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IELTS BNC: 2012 COCA: 302

least

Word family 
least1 /liːst/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner , pronoun  
1  at least 
a) LIMITnot less than a particular number or amount 不少于，至少，起码〔指数或量〕
 It will take you at least 20 minutes to get there.
到那里至少要花20分钟。
 He had at least £100,000 in savings.
他起码有10万英镑的存款。
at the (very) least (=not less than and probably much more than) 最起码
 It would cost $1 million at the very least.
最起码要花100万美元。
b) GOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTICeven if something better is not true or is not done 至少〔指尽管没有更好的情况〕
 At least he didn’t lie to me.
至少他没跟我撒谎。
 I don’t expect you to pay me, but you could at least cover my expenses.
我不指望你给我报酬，但你至少也得支付我的开销呀。
 The house still needed a lot of work, but at least the kitchen was finished.
这房子还有不少活要干，但至少厨房已经完工了。
c) BUTused when you are correcting or changing something that you have just said 至少，起码〔用于纠正或改变刚说过的话〕
 They all knew I was on their side. At least, that’s what they said.
他们都知道我站在他们这一边，至少他们是这么说的。
 I made everything perfectly clear – or at least I thought I did.
我把一切都解释得很清楚了——至少我自己是这么认为的。
2  at the (very) least used when mentioning the least extreme thing that happens, is needed etc 最起码
 Computer viruses are at the very least annoying and often actually destructive.
计算机病毒往轻了说让人恼火，实际上还经常具有破坏性。
3  the least 
a) the smallest amount 〔数量〕最小；最少
 Women work in those sectors of the job market which pay the least.
女性在就业市场中报酬最低的行业里工作。
 Which method causes the least damage to the environment?
哪一种方法对环境危害最小？
b) used to emphasize how small something is, especially when it hardly exists at all 极微小的〔尤指几乎没有〕
 I haven’t the least idea what you are talking about.
我一点也不明白你在说什么。
 He used to wake at the least noise.
他以前总是有一点点动静就会醒过来。
c) used when you are saying what someone should do in a situation, and suggesting that they should really do more 起码能做的事情
 The least you could do is give me her phone number.
你起码可以把她的电话号码告诉我。
 The least they could have given her is some money towards the rent.
他们起码可以给她一点钱帮她交房租。
4  not the least/not in the least/not the least bit NOTnone at all, or not at all 一点也不
 I tried to convince them, but they weren’t the least interested.
我试图说服他们，可他们一点也不感兴趣。
 I’m not in the least afraid of you anymore.
我现在一点都不怕你了。
 His voice was alert, not the least bit sleepy.
他的声音透着警觉，没有一丝睡意。
5  to say the least EMPHASIZEused to show that something is worse or more serious than you are actually saying 至少可以说
 His teaching methods were strange, to say the least.
他的教学方法至少可以说是怪异。
6  the least of somebody’s worries/problems/troubles/concerns WORRIEDsomething that someone is not worried about because there are other more important problems 某人最不担心的事，某人一点都不在乎的事
 What I looked like was the least of my problems.
我看上去怎么样根本无所谓。
7  it’s the least I can do spoken used to say that you are very willing to do something or to reply to someone’s thanks 这是我起码可以做的事〔表示非常愿意做某事，或用于回答某人的感谢〕
→ last but not least at last2(3)
least2 ●●○ adverbadv  
1  LESSless than anything or anyone else 最少；最小 OPP most
2  least of all especially not a particular person or thing 最不…的，尤其不…的
Examples from the Corpus
least of all• They were not people who smiled much, least of all at children.• This wasn't yet a case for the police, least of all for him.• She told no one, least of all her husband, what she planned to do.• Dave doesn't take anything seriously, least of all himself.• Life is no bed of roses for the new dealer, least of all if female and of a gullible disposition.• James was no model of deportment anywhere, least of all in his marital and other personal relations.• Not least of all, it is the San Diego neighborhood that many gays have long embraced as their own.• Nobody wants to stop you from following the career of your choice, least of all me.• No one thought it was a goal of mine, least of all me.• Nobody, least of all the chancellor, one suspects, is banking on this.• Truth is, no one has laughed at the inconsistent Campbell lately, least of all the Nets.
3  not least formal used to emphasize that something is important 〔用于强调重要〕尤其，特别
Examples from the Corpus
not least• Nevertheless it requires separate assessment, not least because it drew on certain areas of experience not directly dominated by the monarch.• I didn't relish this: not least because it meant that I didn't break my silence until the cheese course.• Alex Ferguson will have loved this, not least because questions had started to be asked of his team and star names.• There are many factors which limit productivity; not least is employee education.• And it annoyed her intensely, not least of all because she still felt a long way from figuring him out!• Like all good music it speaks of love, not least of the medium itself.• And last but not least, the baby of the family.
Examples from the Corpus
least• The people who are least able to afford healthcare are often the ones who need it most.• The tax hits those who can least afford it.• Alex Ferguson will have loved this, not least because questions had started to be asked of his team and star names.• Last but not least, community projects include events such as school quizzes, sheltered shopping and the annual Aberdeen Carnival.• Car problems happen when you least expect them.• Air-conditioning is standard except on the least expensive model.• I was the least experienced member of the expedition.• Portugal would be my least favourite choice.• It is also the explanation of political behavior that has been least fully explored by means of social scientific inquiry.• Not least, it reduces the time in which the specification can be changed.• Which job would you least like to do?• We were the least successful team in the competition.• Not least there are hints on organising your new crew.
least1 determinerleast2 adverbadv
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See also: little

IELTS BNC: 2012 COCA: 302
IELTS BNC: 2012 COCA: 302
IELTS BNC: 2012 COCA: 302
least
Words used to describe small amounts and quantities: little, few, slight...
Less important than similar things: secondary, subordinate, incidental...
Small numbers and quantities: few, minority, minimum...
Less and not as much: less, under, least...

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