at the best of times meaning in English
当情况最佳时
在最有利的情况下
Examples
- Even at the best of times the lift was seldom working .
即使最顺利的时候，电梯也是很少开的。 - He is difficult at the best of times -- usually he is impossible .
他即使在情绪最好的时候，都很难相处平常就更令人受不了了。 - It is difficult to change institutions and policies even at the best of times .
即使在形势最好的时期，进行体制和政策改革也决非易事。 - That was how i came to enlist, which was a black spot upon my character at the best of times .
所以，我只好去投军，这就是我一生中品行上的一点污点。 - Even at the best of times , that isn ' t easy
即使一切顺利，抚养孩子也并非易事。