least

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  • adj.
    最小的
    最少的( little的最高级)
    最不重要的,地位最低的
  • adv.
    最少,最小
  • n
    最小
    最少量

Word Origin

least 最少的

来自古英语laesest,最小的,less的最高级。

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adj.

most

Example

1. The lobby is the hotel 's least satisfying feature .
大堂是酒店最不尽人意的地方。
2. Stop following the path of least resistance .
不要走阻力最小的人生道路。
3. Di may be the least discussed and most muddled .
残障保险可能讨论得最少,却又是最混乱的。
4. Dealing with israel sensitively is the least of the tasks that mr obama has set himself on nuclear proliferation .
体贴地跟以色列打交道是奥巴马先生为自己安排的防核扩散相关任务中最不重要的。
5. Among the three countries with the most gold medals thus far , china cries the least , with only 7 % of its athletes succumbing to tears .
到目前为止,跻身金牌榜前三甲的国家中,中国选手是哭得最少的,只有7%的选手忍不住哭了。

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