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英式：[li:st]
美式：[li:st]
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least单词基本解析：
adv.最少det. 最小的; 起码pron.最小的; 起码adj.最小的, 最少的 adv.最小地, 最少地, 最轻微地 n.最小, 最少
adj.最小的；最少的（ little的最高级）；最不重要的，地位最低的；
least变化用词：
least英英释义：
Adjective1. the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree;
"didn't care the least bit"
"he has the least talent of anyone"
2. minimal in magnitude;
"lowest wages"
"the least amount of fat allowed"
"the smallest amount"
3. having or being distinguished by diminutive size;
"the least bittern"
名词 least:
something that is of no importance
形容词 least:
the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
副词 least:
used to form the superlative
同义词：to the lowest degree
least[ li:st ]n.something that is of no importance"it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"
adj.the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree"didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"
adv.used to form the superlative"The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
同义词：to the lowest degree
least中文词源：
least 最少的 来自古英语laesest,最小的，less的最高级。least用法和例句：
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。
...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
Aim to have at least half a pint of milk each day...
目标是每天至少喝半品脱的牛奶。
She could take a nice holiday at least...
最不济她也可以去过一个愉快的假期。
He is at least content that there will be no immediate use of force...
至少他对不会即时使用暴力感到满意。
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。
If something awful happens to you at least you can write about it.
如果你遭遇了不幸，至少你有东西可写。
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。
The police say his death was an accident, officially at least...
警方说他的死是个意外，起码官方消息如此。
I try to offend the least amount of people possible...
我尽量少得罪人。
If you like cheese, go for the ones with the least fat.
要是喜欢吃奶酪，就吃脂肪含量最少的。
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。
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。
He was one of the least warm human beings I had ever met.
他是我见过的最冷漠的人之一。
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。
They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere...
别处哪怕发生一丁点儿乐事，他们便会忘记自己的职责。
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。
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。
Although three days isn't very long, shortage of time was the least of his problems...
虽然3天时间不算长，但对他来说，这已经是最不成问题的问题了。
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。
The least they could have given me was half a day to rest...
他们本应该起码给我半天时间休息。
I'm not like that at all. Not in the least...
我哪里是那种人。绝对不是。
I'm not in the least bit touched by the Marilyn Monroe kind of beauty...
我对玛丽莲·梦露那种美一点儿都不动心。
...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
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。
Such a speech should never have been made, least of all by a so-called responsible politician.
这种话本来就不应该说，尤其是不应出自一个所谓负责任的政客之口。
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。
Everyone is more reluctant to travel these days, not least the Americans.
这段时间大家都减少了出游的欲望，美国人尤其如此。
Accommodation was basic to say the least...
往轻里说是住宿条件简陋。
Some members of the public can be a bit abusive to say the least.
有些民众客气点说是嘴里不大干净。
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A good cigarette will smoke at least ten minutes.
一支好烟至少可以抽10分钟。
It take at least two to make a peace, but one can make a war.
一方燃起的战火，至少两方才能媾和。
A good cigar will smoke for at least half an hour .
一根好的雪茄至少可抽半小时。
There is not the least apprehension of her coming.
一点都不必担心她会来。
A combinational logic element having at least one input channel.
一种至少有一个输入通道的组合逻辑元件。
Yet Mr Roodhouse is at least logical.
不过，鲁德豪斯的观点至少还合乎逻辑。
Perhaps the least prepossessing quality of Fox was that he cares too much about the ephemeral in politics: and Ford displays excessive zeal, to my mind, in teasing out these cares to the last twist and turn.
也许福克斯最不逗人喜欢的一点就是他把短促的政治生命看得过于重了。而在我看来，福特在诱使福克斯说出他的这些关心时显得过分热情，手法千奇百怪，使尽了手段。
So the village school stays open, for the time being at least, and long live our present incumbent.
于是，村办学校继续办下去，至少暂时能这样，让我们为现在的职员高呼万岁！
Work as die locksmith at least five years.
