less
[les]
adj.更少的, 较少的
adv.更少地, 较少地
n.少量, 次要
prep.减
例句与用法:
It rains less in London than in Manchester.
伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。
He is less tall than she is.
他不如她高。
Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.
多做事少空想,这样你会愉快得多。
a.(little的比较级)
较小的, 较少的[+than]
He has less strength than I.
他力气比我小。
ad.(little的比较级)
较小地, 较少地; 不如[+than]
Thunderstorms are much less common in Ireland than in England.
爱尔兰的雷雨远较英格兰的少。
n.
更少的数(量, 额)[U]
I could do no less.
这是我起码要做的。
prep.
减去; 扣除; 差……
She stayed a month less two days.
她呆了一个月少两天。
less
同义词:
reduced | fewer | minus | smaller | minor | below | secondary | without | more | take away | excluding | lower | to a lesser extent | lesser |
反义词:
more |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.较小的, 较少的
smaller
fewer
minor
reduced
同义参见:
secondary
below
without
minus
反义:
a.较小的, 较少的
more
less[les]adj.1.■little 的一种比较级2.■较少的;较小的;更少的;更小的;不及…大(或多)的3.■(级别、地位、尊严等)较低的,较劣的;较次要的4.■little的变形adv.1.■little的一种比较级2.■较少地,更少地;更小地;不及;不如;较差地;更差地3.■[常用在much 或 less后面]更不,非常肯定地不n.1.■较少;更少;更小2.■次要的东西(或事情)prep.1.■减去;去掉;差;缺:a month less 4 days一月差4天Ten less three leaves seven.10减3剩7。any the less更少一些,更小一点even (或 still,much) less[用于否定句后]何况,更不用说far less远不及in less than no time迅速;一眨眼的工夫less and less越来越少(小)地;渐渐减少地less of[Less of …!][口语]别…!停止…!少点…!较少(或小)地less than很少;不到决不;毫不little less少一点little less than相差无几no less居然,竟(用来表示吃惊等,有时带讽刺意味)no less a person than地位(或身份、级别等)与…相同;不低于;正是…本人no less than不亚于;和…一样多达;不少于;有;有…之多正是,原来就是none the less=not the less 仍旧,依然,还是nothing less (或 more) less than完完全全是;完全一样something less than较…少几分the (less) the …或 the… the less越少越…,越…越少(不)
lessless[les]adj.[little的比较级]1.■更少[小]的, 较少[小]的2.■较次[劣]的, 较不重要的; 身分较低的less but better少而精The noise became less and less.声响渐渐小起来了。More haste, less speed.[谚]欲速则不达。
词性变化less[les]adv.1.■[little的比较级]较少, 更少, 较差n.1.■更少; 更小; 较少; 较小Less of your lip![口]别饶舌了!prep.1.■减去; 不足
继承用法less-than-carloadadj.1.■(铁路运输中的)零担的less-than-truckloadadj.1.■卡车零担的
determiner& pronoun
- a smaller amount of; not as much
更少量的,更少的
[as determiner]the less time spent there, the better.
在那儿花的时间越少越好。
[as pronoun]storage is less of a problem than it used to be.
储存问题比原来要少。
ready in less than an hour.
一个小时不到准备就绪。
■fewer in number
少
[as determiner]short hair presented less problems than long hair.
短发比长发造成问题少。
[as pronoun]a population of less than 200,000.
人口少于20万。
- (archaic)of lower rank or importance
(古)等级低的,次要的
James the Less.
小詹姆士。
- to a smaller extent; not so much
(范围)较小的,较少的
he listened less to the answer than to Kate's voice.
他更多是在听凯特的声音而不是听答案。
that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype.
虽然这一陈规有积极的一面,但总还是个陈规而已。
■(less than)far from; certainly not
远不是,根本不
Mitch looked less than happy.
米切尔看上去一点儿也不高兴。
the data was less than ideal.
数据实在是太不理想了。
- before subtracting (something); minus
减去…之前,除去
£900,000 less tax.
不算税款计90万英镑。
in less than no time
- (informal)very quickly or soon
(非正式)很快,马上,立即
- at a continually decreasing rate
越来越少
- used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned
[表示比刚刚说过的事更不可能或更不适合]更不要说
what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage?.
什么样的女人愿意跟他约会,更不要说嫁给他了?。
- used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive
[用于表示某事令人惊讶或给人留下深刻印象,常为讽刺]竟,居然
Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less.
彼得居然做出了饭——里脊扒和香槟酒。
■(no less than)used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount
[强调数目大得惊人]不少于
- Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos 'last'
- In standard English less should only be used with uncountable thingsless moneyless timeWith countable things it is incorrect to use lessless people and less words; strictly speaking, correct use is fewer people and fewer wordsSee also usage at few
less
形容词 less:
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
副词 less:
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
comparative of little
less
■"The more articulate, the less say" is an old Chinese proverb which I just make up myself.
"寡言者善辩"是我自己刚刚虚构的一句中国古谚。
■The first steam locomotive, introduced in1825, had a top speed of only thirteen mph, and the great sailing ships of the time laboured a long at less than half that speed.
