副词最高级(the) most“最，极其，非常，最为”常用作状语，在非正式文体中the可省略。如：

This troubles me (the) most. 这最使我烦恼。《21世纪英汉汉英双向词典》

What interested you most at the fair? 在商品展览会上什么东西使你最感兴趣?《现代英汉词典》

I saw her most when we were at university. 我们上大学的时候，我常常见到她。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

They all talk a lot, but your little girl talks (the) most. 他们都很能说，但你的小女儿说得最多。《牛津英语用法指南》

What she feared most was becoming like her mother. 她最怕的就是变得像她妈妈那样。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》