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least

美 [liːst]英 [liːst]

det./pron.最少的;最小的;程度最轻的
adv.最小;最少;微不足道
adj.小的;(用在形容词的后面表示喜爱或厌恶，尤指屈尊俯就地)可爱的，可怜的，讨厌的;比较小的;年幼的;幼小的
little的最高级
n.最小

least

牛津词典

pron.

最小的；最少的；程度最轻的
smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.

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。

习语

adv.

最小；最少；微不足道
to the smallest degree

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。

习语

柯林斯词典

least

频次

Least is often considered to be the superlative form of little.

least常被看作little的最高级。
2
PHRASE （数量）至少，不少于
You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

...a dinner menu featuring at least 15 different sorts of fish...

至少列有15道不同做法的鱼的菜单
3
PHRASE （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济
You use at least to say that something is the minimum that is true or possible. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

She could take a nice holiday at least...

最不济她也可以去过一个愉快的假期。
4
PHRASE （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样
You use at least to indicate an advantage that exists in spite of the disadvantage or bad situation that has just been mentioned.

We've no idea what his state of health is but at least we know he is still alive...

我们不清楚他的健康情况如何，但起码知道他仍然活着。
5
PHRASE （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码
You use at least to indicate that you are correcting or changing something that you have just said.

It's not difficult to get money for research or at least it's not always difficult...

争取到研究资金并不难，起码不总是那么难。
6
ADJ-SUPERL 最少的
You use the least to mean a smaller amount than anyone or anything else, or the smallest amount possible.

I try to offend the least amount of people possible...

我尽量少得罪人。
7
PRON
Least is also a pronoun.

On education funding, Japan performs best but spends the least per student.

在教育投资方面，日本花在每位学生身上的钱最少，但却做得最好。
8
ADV-SUPERL （某一特性）最少，最缺
You use least to indicate that someone or something has less of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

The least experienced athletes had caused a great many false-starts through the day's proceedings...

那天的比赛中，经验最浅的运动员抢跑无数次。
9
ADJ-SUPERL 丝毫的；一丁点儿的
You use the least to emphasize the smallness of something, especially when it hardly exists at all.

I don't have the least idea of what you're talking about...

我一点儿都不知道你在说什么。
10
ADV-SUPERL （程度）最小
You use least to indicate that something is true or happens to a smaller degree or extent than anything else or at any other time.

He had a way of throwing her off guard with his charm when she least expected it.

他往往趁她最没有心理准备时发动魅力攻势，令她措手不及。
11
ADJ-SUPERL 无足轻重的；微乎其微的
You use least in structures where you are emphasizing that a particular situation or event is much less important or serious than other possible or actual ones.

Having to get up at three o'clock every morning was the least of her worries...

她发愁的事多着呢，相比之下，每天早上3点就要起床根本就不算什么。
12
PRON （应该做的）最少量，最低程度
You use the least in structures where you are stating the minimum that should be done in a situation, and suggesting that more should really be done.

Well, the least you can do, if you won't help me yourself, is to tell me where to go instead...

你自己要是不帮我，好歹也告诉我该上哪儿去呀。
13
PHRASE 丝毫；一点儿
You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.

I'm not like that at all. Not in the least...

我哪里是那种人。绝对不是。
14
PHRASE 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是
You use last but not least to say that the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others.

...her four sons, Christopher, twins Daniel and Nicholas, and last but not least 2-year-old Jack.

她的4个儿子，克里斯托弗、双胞胎丹尼尔和尼古拉斯，还有不能不提的两岁大的杰克
15
PHRASE （用于否定句后）（多者之中）尤其，尤数
You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned.

No one ever reads these articles, least of all me...

从没有人读这些文章，我就更不用说了。
16
PHRASE （强调某一例证或原因）尤其是，特别是，相当重要地
You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.

Dieting can be bad for you, not least because it is a cause of stress...

节食可能不利于健康，相当重要的原因是它会引起精神压力。
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PHRASE 轻则；往轻里说；客气点说
You can use to say the least to suggest that a situation is actually much more extreme or serious than you say it is.

Accommodation was basic to say the least...

往轻里说是住宿条件简陋。

英英释义

noun

something that is of no importance: it is the least I can do; that is the least of my concerns

adv

used to form the superlative: The garter snake is the least dangerous snake; Synonym: to the lowest degree

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双语例句

1

They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments .

