noun [抽象名词]想法，主意；观点，看法；原则，信念；理解，了解；猜想；目标，意图；（柏拉图哲学）理念 - The idea fills me with disgust.
noun [专属名词]一点儿，少量 - Could you go a little slower?
adjective [原级]小的，比较小的；用于强调对某人或某物的意见；年幼的；短暂的，近的；微不足道的；可爱的，可怜的 - He's an arrogant little swine!
adverb [程度副词]一点儿，少得几乎没有；少量的，一些;极少，轻微；几乎不；短时间地，一会儿地 - I'm still a little jet-lagged.
pronoun [指示代词]少许 - You little cheat!
noun [具体名词]一茶匙的量 - She gave Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result.
noun [专属名词]匙，勺子；（作打击乐器用的）调羹对；一匙的量；调羹状物品 - He stirred his coffee with a spoon.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用匙舀，使成匙状；高挑球 - He stirred his coffee with a spoon.
adverb [程度副词]更少地，程度较低地 - I often think about those less fortunate than me. 我经常想到那些不如我幸运的人。
preposition [状态和条件]减去，扣除 - You will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax. 你要付税后的10%到25%。
pronoun [指示代词]更少，较小；更小（或更无关紧要）的事物 - Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more. 借款者都在努力通过少花多存来缓解经济紧张状况。
adjective [原级]<古>等级较低的，次要的 - People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease. 人们应该少吃脂肪以减少患心脏病的风险。
noun [抽象名词]一些；几个 - We kicked a few ideas around.
noun [专属名词]同情，怜悯；可惜的事，遗憾的事；仁慈，慈悲 - Her voice was tender, full of pity.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]同情，怜悯 - I don't want your pity.
What a pity! <n.> 真遗憾!
- It is a pity to be grown up. (it 做形式主语) It is a pity to steal a bicycle.
- I am sorry. <adj.> 我感到很遗憾.
- I am sorry to hear that.听到这个消息我很遗憾
注意 sorry 与 pity 词性上的区别
adverb [方式副词]代替，顶替，反而 - He put a plus instead of a minus.
noun [抽象名词]忠告，劝告，建议；（金融交易）正式通知；消息 - He offered some useful advice.
noun [抽象名词]嗓音，说话声，歌唱声；说话能力；歌唱能力； 发言权，表达意愿的权利（或方式）；愿望，意见，呼声； - Her voice shook with emotion.
verb [vt. 及物动词]表达，吐露（感情或意见）；（语音）发浊音；（乐）给（管风琴）调音 - Her voice wobbled with emotion.
pronoun [指示代词]（数量上）最多，最大（ much, a lot of, many 的最高级）；大多数 - Seventeen civilians were hurt. Most are students who had been attending a twenty-first birthday party. 17名平民受了伤，其中大多数是参加一个21岁生日聚会的学生。
adverb [程度副词]最；（程度上）最大；极其，非常；<北美，非正式>几乎；（在谈话中用于引起注意）最……；通常；（可能的）最大量 - What she feared most was becoming like her mother. 她最害怕的是变得像她母亲一样。
adjective [最高级]大多数的；最大程度的，最大数量的 - The president himself won the most votes. 总统本人赢得了最多的选票。
① adj. 用于最高级，表示“最……”
- This is the most beautiful car I’ve even seen.
② adj. 大多数的，大部分的
- Most doctors don’t smoke.
③ adv. 非常，很（相当于 very，但通常用于表达主观感情、见解等）
只有加“the”时译为“最”，加“a”或什么也不加时译为“非常，相当”(“very” 的概念)，常与形容词作用的过去分词连用。
- a most interesting book 非常有趣的书
- I was most surprised when I heard the news. 我非常惊讶
adjective [最高级]一点儿；最少的（little 的最高级）；最微不足道的（little 的最高级形式）；用于极小动植物的名称，如least shrew（little 的最高级形式） - I try to offend the least amount of people possible. 我尽可能少得罪人。
adverb [程度副词]最低程度地；最少，至少 - About two-thirds of adults consult their doctor at least once a year. 大约三分之二的成年人一年至少看一次医生。
noun [专属名词]最不重要的事物，最微小的事物；至少，起码 - I was surprised, to say the least. 毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。
pronoun [指示代词]最少量；起码 - On education funding, Japan performs best but spends the least per student. 在教育资金方面，日本做得最好，但是对每个学生的投入却最少。
adjective [最高级]最好的，最出色的；最愉快的，最幸福的；最合适的，最恰当的 - Lighter shades suit you best.
adverb [程度副词]最，最高程度地；最出色地，最高标准地；最适合地，最恰当地 - He's the best man for the job.
noun [抽象名词]最好的事物（或人）；（人或事物所能达到的）最高标准；最合乎要求的事物；（个人的）最高水平，最高纪录；最好的衣服，盛装；<美>（书信结尾的）良好祝愿 - He's the best man for the job.
verb [vt. 及物动词]打败，胜过 - Which one do you like best?
- This is the best movie I've ever seen. 这是我见过的最好的电影。
- He always does his best in his exams. 他在考试中总是尽力而为。
adjective [比较级]更糟的，更坏的，更差的；（病得）更厉害的 - I've been to far worse places.
adverb [方式副词]更坏，更差，更糟；更糟的是，更倒霉的是 - The situation got steadily worse.
noun [专属名词]更糟的事，更恶劣的情况 - I'm afraid there is worse to come.
adverb [方式副词]最差地，最糟地，最严重地 - At the very worst, he'll have to pay a fine.
noun [专属名词]最坏的人（或事），最糟的情况 - It was possibly their worst performance ever.
verb [vt. 及物动词]打败，击败 - It was by far the worst speech he had ever made.
adjective [最高级]最差的，最糟的，最严重的 - He was voted the worst dressed celebrity.