从事模具钳工工作5年以上。
Nobody ever takes me seriously, or pays the least attention to what I say. Sure, I can make friends--but I can't influence people.
从未有人重视过我，也没人对我所说的话给予过任何一点注意。是的，我可以交朋友——但却无法影响他人。
He earns 8000 a year whereas she gets at least 20000.
他一年挣8000英镑而她至少可获20000英镑。
They do not care a bout him in the least.
他们一点也不喜欢他。
They spend at least nine months of the year on the wing.
他们每年至少飞行九个月。
He obtruded upon us when he was least welcome.
他在最不受欢迎的时候闯到我们这儿来。
He didn't seem to mind public opinion in the least.
他对公众舆论似乎一点都不在乎。
He is not in the least interested in abstract art.
他对抽象派艺术毫无兴趣。
He is not interested in math in the least.
他对数学一点都不感兴趣。
He batted the ball at least 300 feet.
他将球击出至少三百英尺。
He worked hardest but was paid least.
他工作最辛苦，但所得报酬却最少。
He is not in the least kind.
他心肠一点都不好。
He smoked at least half a packet of cigarettes a day.
他每天至少抽半包烟。
He showed not the least sign of repentance.
他毫无改悔之意。
His farm is off the beaten track. It is at least two miles from the main road.
他的农庄在偏僻的地方，离开大路至少有两英里。
His muscle did not relax in the least.
他的肌肉一点也没放松。
He should at least have come to say good-by.
他至少也该来道个别(然而却没来)。
He has been there at least twice.
他至少去过那儿两次。
He stands in good with at least ten companies.
他至少同10家公司有交情。
He won't be finished for at least an hour.
他至少要过一个小时才能结束。
He normally would make at least haf of the shots.
他通常会把至少出手次数的一半球投进。
But at this age the likelihood of death is least.
但在这个年龄死亡的可能性最小。
But devising incentives to encourage people to save more is a high priority, and the officials said they wanted to explore approaches that would not make much of a dent in Federal revenues, at least for some years.
但是制订鼓励人们储蓄奖励办法是当务之急，官员们说他们想要寻求不致过分影响联邦岁入的办法，至少几年之内不致影响。
You are unable to render me the least assistance.
你一点都不能帮我的忙。
None of you can complain, Peter least of all.
你们谁都不应抱怨，彼得尤其不应该。
Are you in the least interested in sewing?
你对缝纫有点兴趣吗?
You might at least have swept the floor.
你本来至少可以拖一下地板的。
You should brush your teeth at least once a day.
你每天至少要刷一次牙。
You should brush your teeth at least twice a day.
你每天至少要刷牙两次。
Your house ought to sell for at least $12000.
你的房子至少应卖12000镑。
You might at least tidy up your desk.
你至少应把你的书桌弄干净。
You might at least apologize.
你至少应该道歉一下。
You have to spend at least seven days here.
你至少得在此待七天。
The least you can do is do apologize.
你至少要表示一下歉意。
At least we can fall back on candles if the electricity fails.
停电时我们至少可以使用蜡烛。
A child's education shall begins at least one hundred years before he was born.
儿童教育，应该在还未出生的一百年前开始。
The Company was in a strait for they had only twenty-four hours more in which to complete their contract and they had at least sixty hours' work to do.
公司当时陷入了困境，因为他们要完成合同只剩下24小时，而当时他们要干的活至少需要60小时。
He hasn't the least foreknowledge of this matter.
关于此事他事先一点也不知道。
Preparations would occupy at least an hour.
准备工作至少需要一个小时。
Laura is a beautiful woman to say the least.
劳拉至少可以说是一位漂亮女人。
Harriet was an extremely pretty girl of seventeen, not in the least brilliant, but with pleasing, unassuming manners, and a gratifying habit of looking up to Emma as a paragon.
哈里特是附近寄宿学校学生，住在校长家里。她年方十七，相貌出众，虽然资质低下，但举止行为却讨人喜欢，毫不做作，又习惯于把爱玛奉为楷模，所以挺称人心意。
This is the least useful of the four books.
