态，但是现代科技已经让它们几乎消失殆尽了。
Our car is slow even at the best of times.
Even at the best of times, a kitchen after a banquet for over seventy was hardly appetising.
He's difficult at the best of times usually he's impossible.
In fact Polanski, unconventional at the best of times, takes us to the limit - and beyond.
Tod works on low wattage at the best of times.
Rugby's a rough game at the best of times.
Even at the best of times fighting in the ranks can cause disarray and confusion in the army.
At the best of times, the industry is very competitive, but this is not the best of times.
It's crowded at the best of times but today it was unbearable.