他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。
2

Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries

古巴是拉丁语系国家中天主教化程度最小的国家之一。
3

It 'll take a year , at the very least .

这至少需要一年时间。
4

I spent what little time I had with my family .

我仅有的一点儿时间都和家人在一起度过了。
5

For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China .

以往很多年我们对于中国国内的生活情况所知甚少。
6

The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years .

3万多年以来，人的体形没有多大变化。
7

Try to put a little more expression into it !

尽量注入更多的感情！
8

You 're going to have to give a little .

你可能非得稍为让步不可。
9

Students have little or no choice in the matter .

学生在这个问题上很少有或没有选择余地。
10

The committee has little or no understanding of the problem .

委员会对这个问题了解不多或根本不了解。
11

I 'll be back in a little while .

我一会儿就回来。
12

He 's starting to get a little thin on top .

他开始有点谢顶了。
13

I find his attitude a little hard to take .

我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。
14

You are probably well enough to take a little light exercise .

你恢复得不错，大概可以做些轻微的运动了。
15

It takes at least an hour to get home from work .

下班回家至少得花一个小时。
16

It 's the least I can do to help .

这是我所能帮忙做的最起码的事。
17

You soon get used to the little difficulties .

你很快就会习惯这些小小的不便了。
18

She never had the least idea what to do about it .

这事怎么办，她一点主意都没有。
19

As yet little was known of the causes of the disease .

当时人们对这种疾病的起因几乎一无所知。
20

There is little contact between the two organizations .

这两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。
21

The poor little thing ! It 's lost its mother .

这可怜的小家伙！没有了妈妈。
22

The new laws have left us little room to manoeuvre .

新法律没给我们留下多少回旋的余地。
23

Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school .

他们的家庭背景使他们很难有机会在学校学有所成。
24

Is it too much to ask for a little quiet ?

请略微安静一点儿，这个要求过分吗？
25

They won 't arrive for at least two hours yet .

他们至少要过两个小时才能到。
26

There is little hope that they will be found alive .

活着找到他们的希望很渺茫。
27

Almost all homes have at least one TV set .

差不多每家都至少有一台电视机。
28

I 've only read a little of the book so far .

这本书我才读了一小部分。
29

I have a little money in the bank to fall back on .

我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。
30

I can see through your little game .

我看透了你的小把戏。

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习语

pron.

at the (very) least

（用于数量之后）至少，最少
used after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible

It'll take a year, at the very least.

这至少需要一年时间。

not in the least

一点也不；丝毫不
not at all

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 say the least

毫不夸张地说
without exaggerating at all

I was surprised, to say the least.

毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。

adv.

at least

至少；不少于
not less than

It'll cost at least 500 dollars.

这东西至少要花500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.

夏天至少每周割草一次。

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。

（用于对否定情况补充肯定的评论）起码
used to add a positive comment about a negative situation

She may be slow but at least she's reliable.

她虽然迟钝，但起码还很可靠。

无论如何；反正
even if nothing else is true or you do nothing else

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。

（用以减轻前面所说的话的肯定性）至少
used to limit or make what you have just said less definite

They seldom complained─officially at least.

他们很少抱怨——至少不在正式场合抱怨。

It works, at least I think it does.

它行，反正我认为它行。

not least

特别；尤其
especially

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，尤其是在片中描写到其生活的工人。

last but not least

（提及最后的人或事物时说）最后但同样重要的
used when mentioning the last person or thing of a group, in order to say that they are not less important than the others

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 resistance

（采取）最省事的方法
(to choose, etc.) the easiest way of doing sth

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adj.

fewest lowest minimum smallest

least

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least

2
PHRASE （数量）至少，不少于
You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

3
PHRASE （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济
You use at least to say that something is the minimum that is true or possible. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

4
PHRASE （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样
You use at least to indicate an advantage that exists in spite of the disadvantage or bad situation that has just been mentioned.

5
PHRASE （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码
You use at least to indicate that you are correcting or changing something that you have just said.

6
ADJ-SUPERL 最少的
You use the least to mean a smaller amount than anyone or anything else, or the smallest amount possible.

7
PRON
Least is also a pronoun.

8
ADV-SUPERL （某一特性）最少，最缺
You use least to indicate that someone or something has less of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

9
ADJ-SUPERL 丝毫的；一丁点儿的
You use the least to emphasize the smallness of something, especially when it hardly exists at all.

