词组 | least |
释义 | 1.at least 有时作“至少”解。例如:He is at least fifty. (他至少有五十岁。)有时作“不论怎样”解。例如:He will at least die happily. (他不论怎样将死得快乐。)at the least=at least,但不很普通。 2.least 有时作“即使最小”或“即使最少”解。例如:He wishes to know the least detail of your life. 和 We are ready to advise everybody who is (in) the least interested in such matters. 3.not in the least 是状语短语,作“一点也不”解。例如:He is not in the least interested in this subject. 有时在 least 后面加上 degree,但不很普通。注意这种表达方式跟 not a little 大不相同,not a little 作“很”解。 not in the least 是状语短语,有时把 in 省去,但不很普通。not the least 里的 least 用作形容词。有时作“一点也没有”解。例如:This subject has not the least interest for him. 有时作“最大的”解。例如:Not the least of the difficulties is that of obtaining enough water. (最大的困难便是得到足够的水。)在第一解里往往把 not 和 the 分开。例如:He does not take the least interest in this subject. 4.Least of all do I want to offend him 里的 Least of all 作“最不”解,注意 I 前面有 do。 5.注意 B is the least more interesting than A (of the three, B, C, and D) 等句子里用 least more。C is the least less interesting than D (of the three, A, B, and C) 等句子里用 least less。参见 more 7和most 9 |
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