at least

英 [æt liːst]

美 [æt liːst]

（数量）至少，不少于; （表示真实性或可能性）至少，最不济; （表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话）至少，起码; （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样

IELTS法律

Oxford 3000

英英释义

adv

• not less than
  1. at least two hours studying the manual
  2. a tumor at least as big as an orange
  Synonym:at the least
• if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
  1. at least he survived
  2. they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
  3. the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
  Synonym:leastwaysleastwiseat any rate

双语例句

• He fathered at least three children by the wives of other men.
  他跟别人的老婆至少生了3个孩子。
• At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours.
  至少你现在已经摘下了有色眼镜，能够看清这段关系了。
• If I can't make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to paint
  如果我不能靠画画谋生，至少我可以教别人画画。
• Every time she travels on the bus it's delayed by at least three hours
  每次她乘公车出行都至少耽搁3个小时。
• At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere
  这第二次会议至少起到了缓和气氛的作用。
• Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.
  成功有保证了，至少该系统一开始运行得挺顺利。
• They have received at least twenty thousand pounds each but had gone to court to demand more.
  他们每人至少已经得到了两万英镑，但仍然向法庭提出诉讼要求获得更多。
• For this year at least, our race to circumnavigate the globe in less than 80 days is over.
  至少今年，我们80天内环游地球一周的比赛已经结束了。
• The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade.
  据信这家报纸至少在过去10年中都没有盈利。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.
  预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。