least [li:st]

least的基本解释

adj.

最少的, 最小的, 最轻微的

• He has least money of all of us.
• 我们之中他钱最少。

adv.

最小地, 最少地

• He worked least.
• 他做事最少。

• He works least.
• 他工作得最少。

n.

最小的事物

• Of two evils, the least should be taken.
• 两害相权取其轻。

• Giving him food was the least we could do.
• 给他饭吃是我们能做的最起码的事。

least的同义词

adj. minimum

least的反义词

adj. most

与least相关的词组

least of all：最不

not in the least：一点不怕

not least：在一定程度上, 相当重要地

at least：至少

与least相关的情景对话

衣食住行/保险

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？

校园生活/Bob on the Telephone-(鲍勃在打电话)

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。

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。

休闲娱乐/购物

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。