least

[li:st]

adj.最小的, 最少的
adv.最小地, 最少地, 最轻微地
n.最小, 最少

a.(little的最高级)

1. 最小的; 最少的

He has least money of all of us.

我们之中他钱最少。

2. 最不重要的; 地位最低的

ad.(little的最高级)

1. 最小; 最少

He works least.

他工作得最少。

2. 最不

This is the least useful of the four books.

四本书中这一本最无用处。

n.

最小; 最少[the S]

Giving him food was the least we could do.

给他饭吃是我们能做的最起码的事。

词义辨析

同义:

a.最小的; 最少的

fewest  smallest  minimum  

反义:

a.最小的; 最少的

most  

反义参见:

biggest  

英英释义

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

短语词组

at (the) least

1. 至少

He smoked at least half a packet of cigarettes a day.

他每天至少抽半包烟。

in the least

1. 丝毫

I'm not in the least afraid.

我一点也不害怕。

补充

leastleast英:[li:st] 美:[list]adj.1.最小的, 最少的He did it well with the least money.他用最少的钱把事办好了。2.一点点The least bit of dirt in a watch may make it stop.表中哪怕有一点点污物都会使它不走动。adv.1.最少, 最小John chose the least expensive of the book in these books.约翰在这些书中选了一本最便宜的。pron.1.最小, 最少量He did the least of the work and got the most of the money.他干活最少, 拿钱却最多。

