at the very least的意思|示意

美 / æt ðə ˈveri li:st / 英 / æt ði ˈvɛri list /

至少;起码;一点


at the very least的用法详解

英语单词at the very least的用法讲解

at the very least是一个习惯用语,其用法为“至少,起码”,表示给出的最低限度条件。

表示“至少,起码”时,at the very least用来修饰后面的让步条件,表示只要满足最低限度的要求,就可以达到预期的目的。例如:

You should do your best at the very least, if not better.

至少你要尽力,如果不能做得更好,就这样吧。

At the very least, you could apologize for your rudeness.

起码你可以为你的粗鲁行为道歉。

at the very least 还可以用来表示“压根儿就不,绝对不”,此时at the very least强调的是最低的情况,比什么都不,处境更差。例如:

I was at the very least expecting a phone call from him.

压根儿就不,我至少期望他至少打个电话给我。

At the very least I could tell him I am wrong.

起码我可以告诉他我是错的。

总之,at the very least用来表示最低限度的要求时,表示只要满足最低限度的要求,就可以达到预期的目的。而表示“压根儿就不,绝对不”时,at the very least强调的是最低的情况,比什么都不,处境更差。

at the very least相关短语

1、 Sparse at the very least 树木

at the very least相关例句

And at the very least, doesn't he deserve one more league - wide ovation?

难道他丝毫不值得整个联盟的为他再欢呼一次 吗 ?

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His possession of classified documents in his home was, at the very least, a violation of Navy security regulations.

他把机密文件藏在家中,至少是违反了海军安全条例。

柯林斯例句

Normally it has only had eleven or twelve members in all. Now it will have seventeen at the very least.

通常总共只有十一二个会员。现在将至少有十七个。

柯林斯例句

But these shifts are at the very least disruptive.

但这些转移也有一点儿破坏性.

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He finds politics a dirty game, and only enters them reluctantly because he knows that at the very least he and his friends are better than the present gang.

他发现政治是一种肮脏的把戏, 所以只是出于不得已才参与政治,这是因为他知道,最起码他和自己的朋友们比这帮人要强得多.

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At the very least, wear a collared shirt.

最起码也要穿一件有领子的衬衫.

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