less
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det, indef pron ~ (sth) (than...) (used with [U]
ns as the comparative of little2 作little2, ) not as much (as...); a smaller amount (of) 較少的; 更少的.
(a) (det)
less butter, sugar, time, significance 較少的黃油、 較少的糖、 較少的時間、 不太重要
less coffee than tea 咖啡比茶少
I received less money than the others did. 我比別人收到的錢少.
You ought to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 你應(yīng)當(dāng)少抽煙, 少喝啤酒. =>Usage at much 用法見much.
(b) (pron)
It seems less of a threat than I'd expected. 威脅性似比我預(yù)料的要小.
There's less to do in this job than the last. 這份工作沒有上份工作量大.
`You must have paid 3000 for your car.' `No, (it was) less.' `你買的汽車得花3000英鎊吧.'`不, 沒那麼多.'
It's not far it'll take less than an hour to get there. 不遠--到那兒用不了一個鐘頭.
The receptionist was less than (ie not at all) helpful when we arrived. 我們到達的時候接待員什麼忙也不幫.
It took less than no (ie very little) time to write a reply. 立即寫好了回信. less, adv ~ (than...)
1 to a smaller extent; not so much (as) 較少; 更少; 少
I read much less now than I did at school. 我現(xiàn)在看書遠比我上學(xué)時少.
It rains less in London than in Manchester. 倫敦的降雨量比曼徹斯特少.
less colourful, expensive, hungry, intelligent, tired, etc 色彩不太豐富的、 價錢較便宜的、 不太餓的、 悟性較差的、 不那麼疲勞的
less awkwardly, enthusiastically, often 不太笨拙地、 不熱情地、 不常.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) any (the) less (used after not 用於not之後) to a smaller extent 較小; 更小; 少
She wasn't any (the) less happy for being on her own. 她并不因獨自一人而稍有不悅. even/much/still less and certainly not 更不用說; 更何況
He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people. 他連向陌生人打聽時間都不好意思, 更不用說向一屋子人講話了. less and less at a continually decreasing rate 越來越小地; 越來越少地
She found the job less and less attractive. 她發(fā)覺那工作越來越缺乏吸引力.
He played the piano less and less as he grew older. 他隨著年齡的增長, 彈鋼琴的次數(shù)越來越少了. the less, more, etc... the less, more etc... => the. more or less => more. no less (than...) as much as 不少於; 多達
We won 500, no less, in a competition. 我們在一場競賽中贏了足足500英鎊.
We won no less than 500 in a competition. 我們在一?quot;熱杏碩啻?00英鎊. less, prep before subtracting (sth); minus 未扣除(某量); 減除
a monthly salary of 450, less tax and national insurance 月薪450英鎊, 未扣除所得稅和國民保險費
send a cheque for the catalogue price, less 10% discount 按目錄價格9折寄一張支票. less, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Less, instead of fewer, is now commonly and increasingly used with plural nouns 與復(fù)數(shù)名詞連用時, 用less而不用fewer現(xiàn)很常見, 且日益普遍
There have been less accidents on this road since the speed limit was introduced. 自從實施速度限制, 這條路上的交通事故已經(jīng)少些了. However, this is still thought to be incorrect English, and careful speakers prefer fewer 但是, 此用法仍視為誤用, 言詞謹(jǐn)慎者愿用fewer
fewer accidents 事故少些.
?? 擴展釋義
*[les]n. 較少, 較小a. 少的, 小的ad. 較少, 較小, 較差【計】 最低成本估算與調(diào)度法相關(guān)詞組: no less than not less than less and less none the less less but better any the less in less than no time no less a person than
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