四本书中这一本最无用处。
Go home and rest for at least three or four days.
回家休息至少三四天。
IBM dropped yet another bombshell on Wall Street yesterday, warning analysts to expect at least an80% slide in second-quarter earnings.
国际商业机器有限公司昨天又在华尔街宣布了一项骇人听闻的消息，警告分析家说他们可以预期第二季度盈利至少下降百分之八十。
He did not compromise in the least on this matter.
在这件事上，他一点也不妥协。
Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
复合词的具有至少一种组合形式的。用于单词
A sulfide compound containing at least two sulfur atoms per molecule.
多硫化物每个分子中至少含有两个硫原子的一种硫化物
She has not the least knowledge of the world.
她一点也不懂人情世故。
She did not in the least change her mind.
她丝毫没有改变她的想法。
She retires to bed at the least suspicion of a chill.
她只要觉得有一点寒意就去睡觉。
I have not the least faith in what she told me.
她告诉我的事我丝毫不信。
She came when we least expected her.
她在我们最意料不到的时候来了。
She's completely homeless at least I have my parents to fall back on.
她是真正无家可归--我至少有父母可依靠。
She earns at least 200 quid a week.
她每星期至少挣二百镑。
Every line in her face is the line of least resistance.
她脸上的每一根线条，都是阻小最小的线条。
She has to mop the kitchen floor at least once a day.
她至少每天擦一次厨房的地板。
She may be slow but at least she's reliable.
她迟钝是迟钝，但无论如何她很可靠。
She chose the least expensive of the hotels.
她选了一家最便宜的旅馆。
If you must go, at least wait till the rain stops.
如果你坚持要走，至少也要等雨停了再走。
If you apply to this university, you'll have to pay a registration fee of at least$20.
如果你申请这所学校你就得交至少20美元的注册费。
It was regrettable that such great issues had to be the thrust and parry of a general election. But at least the debate should be constructive.
如此重大的问题不得不成为大选中人们激烈辩论的议题，这很令人遗憾。可这场辩论至少应该是建设性的。
They had at least one source or input node.
它们至少有一个发点或输入节点。
Ann's naivety is at least a fault on the right side.
安的天真行为至少是一种值得称道的缺点。
A card game played usually with the highest 32 cards, in which each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making the trump is required to take at least 3 tricks to win.
尤克牌一种通常只用最主要的32张牌的牌戏，玩牌者每人发五张牌。以定王牌的一方必须至少赢三墩牌才算赢。
Mr Sam decided to hop the twig; he was in debt to at least five merchants.
山姆先生决定逃走; 他至少欠了5个商人的债。
At least one avian disease pathogen has been found.
已经发现至少有一种禽病的病原体。
Mr. Brown talks least.
布朗先生极少说话。
The effect of deferment will not be physically noticeable for at least several months. By then unemployment will have reached rock bottom.
延缓的效果最少在几个月内还不会明显地为人们所注意到。到那时，失业率将降到最低点了。
There are at least 800 naturalized aliens.
归化的外来种起码也有800种。
The client wanted to make yet more changes to the proposal, so we decided to take the line of least resistance and incorporate all of them without protest.
当事人相对提议再作一些改动，因此我们决定尽量少麻烦，毫无异议地把它们都纳入进去。
Authorities are reporting at least 30 arrests.
当局表示，至少有30人被捕。
They can put up at least 6 people for the night at a pinch.
必要时他们至少可以留宿六个人。
用作形容词(adj.)The least noise would startle the timid child.
最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
大言不惭的总是做得最少的人。
She came when we least expected her.
她在我们最意料不到的时候来了。
He worked hardest but was paid least.
他工作最辛苦，但所得报酬却最少。
This is the least important thing of all.
这是其中最不重要的东西。
He was the one who did the least of the work and got the most of the money.
他就是那个做活最少而拿钱最多的人。
That's the least you could do.
你至少应该能做到那样。
These eggs will cost at least two pounds.
这些蛋至少要花二英镑。