在口語中, most可作almost解,與含有every, any, all的詞語連用。

　　例句：

　　There were 50 people there, at the very most.

　　那兒最多只有50個(gè)人。

　　Most of us use public transport to get to work.

　　我們大多數(shù)人都乘公交車輛上班。

　　They have the support of most of the country.

　　他們有大多數(shù)國民的支持。

　　Most of the problems were due to human error.

　　多數(shù)問題都是人為錯(cuò)誤造成的。

　　Most of the people on the course were professional women.

　　參加本課程的大多數(shù)人是職業(yè)女性。