1825年推出的第十辆蒸汽机最大速度每小时仅为13英里,而那时的大帆船行驶得更慢,还不到这个速度的一半。
■An iron golf club that has more loft than a driver and less than a three iron, used for medium fairway shots and long approach shots; a two iron.
2号铁头球棒铁制高尔夫球棒,其高击斜面大于发球球棒小于3号铁头球棒,用于击中远球和长距离球; 2号铁头球棒
■A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.
一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。
■An American economist said that protective duties and tariff wars are no less costly than armed peace or real warfare.
一位美国经济学家说,保护关税和关税战所造成的损害不亚于武装和平或真正的战争。
■A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.
一公升气体的质量少于一公升水的质量。
■A terminal containing less than a full alphanumeric keyboard; for example, one containing ten numeric keys plus control keys.
一种终端,它的键盘不包括全套的字母数字字符键; 例如,只包括十个数字键以及若干控制键。
■Generally speaking, the young are less conservative than the old.
一般而言,年轻人比老年人较不保守。
■It's quite something to be made a government minister while still less than30.
不到三十岁就被任命为国务大臣,真是不简单。
■I was clean broke in less than four days.
不到四天我就一个钱也没有了。
■Had to make do on less income.
不得不用较少的收入来应付
■Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
不是我比较不喜欢凯撒,而是我更喜欢罗马。
■Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed.
两年的研究表明,上网次数多的人与较少的人相比,即使是一周仅上网几小时也会经常地感觉到沮丧和孤独。
■The problem was less serious at first glance.
乍看起来,问题没那么严重。
■Nothing interests me less than cooking, as a matter of fact.
事实上,最引不起我兴趣的莫过于烹调了。
■May shipment we designate to Kyotaru5000 tons1.5% more or less.
五月份装船厂已谈妥,由“东京丸”装载5000吨,多于或少于1。5%均可。
■Associating with good friends is no less important to us than choosing good books.
交益友与选择好书对我们同样重要。
■A pound today buys much less than it did a year ago.
今天一英镑远远买不到一年前能买的那麽多东西。
■He is less tall than she is.
他不如她高。
■He improved on his previous performance by swimming the distance in less than a minute.
他以不到一分钟的时间游完这段距离,从而刷新了他以前的成绩。
■They should spend less time gallivanting about and more with their children.
他们应少到各处游荡,多用些时间照看子女。
■They refused to accept less than the asking price.
他们言无二价。
■In public he said that the company will soon be in profit, but in private he was less optimistic.
他公开场合说公司将很快会赢利,但私下里他对此并非乐观。
■He decided to sell off some of the less promising stocks.
他决定廉价出售一部分滞销存货。
■He has less strength than I.
他力气比我小。
■He dishonorably exploited the poor by making them work for less pay.
他卑鄙地剥削穷人,要他们为他工作,却短付工资。
■He is no less clever than his elder brother.
他和他的大哥一样聪明。
■He studies no less hard than John.
他和约翰一样用功。
■He spends less time at work than at play.
他在工作上比在玩上花较少的时间。
■He has been less than diligent in his form work and shows none of the promise of earlier years. He has of course always been old beyond his years and he has perhaps stayed on too long.
他在提高竞技状态方面不够刻苦,再也不像早年那样显得有出息了。他当然总是不如同龄人那样对享乐或人生感兴趣,也许是他呆在原地不动的时间太长了。
■He never empathizes with the less fortunate.
他对那些不如他幸运的人从不表示同情。
■The tone of his letters has sharpened (ie become less friendly) recently.
他最近来信的口气变得刻薄起来。
■One of his less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public.
他有个不大讨人喜欢的特点,就是爱当众责备妻子。
■His parents are no less happy over his engagement than he is (happy over his engagement).
他的双亲对他订婚的高兴并不亚于他自己。
■His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
他的粗心大意无异於犯罪。
■His explanation was more or less helpful.
他的解释多少有些帮助。
■He is no less a person than a minister.
他的身分不亚于部长。
■Spending less money is the obvious answer to his financial problems.
他经济困难,明摆著的出路是少花钱。
■He is not less interested in composing music than Jane.
他至少跟珍一样对谱曲很感兴趣。
■Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
他虽天赋不高,但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
■For all his years, he was none the less active and energetic.
他虽年事已高,但仍生气勃勃,精力旺盛。
■He can hardly run a mile, much less the marathon.
他连一哩都跑不了,更不用说马拉松了。
■He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people.
他连向陌生人打听时间都不好意思,更不用说向一屋子人讲话了。
■He played the piano less and less as he grew older.
他随著年龄的增长,弹钢琴的次数越来越少了。
■The purchase price is less if you pay by cash.
付现金的话,价钱便宜些。
■It rains less in London than in Manchester.
伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。
■But other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
但其他农场的位置不那么有利,有时洪水会给农场主带来灾难。
■Of less than normal intellect.
低能的低于正常智力的
■You know even less about it than I do.
你对此事知道得比我还少。
■You should go easy on (ie be less strict with) that boy; he's only young.
你应该对那个孩子宽容些,他还小呢。