as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etcused to emphasize how surprisingly small an amount is 只是5英镑/3个月/10 英尺等而已〔表示数量少得令人惊讶〕 Prices for his paintings start from as little as £100. 他的画起价只有100英镑。
The weather can change completely in as little as half an hour. 天气可以在短短半小时之内完全改变。
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