smallest in amount, extent, or significance
最少,最小,最不重要
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[as determiner]
who has the least money? 谁的钱最少?
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he never had the least idea what to do about it 他对此事总是束手无策
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[as pronoun]
how others see me is the least of my worries 我一点也不担心别人怎么看我
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it's the least I can do .这是我能做的最起码的事情。
used in names of very small animals and plants, e.g.
[用 于极小动植物的名称,如least shrew] 。
to the smallest extent or degree
最少,至少
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my best menu was the one I had practised the least 我最拿手的菜是我实践最少的
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turning up when he was least expected 出现在人们最想不到他之时
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only the least expensive lot sold 只有最便宜的一批卖掉了
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I never hid the truth ,least of all from you .我从不隐瞒真相,更不会对你。
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at least 1 not less than; at the minimum 至少;最少clean the windows at least once a week . 至少每周擦一次窗 -
2 if nothing else (used to add a positive comment about a generally negative situation) 毕竟(用于给反面情况加上正面评价)the options aren't complete, but at least they're a start . 这些选项并不全面,但毕竟是一种开始 -
3 anyway (used to modify something just stated) 无论如何;不管怎样they seldom complained — officially at least . 他们很少抱怨——无论如何,至少在正式场合是这样 -
at the least (或very least )1 (used after amounts) not less than; at the minimum (用于数量后)不少于;至少stay ten days at the least . 至少住10天 -
2 taking the most pessimistic or unfavourable view 从最不利方面说a programme which is, at the very least, excellent PR for the hospital . 一个从最坏方面讲也是对医院公共关系绝妙的项目 -
least said, soonest mended proverb a difficult situation will be resolved more quickly if there is no more discussion of it 〈谚〉 多说反坏事,少说更有利 -
not in the least not in the smallest degree; not at all 一点也不he was not in the least taken aback . 他一点也不惊讶 -
not least in particular; notably 尤其;明显地there is a great deal at stake, not least in relation to the environment . 有许多事情大成问题,尤其是环境方面 -
to say the least (of it) used as an understatement (implying the reality is more extreme, usually worse) [一 种以退为进的表达,暗示情况更严重] 至少可以说his performance was disappointing to say the least . 至少可以说她的表演很令人失望
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at least 至少
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last but not least 最后但同样重要的是
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