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the least (of sth)
He chose the least of the options.
他选了选项中最小量的一个。
最小量；最低程度；最起码
leasts — plural of least
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最小量；最低程度；最起码
The smallest possible amount or degree; a minimum.
He chose the least of the options.
他选了选项中最小量的一个。
用于“the”后:little的最高级,意为最小的；地位最低或最不重要的人(或群体)。
Preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the lowest-ranking or most insignificant person or (sometimes) group of people.
最小可能范围的事物；不可分割的单位；最小值。
Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit; a minimum.
He did the least of the work.
他做的工作最少。
She earned the least among her siblings.
她在兄弟姐妹中挣得最少。
We should focus on the least of our problems first.
我们应该先关注最不重要的问题。
He chose the least of the options.
他选了选项中最小量的一个。
You should read at least one book per month.
你应该每月至少读一本书。
常用于否定句后，强调最不某事。
I don't like spicy food, least of all Sichuan cuisine.
我不喜欢辛辣食物，尤其是川菜。
Not this
He is the lest important person in the team.
Use this
He is the least important person in the team.
混淆 "lest"（唯恐）与 "least"（最少）。"least" 是 little 的最高级，表示“最不”，而 "lest" 是连词，表示“以免”。
Not this
She has less experience of all the candidates.
Use this
She has the least experience of all the candidates.
误用比较级 "less" 代替最高级 "least"。在比较三者或以上时，应用最高级形式 "the least"，表示“最少”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
最不重要的
Money is the least of my worries right now.
钱现在是我最不担心的事情。
最不重要的一部分
Losing the game was the least of it; the real problem was the injury.
输掉比赛是最不重要的事；真正的问题是受伤。
在所有之中最不重要
That's the least of all our problems.
那是我们所有问题中最不重要的。
至少
You should at least try.
你至少应该试一试。
说得轻巧
The situation was chaotic, to say the least.
情况非常混乱，说得轻巧。
最不
No one believed him, least of all his family.
没有人相信他，最不信任他的是他的家人。
Use leasts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：least 比 less 更少，就是‘最少’。
register: neutral; contexts: 日常对话、书面语; note_zh: 通常用于表示无关紧要的事物，多用于正式或书面语，但在口语中也时有使用。
作名词时不可数，常与the连用表示最小量，或与of连用表示其中最不重要的。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.