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A：At least we’ll have (a monthly check/ our families/ those savings) when we get old.
      至少等我们老了以后我们（每个月会有收入/还有家人/有那些储蓄）。

B：Aren’t we fortunate?
      我们不是很幸运吗？

least的反义词

A：Hello, Pete. This is Bob. How are you?
      你好，皮特，我是鲍勃，你怎么样？

B：Oh, I'm fine.
      啊，我很好。

A：Where were you this afternoon? You missed an important lecture.Not sick, I hope.
      今天下午你在哪儿？你错过了一堂重要课。我想你没生病吧？

B：No.
      没有。

A：That's good. The next time you decide to skip class, check with me first.It wouldn't do for both of us to be absent.We need at least one complete set of notes.
      那很好，下次你决定要逃课的话，先告诉我一下。我们两人都缺席不太好。我们至少应有一套完整的笔记。

least的意思

B：OK.
      好的。

A：By the way, are you still in timewasting mood?
      顺便问问你，你现在还是觉得无聊吗？

B：Yeah,a little.
      有点。

A：Good. Why don't you come over after supper?Joe's off somewhere with date, and I don't feel much like working.
      好，晚饭后你来好吗？乔出去约会了，而我不大想工作了。

B：How about eight o'clock?
      八点左右来怎样？

A：Well. And bring some records over, why don't you?
      好极了！带一些唱片来好吗？

B：Okay. See you then. Goodbye.
      好，到时见，再见。

A：Bob, do you want to go grocery shopping with me?
      鲍伯，你想和我一起去杂货店买些东西吗？

B：Where are you going—to the corner shop down the road or to the new supermarket downtown?
      你是去路那边的街角小店还是去市里的新超市？

A：I thought we could go to the new supermarket to check it out. Maybe they’ll have some of those olives that you like so much.
      我想我们还是去那个新的超市看看吧。可能那儿有你非常喜欢的橄榄。

least的近义词

B：Alright. Have you made your shopping list?
      好吧。你列购物清单了没有啊？

A：No, I thought we’d just have a look.
      没有，我想我们只是看一看。

least的反义词

B：You know what they say. You should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry.
      你知道大家怎么说的：当你饿的时候，绝不要去买东西。

least是什么意思

A：Why not?
      为什么不呢？

B：Because you’ll end up buying a lot more food than you normally would. Maybe we should at least give ourselves a budget to work with.
      因为你通常会买比原本打算要买的多很多。或许我们至少应该定一个预算。

least

A：Fine. We won’t spend any more than $50.
      好，我们不要超过50 美元。

B：Ok. Let’s go!
      好，走吧。

1. （数量）至少，不少于
    You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

    e.g. ...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
    e.g. 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。

2. （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济
    You use at least to say that something is the minimum that is true or possible. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.

    e.g. She could take a nice holiday at least...
           最不济她也可以去过一个愉快的假期。
    e.g. 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。

3. （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样
    You use at least to indicate an advantage that exists in spite of the disadvantage or bad situation that has just been mentioned.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

4. （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码
    You use at least to indicate that you are correcting or changing something that you have just said.

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    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

5. 最少的
    You use the least to mean a smaller amount than anyone or anything else, or the smallest amount possible.

least的解释

    e.g. I try to offend the least amount of people possible...
           我尽量少得罪人。
    e.g. 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。

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7. （某一特性）最少，最缺
    You use least to indicate that someone or something has less of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

8. 丝毫的；一丁点儿的
    You use the least to emphasize the smallness of something, especially when it hardly exists at all.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

9. （程度）最小
    You use least to indicate that something is true or happens to a smaller degree or extent than anything else or at any other time.

least的近义词

    e.g. 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。

10. 无足轻重的；微乎其微的
    You use least in structures where you are emphasizing that a particular situation or event is much less important or serious than other possible or actual ones.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

11. （应该做的）最少量，最低程度
      You use the least in structures where you are stating the minimum that should be done in a situation, and suggesting that more should really be done.

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      e.g. 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。
      e.g. 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。

12. 丝毫；一点儿
      You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.

least在线翻译

      e.g. I'm not like that at all. Not in the least...
             我哪里是那种人。绝对不是。
      e.g. 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。

13. 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是
      You use last but not least to say that the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others.

      e.g. ...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

14. （用于否定句后）（多者之中）尤其，尤数
      You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned.

      e.g. 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。
      e.g. 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。

15. （强调某一例证或原因）尤其是，特别是，相当重要地
      You can use not least to emphasize a particularly important example or reason.

      e.g. 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。
      e.g. 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。

16. 轻则；往轻里说；客气点说
      You can use to say the least to suggest that a situation is actually much more extreme or serious than you say it is.

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      e.g. Accommodation was basic to say the least...
             往轻里说是住宿条件简陋。
      e.g. 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。