least /li:st/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) something that is of no importance
• (adj.) the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent…
• (adv.) used to form the superlative

Chinese translation

• n. 最少, 最小, 最小限度
• a. 最少的, 最小的
• adv. 最小, 最少

Word details

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

/li:st/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.44 · Common

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