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*least¹ /list; liːst/
adv
1 at least
a) not less than a particular number or amount 至少，起码〔表示不少于某数量〕:
At least 150 people were killed in the earthquake. 至少有 150 人死于那次地震。
b) spoken used to talk about something that shows a situation is not as bad as it could be 【口】 反正〔用于表明所谈之事不太糟糕〕:
Well, at least you got your money back. 算了，反正你已把钱要回来了。
c) spoken used before correcting or changing something that you have just said 【口】 不管怎样〔用于更正或改变刚说过的话之前〕:
He's gone home, at least I think he has. 他回家了，不管怎样，我是这么想的。
d) spoken used to tell someone that they should do something, even if they do not do anything else 【口】 起码，无论如何〔用于告诉某人即使不做其他事也要做某事〕:
Will you at least say you're sorry? 你起码要说声对不起吧？
2 less than anything or anyone else 最少; 最小:
She chose the least expensive ring. 她挑了一枚最便宜的戒指。
the thing I least expected to happen 我最没料到会发生的事
least of all (=especially not) 最不: I don't like any of them, least of all Debbie. 他们中我没有一个喜欢的，尤其是黛比。
3 not in the least/not the least not at all or none at all 丝毫不/一点也不:
I wasn't in the least worried. 我一点都不担心。
4 to say the least used to show that something is more serious than you are actually saying 至少可以说〔用于表示事情比实际说的严重〕:
Mrs Lim was upset, to say the least. 至少可以说，利姆太太感到烦恼。
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