at (the) most

LIMITused to say that you think an amount cannot be larger than the amount you are mentioning 至多，不超过

It’ll take 20 minutes at the most.

这最多需要20分钟。

There were at most 50 people in the audience.

观众最多有50人。

The boy looked nine at the very most (=he was probably younger).

那男孩看上去最多九岁。

Examples from the Corpus

at (the) most• There are, at most, 20 people at the game, all of them with a family interest.• It's about ten minutes down the road, fifteen at the most.• What's that? 15 to 20 yards at the most.• Ten minutes, fifteen at the most, and the wind would be on them, tearing them from the saddle.• She was given no emotional security at the most influential stage of her life - early puppyhood.• We ate eggs at most meals.• The Jesuits at Holy Trinity scoffed at most of the conservative critique.• You find yourself flying coach, and staying at the most reasonable hotel in town.• Spiders may be found at most times of the year except during the coldest weather.

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