June solstice，the Summer Solstice (10th solar term) ；

[例句] 夏至之后白天开始变短. The days begin to draw in after the summer solstice.

[例句] 明天就交夏至了. Tomorrow will be the Summer Solstice.

at (the) least，at any rate，at least，at lowest，at the fewest ；

[例句] 每天尽量至少吃4片面包。 Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.

[例句] 玛丽·安不想要孩子，至少现在不想。 Mary Ann doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway.

up to now，hitherto，to this day，so far，as yet ；

[例句] 我知道你研究黑猩猩至今已有30年了。 I know that you'vebeen studying chimpanzees for thirty years now.

[例句] 至今尚不清楚他究竟是饮弹自杀还是被谋杀。 To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.

even，(go) so far as to，so much so that，e'en，indeed ；

[例句] 他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。 He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.

[例句] 我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。 I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

（表示达到某种程度） go so far as to，as for，as to，apropos of，as far as ；

[例句] 她虽说仇恨他们，但绝不至于去杀人。 Her hatred of them would never lead her to murder.

[例句] 至于这场战争，黑格认为要不惜任何代价取得胜利。 As regards the war, Haig believed in victory at any price.

very close relative，close kin ；

[例句] 我们是至亲. We are nearly related.

[例句] 我姑母是我唯一的至亲. My aunt is my only immediate relative.

at (the) most，no more than，at most，at the longest，at the outside ；

[例句] 出版商预计该书至多能卖出1,500本。 The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops.

[例句] 这东西至多花50元。 It'll cost $50 max.

most intimate friend，best friend，cater-cousin ；

[例句] 虽然他们在银幕上是誓不两立的对手，在现实生活中却是至交。 Despite their bitter screen rivalry, off-stage they are close friends.

[例句] 他是我的至交. He is my intimate.

the closest friend ；

[例句] 11好书如至友,永远不相负. 11 A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.

[例句] 好书如至友,永远不相负. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.

supreme，the highest，paramountcy ；

[例句] 它只是宣扬金钱至上的物欲主义。 It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon.

[例句] 我们的工作追求品质至上。 In our work, quality is paramount.

The Winter Solstice (22nd solar term)，midwinter ；

beatitude ；

[例句] 她最喜欢的至福是 “ 保佑温顺的人,他们将继承土地 ”. Her favorite Beatitude is " Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth ".

[例句] 或许至福幻象本身就同这种平凡的体验有着某种淡薄的血缘关系. Perhaps the Beatific Vision itself has some remote kinship with this lowly experience.

consummate，paramount，supreme，the highest，uppermost ；

[例句] 它只是宣扬金钱至上的物欲主义。 It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon.

[例句] 安特卫普人深信自己的城市是最好的，使得其他比利时人认为他们有本地至上的思想。 Antwerpers are so convinced that their city is best that other Belgians think them chauvinists.

down to ；

[例句] 您这题目的年代为何? 是上起石器,下至火器? 还是指铁器时代? What about your title? Is stone or firearms? Is Iron Age?

[例句] 上自队长下至每个队员都表现得很好. Everyone played well, from the captain down.

supreme ；

[例句] 获得诺贝尔奖对他是至高的荣誉. It was a feather in his cap to win the Nobel Prize.

[例句] 至高的圣者降临, 我们全心赞美祢. High and One down, we lift our hearts in praise.

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[例句] 用法: 在清洁和拍纯露后,取适量涂抹在面部,轻拍至吸收即可. Direction: Apply an amount of essence to skin after clean.

[例句] 用法: 洁肤后,取适量喷于面部,轻拍至吸收为止. Usage: Spray to the face after rinse and gently pat until absorption.

best friend ；

imperial，imperatorial ；

[例句] 这封书信讲到了至尊的,最大的原则. The epistle deals therefore with the sovereign and universal principles.

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[例句] 这么一来,将来, 不管男女都可能会变成秃头. In the future , then, both sexes are likely be bald.

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