例句

1. the airlines that performed least well in the survey在调查中表现最不好的航空公司 2. We got the least expensive seats.我们抢到了最便宜的座位。 3. He is seen as the candidate least able to unite the party.他被认为是最没有能力团结政党的候选人。 4. What type of online business is least likely to succeed?哪种在线商业模式最不可能成功？ 5. He found love when he least expected it.他在最意想不到的时候找到了爱情。 6. We liked it the least of all the flavours.所有的味道中我们最不喜欢这种味道。 7. 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。 8. He earns the least money of all.他在所有人中赚钱最少。 9. He doesn't have the least chance of winning.他没有一点儿获胜的机会。 10. What was she doing there?—I haven't the least idea.她在那里做什么？——我一点儿也不清楚。 11. Alice wasn't the least bit frightened.艾丽丝一点儿也不害怕。 12. She wasn't in the least bit surprised.她一点儿也不惊讶。 13. Graduates in IT earn most, and those in education earn least.信息技术专业的毕业生赚钱最多, 而教育学专业的毕业生赚得最少。 14. Japan spends the least per student.日本花在每名学生身上的钱最少。 15. Well, the least you can do, if you won't help me yourself, is to tell me where to go instead.好吧, 你自己不帮我, 最起码也得告诉我该上哪儿去呀。 16. The least his hotel could do is provide a little privacy.他的酒店至少可以提供一点隐私保护。 17. It's the least I can do.这是我最起码可以做的事情。 18. Shortage of time was the least of his problems.他面临的诸多问题中, 缺少时间是最微不足道的。 19. Aim to have at least half a pint of milk each day.目标是每天至少喝半品脱牛奶。 20. It'll cost at least £200.那至少花费200英镑。 21. About two-thirds of adults consult their doctor at least once a year.约有三分之二的成年人至少每年就医一次。 22. At the very least, I needed some sleep.起码我得睡一会儿。 23. But at least nobody was hurt.但起码没有人受伤。 24. You could at least have written.你至少可以写下来。 25. We don't know how he is but at least he's still alive.我们不知道他的情况如何, 但至少知道他仍然活着。 26. It's totally unfair—at least, that's my opinion.这完全不公平——至少, 我认为不公平。 27. The police say his death was an accident, officially at least.警方称他的死是个意外, 起码官方消息如此。 28. I don't mind in the least.我一点儿也不介意。 29. Accommodation was basic to say the least.往轻里说是住宿条件简陋。 30. [as determiner]who has the least money?.谁的钱最少？。 31. he never had the least idea what to do about it.他一点也不知道该怎么对付它。 32. [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。 33. it's the least I can do.这是我至少能做到的。 34. my best menu was the one I had practised the least.我最拿手的菜是我实践最少的。 35. turning up when he was least expected.出现在人们最想不到他之时。 36. only the least expensive lot sold.只有最便宜的一批卖掉了。 37. I never hid the truth, least of all from you.我从不隐瞒真相，更不会对你。 38. clean the windows at least once a week.至少每周擦一次窗。 39. 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。 40. 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。 41. stay ten days at the least.至少住10天。 42. 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。 43. he was not in the least taken aback.他一点也不惊讶。 44. there is a great deal at stake, not least in relation to the environment.涉及许多问题，特别是环境方面。 45. his performance was disappointing to say the least.至少可以说她的表演很令人失望。 46. He's got the least experience of all of us.我们所有人中间，要算他最没有经验。 47. You've done the most work, and I'm afraid John has done the least.你做得最多，而约翰恐怕做得最少。 48. He's the person who needs help least.他这个人最不需要别人的帮助。 49. I bought the least expensive tickets.我买了最便宜的票。 50. My uncle always appears when we're least expecting him.我叔叔总是在我们最意想不到的时候出现。 51. It'll take us at least two hours to get there.我们到那儿至少要花两个小时。 52. You could at least say you're sorry!至少你可以说声对不起！ 53. It may not be beautiful but at least it's cheap.这个也许不美，但至少便宜。 54. I saw him -- at least I think I saw him.我看到他─反正我认为我看到了他。 55. It'll take six months to build at the very least.建起来至少要花六个月。 56. Nobody should be worried, least of all you.谁也用不着担心，更不用说你了。 57. It doesn't matter in the least.这个一点儿也不要紧。 58. I'm not in the least bit worried.我一点儿也不担心。 59. Adam's going to be annoyed, to say the least, when he sees his car.亚当看见自己的汽车给弄成这副样子，至少可以说，他会生气的。 60. The least [=slightest] noise would startle her.最小的响声也会吓着她。 61. I try to spend the least (amount of) time possible in the kitchen. = I try to spend the least possible (amount of) time in the kitchen.我尽可能少待在厨房。 62. We finished without the least help from you. [=without any help from you]在你没有帮任何忙的情况下，我们完成了工作。 63. She hasn't shown the least sign of remorse. [=she hasn't shown any remorse]她尚未表现出丝毫悔改之意。 64. Any noise—even the (very) least—would startle her.任何响声——即便是最（微）小的声音——都会吓着她。 65. That's the least of my worries/problems. [=I have more important worries/problems to deal with]那是我最不担心的事情/问题。 66. "We had many things to consider, not the least of which was the safety of our children. [=the safety of our children was very important]"我们有许多事情需要考虑，尤其是孩子们的安全问题。 67. "At least once a year, we visit our grandparents."我们至少每年探望祖父母一次。 68. We meet at least once a month. = We meet once a month at least.我们至少一个月见一次面。 69. You must be at least 21 years of age to enter.年满21周岁者方能人内。 70. He was at least six feet tall.他至少有六英尺高。 71. He must have at least 300 CDs!他至少有300张CD！ 72. "The weather was cold, but at least it didn't rain."天气虽冷，但至少没下雨。 73. "I was tired and hungry, but at least I was free."虽然我又累又饿，但至少我自由了。 74. "We don't have much money, but at least we still have each other."虽然我们没多少钱，但至少我们拥有彼此。 75. "Well, he could have at least apologized."嗯，他至少应该道歉。 76. "We're going to have a picnic, at least if it doesn't rain."如果不下雨，至少我们会去野餐。 77. I'm fine for now at least. [=I'm fine for now although I may not be fine later]我还好，至少目前如此。 78. "He was unknown in the music world, at least until recently."他过去在乐坛默默无闻，至少前不久仍是如此。 79. "Her name is Sue, or at least I think it is."她的名字叫苏，或者至少我是这么认为的。 80. He is coming today. At least that's what he told me.他今天要来。至少他是这么跟我说的。 81. "He wanted to win the race, or at the least, to finish second."他想赢得比赛，或者至少得第二名。 82. "It is, at the very least, an interesting book."至少，它是一本有趣的书。 83. "It will change your life or, at the very least, teach you something new."它将改变你的生活，或者至少，让你学到一些新东西。 84. "At the very least, she deserves to be heard."至少，她应该有发言权。 85. It did not interest me in the least. [=it did not interest me at all]我对它丝毫不感兴趣。 86. He didn't enjoy it in the least.他一点也不喜欢它。 87. That joke was not in the least funny.那个玩笑一点不好笑。 88. We weren't in the least tired.我们一点也不累。 89. I'm not the least worried.我一点也不担心。 90. The least he could do is tell me what happened.他最起码应该告诉我发生了什么事情。 91. "There's no need to thank me for my help. Considering all the help you've given me in the past, it was the least I could do. [=I do not deserve to be thanked for the small thing I did]"不必言谢。想想过去你对我的所有帮助，这是我能做的最起码的事情。 92. "She was not happy, to say the least. [=she was very unhappy]"至少可以说，她并不快乐。 93. "He is, to say the least, hopeful about the future. [=he is very hopeful about the future]"至少可以说，他对未来抱有希望。 94. "To say the least, they were disappointed that their trip was canceled."至少可以说，他们对取消行程感到失望。 95. Who was the least at fault in the case?在这起案件中，谁的过错最小？ 96. He asked me to help him when I least expected it.我一点也没料到他会向我求助。 97. That was the least important of her reasons.那是她所给出的理由中最无关紧要的一个。 98. That was the least interesting book I have ever read.那是我读过的最无趣的一本书。 99. "No one, least of all the children, wanted to go home early."没有人想早回家，尤其是这些孩子们。 100. "We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children."我们有许多事情需要考虑，尤其是孩子们的安全问题。