least
adverb,determiner,pronoun
uk/liːst/us/liːst/B1
less than anything or anyoneelse; thesmallestamountornumber:
最少；最小Thisgroupis the leastlikelyof the four towin.该组在4个小组当中获胜的可能性最小。
Disasterstruckwhen we leastexpectedit.在我们最麻痹大意的时候，灾难不期而至。
It was theanswershe leastwantedtohear.那是她最不愿听到的回答。
I like thegreenone least of all.我最不喜欢绿色的那一个。
He's therelativeI like(the)least.他是我最不喜欢的亲戚。
No onebelievedher, leastof all(=especiallynot)thepolice.没有人相信她，更不用说警察了。
Theyrefusedtoadmither,notleast because(= there were severalreasonsbut this was animportantone)she didn't have hermembershipcardwith her.他们不让她进的一个重要原因是她没有带会员卡。
- That must be thecolourI like least in thewholeworld!
- If I only had onecourseand nodrinks, I ought topayleast,surely?
- Marilyn is the leastvainpersonIknow- she'sconvincedshe'sugly!
- Which of theseoutfitsdo youthinkcostleast?
- Michael, youhardlygot anynotesright- it'seasytoseewhich of you three haspractisedleast thisweek.
Maximum and minimum
- (at) full steamidiom
- (at) full stretchidiom
- at leastidiom
- bare
- credit limit
- flat chat
- flat outphrase
- give a hundred percentidiom
- limit
- mass
- max out
- maximal
- maximally
- maximum
- min.
- peak
- percent
- the bare minimumphrase
- the full monty
- utmost
Grammar
Least,the least,at least
We use the quantifier least to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. (The) least is the superlative form of little.…Idioms
at least
it's the least I can do
the leastsomeonecan/could do
least said soonest mended
not in the least
not the least