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

• 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。
• We've come to see you, so you could at least stand and greet us properly
  我们都来看你了，你至少应该起身得体地打个招呼。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not difficult to get money for research or at least it's not always difficult
  争取到研究资金并不难，起码不总是那么难。
• At least they have a real chance to find work.
  至少他们的确有找到工作的机会。
• At least the bank situation had firmed up.
  至少银行的形势已经更加明朗了。
• 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。
• 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。