10
ADV-SUPERL （程度）最小
You use least to indicate that something is true or happens to a smaller degree or extent than anything else or at any other time.

11
ADJ-SUPERL 无足轻重的；微乎其微的
You use least in structures where you are emphasizing that a particular situation or event is much less important or serious than other possible or actual ones.

12
PRON （应该做的）最少量，最低程度
You use the least in structures where you are stating the minimum that should be done in a situation, and suggesting that more should really be done.

13
PHRASE 丝毫；一点儿
You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.

14
PHRASE 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是
You use last but not least to say that the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others.

15
PHRASE （用于否定句后）（多者之中）尤其，尤数
You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned.

16
PHRASE （强调某一例证或原因）尤其是，特别是，相当重要地
You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.

17
PHRASE 轻则；往轻里说；客气点说
You can use to say the least to suggest that a situation is actually much more extreme or serious than you say it is.

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least

2 PHRASE （数量）至少，不少于 You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

3 PHRASE （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济 You use at least to say that something is the minimum that is true or possible. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

4 PHRASE （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样 You use at least to indicate an advantage that exists in spite of the disadvantage or bad situation that has just been mentioned.

5 PHRASE （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码 You use at least to indicate that you are correcting or changing something that you have just said.

6 ADJ-SUPERL 最少的 You use the least to mean a smaller amount than anyone or anything else, or the smallest amount possible.

7 PRON Least is also a pronoun.

8 ADV-SUPERL （某一特性）最少，最缺 You use least to indicate that someone or something has less of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

9 ADJ-SUPERL 丝毫的；一丁点儿的 You use the least to emphasize the smallness of something, especially when it hardly exists at all.

10 ADV-SUPERL （程度）最小 You use least to indicate that something is true or happens to a smaller degree or extent than anything else or at any other time.

11 ADJ-SUPERL 无足轻重的；微乎其微的 You use least in structures where you are emphasizing that a particular situation or event is much less important or serious than other possible or actual ones.

12 PRON （应该做的）最少量，最低程度 You use the least in structures where you are stating the minimum that should be done in a situation, and suggesting that more should really be done.

13 PHRASE 丝毫；一点儿 You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.

14 PHRASE 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是 You use last but not least to say that the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others.

15 PHRASE （用于否定句后）（多者之中）尤其，尤数 You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned.

16 PHRASE （强调某一例证或原因）尤其是，特别是，相当重要地 You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.

17 PHRASE 轻则；往轻里说；客气点说 You can use to say the least to suggest that a situation is actually much more extreme or serious than you say it is.

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2
PHRASE （数量）至少，不少于
You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

3
PHRASE （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济
You use at least to say that something is the minimum that is true or possible. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

4
PHRASE （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样
You use at least to indicate an advantage that exists in spite of the disadvantage or bad situation that has just been mentioned.

5
PHRASE （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码
You use at least to indicate that you are correcting or changing something that you have just said.

6
ADJ-SUPERL 最少的
You use the least to mean a smaller amount than anyone or anything else, or the smallest amount possible.

7
PRON
Least is also a pronoun.

8
ADV-SUPERL （某一特性）最少，最缺
You use least to indicate that someone or something has less of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

9
ADJ-SUPERL 丝毫的；一丁点儿的
You use the least to emphasize the smallness of something, especially when it hardly exists at all.

10
ADV-SUPERL （程度）最小
You use least to indicate that something is true or happens to a smaller degree or extent than anything else or at any other time.

11
ADJ-SUPERL 无足轻重的；微乎其微的
You use least in structures where you are emphasizing that a particular situation or event is much less important or serious than other possible or actual ones.

12
PRON （应该做的）最少量，最低程度
You use the least in structures where you are stating the minimum that should be done in a situation, and suggesting that more should really be done.

13
PHRASE 丝毫；一点儿
You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.

14
PHRASE 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是
You use last but not least to say that the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others.

15
PHRASE （用于否定句后）（多者之中）尤其，尤数
You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned.

16
PHRASE （强调某一例证或原因）尤其是，特别是，相当重要地
You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.

17
PHRASE 轻则；往轻里说；客气点说
You can use to say the least to suggest that a situation is actually much more extreme or serious than you say it is.