/li:st ||; list/det pronoun adv
1 (used as the superlative of little 用作little的最高级) smallest in size, amount, degree, etc 最少的;最小的:
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。
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。
2 less than anyone/anything else; less than at any other time 程度最小;数量最少:
He's the person who needs help least. 他这个人最不需要别人的帮助。
I bought the least expensive tickets. 我买了最便宜的票。
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。
[OPP] most 反义词为most
at least
1 not less than, and probably more 至少:
It'll take us at least two hours to get there. 我们到那儿至少要花两个小时。
You could at least say you're sorry! 至少你可以说声对不起!
2 even if other things are wrong 至少;起码:
It may not be beautiful but at least it's cheap. 这个也许不美,但至少便宜。
3 used for correcting sth that you have just said (用于修正刚说过的话)反正,无论如何:
I saw him -- at least I think I saw him. 我看到他─反正我认为我看到了他。
at the (very) least not less and probably much more 至少:
It'll take six months to build at the very least. 建起来至少要花六个月。
least of all especially not 更不用说:
Nobody should be worried, least of all you. 谁也用不着担心,更不用说你了。
not in the least (bit) not at all 一点也不:
It doesn't matter in the least. 这个一点儿也不要紧。
I'm not in the least bit worried. 我一点儿也不担心。
last but not least→
LAST¹
to say the least used to say that sth is in fact much worse, more serious, etc than you are saying 至少可以说(而实际上要糟糕、严重得多):
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。