make (good/effective) use of 意为“(很好地、有效)利用”;make full use of意为“充分利用”;make the best of意思是“尽可能发挥、利用”,侧重于在不利条件下利用;make the most of意为“尽可能享用或利用”。
(1) make good/effective use of 中的形容词又可以变成比较级和最高级。
- Good use can be made of empty spaces in the city, as playgrounds for children.
可以很好地把市内空地作为孩子的游乐场加以利用。 - You could make better use of your time than wasting it in clubs and restaurants.
比起把时间浪费在俱乐部和饭店里,你可以更好地利用它。 - The university should make the best possible use of the source of the brains of its teachers.
这所大学应当尽可能地利用教师的智力资源。 - I'll help you to make the best of voice that you do have, though it's not good enough for professional singing.
你的嗓子虽然还不适合专业演唱,但的确是副好嗓子,我将帮助你尽可能地利用你的优势。 - Make the most of the sunshine; we don't get much in the winter.
尽可能享受阳光吧,冬天我们拥有的阳光不多。
(2) make the best of it/a bad job是指对不爱做的事好好去做,往好里做;对一个不好的事实乐观地接受,妥善处置。
- We've lost the chance, but we must make the best of it .
我们失去了机会,但我们必须尽量好好做。 - One must learn to make the best of a bad job .
人必须学会在不利情况下尽量少受损失。 - The car's broken down again so we must make the best of it and catch the bus.
汽车又坏了,我们必须想办法去赶公共汽车。