| 词汇 | less |
| 释义 | lessUK:*/ˈlɛs/US:/lɛs/ ,(les)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: See also: little主要翻译 less adv (not as)更少地；较低I drive to work rather than take the train because it's less expensive.我开车上班，这样比坐火车更便宜。 less + [adjective] than adv (not as ... as)不如；比不上I find representational art less interesting than abstract art.我觉得抽象艺术比具像艺术更有意思。 less adj (smaller in quantity)更少的；更小的You have less work than I do.你的工作量比我的小。usage: used in front of nounsYou use less in front of an uncountable noun to say that one quantity is not as big as another, or that a quantity is not as big as it was before.A shower uses less water than a bath.His work gets less attention than it deserves.Less is sometimes used in front of plural nouns.This proposal will mean less jobs.Less people are going to university than usual.Some people think this use is wrong. They say that you should use fewer in front of plural nouns, not ‘less’.There are fewer trees here.The new technology allows products to be made with fewer components than before.However, fewer sounds formal when used in conversation. As an alternative to ‘less’ or ‘fewer’, you can use not as many or not so many in front of plural nouns. These expressions are acceptable in both conversation and writing.There are not as many cottages as there were.There aren't so many trees there.After not as many and not so many you use as, not ‘than’. less adv (not as much or as often)不用那么多；无需经常I'll be fine, mom! You should worry less.我没事的，妈妈！不要那么担心。 less adv (not as much or as often as) (范围、程度、频率等)较少的；较低的Richard exercises less than Audrey does.理查德比奥德丽锻炼得少。 less prep (minus)不算，不含The ring sold for $5 million, less tax.这枚戒指的税前售价为5百万美元。 less adj nonstandard (with plural countable noun: fewer)更少的；比较少的备注: The correct comparative for plural countable nouns is "fewer", with "less" being used for uncountables, although the latter is very commonly and erroneously used with countable nouns.I've got less sweets than you.我的糖果比你的更少。 less pron (smaller amount)较少量；较小量The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less.价格是五十美元，不能再少了。 less pron nonstandard (plural countable: fewer) (可数)更少的，较少的There are less here than before.这儿的东西比以前少了。 其他翻译 less prep (minus) (数学：减法)减去Four less three equals one.四减三等于一。 less suffix (without the thing named) (后缀)[表示没有，不]If you're not dressed in time, you'll just have to go trouserless! 复合形式：less | little any less adv (not as)没有，不足以备注: used in questions and negativesBeing young doesn't make her any less qualified for the job. any less adv (not as much)没那么多，更少Even though I disapprove of what you did, that doesn't mean that I love you any less. couldn't care less about [sth], could not care less about [sth] v expr informal (feel completely apathetic towards)对…丝毫不感兴趣；毫不在意；不喜欢I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. even less adj (not so, not as)甚至更少This year's episodes of "Love or Lust" on TV are even less interesting than last year's. even less adv (to a smaller degree)更不用说 far less adj (not nearly so, nowhere near as)远不如的；远不及的；运比不上的My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am. far less adj (not nearly as much)远低于的；远少于的I watch far less TV than I used to. far less adv (to a much lesser degree)程度低得多I play guitar far less since taking up the piano. less and less adv (to a progressively smaller degree)越来越少地As I get older I like the hot weather less and less every year. less than adj (not as many as) (数字、数目)小于…的，少于…的备注: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than'We have less than ten places available for students.我们为学生准备的位置少于10个。 less than adj (not as much or as great as)小于/少于/亚于…的；比…少She ate less than her brother. Five is less than seven.五小于七。她吃的比哥哥少。 make [sth/sb] less alarming vtr (lessen the shock of [sth])使…变得不太惊人The prime minister was accused of 'doctoring' crime figures to make them less alarming. more haste, less speed expr (Work carefully to finish faster)欲速则不达Proofreading requires a lot of careful attention to detail; it's a case of more haste, less speed. more or less adv (to a greater or lesser extent)或多或少地I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year.我或多或少已经决定要推迟一年再去上大学。 much less n (a considerably smaller quantity)（比…）少得多Men have fought wars for much less. much less adv (to a lesser degree)（比…）程度低得多If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all! neither more nor less n (the same amount or degree)不多不少Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl.Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. neither more nor less adv (to the same amount or degree)不多不少This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. no less adv (however surprising that seems)仍然He came top of his class, no less! no less pron (nothing inferior)不比…差I expect perfection; no less will do! no less adv (not any less, not to any lesser degree)不少于；不低于 no less than expr (at least)至少；不少于备注: Often used to add emphasis.That year, inflation was no less than 60%, and people saw a dramatic fall in the value of their savings.No less than 150 people entered the contest. no less than expr (equivalent to)相当于, 不亚于The general said that declaring a no-fly zone would be no less than an act of war. no more and no less n (an equal amount or degree)不多不少；正好Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. no more and no less adv (equally)和…相比不多不少；和…完全一样The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. no more and no less adj (exactly)不多不少的；刚刚好的I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr (with noun: only)只有Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr (with adjective: utterly)十足，简直His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
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