a. 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 or degree
r. used to form the superlative
常见例句
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alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate
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v alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate
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The man then consumes the spoonful, takes his briefcase, and leaves. > "God Bless that Ape Wellington for showing us all that extremely boring balloon flight is possible!" > - or - > Friend: "Do you smell bananas?" > Woman: "No." > - or - > Woman: "Have you found the problem?" > OBGYN: "No, but this here is delicious." > - or - > Tickles Brick Tickles: "Honey! Come back! I thought you would enjoy it!" > Woman: "Why?" > Tickles Brick Tickles: "At least your twat doesn't smell like fish." > - or - > Ape: "Wunhh wunhh wooo wooo!" > Woman (to self): "O, why did I ever have sex with an ape? He has no idea what goes where!"
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v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action v have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense v set in motion, cause to start v begin to speak or say v be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series v have a beginning, of a temporal event v have a beginning characterized in some specified way v begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object v achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative v begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
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plural of began v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action v have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense v set in motion, cause to start v begin to speak or say v be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series v have a beginning, of a temporal event v have a beginning characterized in some specified way v begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object v achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative v begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
