least

determiner, pronoun

/liːst/

usually the least

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Idioms

at the (very) least

used after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible（用于数量之后）至少，最少
- It'll take a year, at the very least.这至少需要一年时间。

not in the least

not at all一点也不；丝毫不
- 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。”

not the least/slightest bit

not at all一点也不；丝毫不
- Normally I'm not the least bit shy.通常我一点也不害羞。
- He wasn't the slightest bit interested in answering our questions.他对回答我们的问题一点也不感兴趣。

to say the least

without making something seem better, worse, more serious, etc. than it really is毫不夸张地说
- I was surprised, to say the least.毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。

adverb

/liːst/

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at least

not less than至少；不少于
- It'll cost at least 500 dollars.这东西至少要花 500 美元。
- 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.夏天至少每周割一次草。
- 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。
used to add a positive comment about a negative situation（用于对否定情况补充肯定的评论）起码
- She may be slow but at least she's reliable.她虽然迟钝，但起码还很可靠。
even if nothing else is true or you do nothing else无论如何；反正
- 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。
used to limit or make what you have just said less definite（用以减轻前面所说的话的肯定性）至少 synonym anyway
- They seldom complained—officially at least.他们很少抱怨，至少不在正式场合这样做。
- It works, at least I think it does.它行，反正我认为它行。

last but not least

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

least said soonest mended