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🔑 leastBrE /liːst/NAmE /liːst/ determiner, pronoun (usually the least) smallest in size, amount, degree, etc. 最小的；最少的；程度最轻的◆He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. 他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。◆She never had the least idea what to do about it. 这事怎么办，她一点主意都没有。◆He gave (the) least of all towards the wedding present.买结婚礼物，他出的钱最少。◆How others see me is the least of my worries (= I have more important things to worry about). 别人怎么看我，我一点都不在乎。◆It's the least I can do to help (= I feel I should do more). 这是我所能帮忙做的最起码的事。 ●at the (very) ˈleastused after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible （用于数量之后）至少，最少◆It'll take a year, at the very least. 这至少需要一年时间。●ˌnot in the ˈleastnot at all 一点也不；丝毫不◆Really, I'm not in the least tired. 说真的，我一点也不累。◆'Do you mind if I put the television on?' 'No, not in the least.' “我开电视机你介意吗？” “不，一点也不介意。”●to ˌsay the ˈleastwithout exaggerating at all 毫不夸张地说◆I was surprised, to say the least. 毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。 🔑 leastBrE /liːst/NAmE /liːst/ adverbto the smallest degree 最小；最少；微不足道◆He always turns up just when you least expect him. 他总是在你最意料不到的时候出现。◆She chose the least expensive of the hotels. 她挑了一家最便宜的旅馆。◆I never hid the truth, least of all from you. 我从不隐瞒事实，尤其是对你。●at ˈleast🔑 not less than 至少；不少于◆It'll cost at least 500 dollars. 这东西至少要花 500 美元。◆She must be at least 40. 她至少应该有 40 岁了。◆Cut the grass at least once a week in summer. 夏天至少每周割一次草。◆I've known her at least as long as you have. 我认识她至少和你认识她的时间一样久了。🔑 used to add a positive comment about a negative situation （用于对否定情况补充肯定的评论）起码◆She may be slow but at least she's reliable. 她虽然迟钝，但起码还很可靠。🔑 even if nothing else is true or you do nothing else 无论如何；反正◆You could at least listen to what he says. 你至少可以听一听他说些什么。◆Well, at least they weren't bored. 唔，反正他们没有厌烦。🔑 used to limit or make what you have just said less definite （用以减轻前面所说的话的肯定性）至少 SYN anyway ◆They seldom complained—officially at least. 他们很少抱怨，至少不在正式场合这样做。◆It works, at least I think it does. 它行，反正我认为它行。●not ˈleastespecially 特别；尤其◆The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. 那部纪录片引起了许多人的反感，片中描写到其生活的工人尤其如此。●ˌlast but not ˈleastused when mentioning the last person or thing of a group, in order to say that they are not less important than the others （提及最后的人或事物时说）最后但同样重要的◆Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the catering staff. 最后但同样重要的是，我要感谢所有的餐饮工作人员。●(choose, follow, take, etc.) the line of least reˈsistance(to choose, etc.) the easiest way of doing sth （采取）最省事的方法●ˌleast ˈsaid ˌsoonest ˈmended(BrE, saying) a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it 只要没人再说，事情就会过去●the less/least said the ˈbetterthe best thing to do is say as little as possible about sth 少说为妙 |