ELLIPSIS, WITH 'THE'
EGP #75 | B2 | ADJECTIVES / superlatives Can use '(one of) the' with an increasing range of superlative adjectives without a following noun, when the noun is understood. Lexical range: 2
输掉那场比赛是他职业生涯中经历过最糟糕的事情。
Losing that match was ___the ___worst he had experienced in his career.
三件设计稿都很出色，但最后一件是最精致的。
All three designs were excellent, but the last was ___the ___finest.
我们比较了几条路线，沿海的那条是最短的。
We compared several routes, and the coastal one was ___the ___shortest.
那场风暴是我们几十年来经历过的最严重的风暴之一。
That storm was ___among ___the ___worst we've experienced in decades.
那次考试是迄今为止最差的。
That exam was ___the ___worst ___yet.