lesser
['lesə]
adj. 较少的, 较小的, 次要的
例句与用法:
The case has been remitted from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.
此案已由上诉法庭转给下级法庭处理。
She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
He is stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
他很固执,她也固执,不过程度轻些。
This is the lesser evil of the two.
这是两种弊病中较轻的。
词形变化:
动词过去式: lessened | 动词过去分词: lessened | 动词现在分词: lessening | 动词第三人称单数: lessens |
a.
较小的; 更少的; 次要的[B]
I was very tired. To a lesser extent so was he.
我累极了。他也很累, 但比我稍好些。
Don't waste time on these lesser matters.
别把时间浪费在那些无关紧要的事情上。
ad.
较少, 不很
one of the lesser-known modern poets
不太出名的现代诗人之一
lesser
词形变化:
动词过去式: lessened | 动词过去分词: lessened | 动词现在分词: lessening | 动词第三人称单数: lessens |
同义词:
decrease | diminish | reduce | lower | slacken | decline | minimize | cut | tail off | ease off | let up | die down | moderate | abate | bate | mitigate | dwindle | minify | relax | ebb | subtract | deduct | decimate | allay | soothe | constrict | deplete | narrow | contract | wane | shrink | quell | palliate | condense | clip | assuage | ease | attenuate | relieve | retrench | underestimate | extenuate | modify | truncate | alleviate | appease | temper | mollify | fail | away | weaken | abbreviate | languish | shorten | pare | decay | lighten | curtail | shrivel | wither | subside | abridge | erode | fade away | melt away | waste away | thin | out | take | cut short | taper | depress | fall | loosen | silence | take away | soften | thin out | stem | short | scale | fade | waste | melt |
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low1
lesser['lesə]adj.1.■little 的一种比较级2.■较小的,较少的;更小(少)的;次要的;不那么重要的;较不重要的3.■(二者中)较小者,较不重要者adv.1.■较少地;较小地;不及;不如;较次地要;没有…那样
lesserlesser[ˈlesə]adj.[little 的比较级之一][只作定语]1.■更小[少]的; 较小的; 次要的2.■(=minor)【音】小调的, 小音阶的a lesser nation小国a lesser power弱国 L-Bear【天】小熊座lesser panda【动】小熊猫 (Ailurus fulgens)lesser road简易道路
词性变化lesser[ˈlesə]adv.1.■=less
adjective
- [attrib.]not so great or important as the other or the rest
较少的,次要的
he was convicted of a lesser assault charge.
他被判轻度伤害罪。
they nest mostly in Alaska and to a lesser extent in Siberia.
它们大多栖居在阿拉斯加,有少部分栖居在西伯利亚。
■lower in terms of rank or quality
条件或档次较低的
the lesser aristocracy.
次要贵族。
you're looking down your nose at us lesser mortals.
你看不起我们这种小人物。
■used in names of animals and plants which are smaller than similar kinds, e.g. lesser spotted woodpecker, lesser celandine
[用在动植物名字前]小(如lesser spotted woodpecker, lesser celandine)
the lesser evil (或 the lesser of two evils)
- the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities
两害之较轻者;两种不愉快中较小者
authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty.
独裁统治看上去可能不如赤贫可怕。
- Middle English: a double comparative, from less + -er
lesser
形容词 lesser:
of less size or importance
smaller in size or amount or value
形容词 less:
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
同义词:less
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
同义词:less
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
同义词:less
lesser
■"Lesser snow geese and greater sandhill cranes mingle in November at Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico.
11月里,较小的雪鹅和较大的沙丘鹤混居在新墨西哥州阿帕切国家野生动物保护区。
■His epoch -- and that of thousands of lesser entrepreneurs -- was the second half of the 19th century.
19世纪下半叶是巨头(以及成千上万的企业家)的时代。
■The property settings of the SMTP virtual server control inbound mail and, to a lesser degree, outbound mail settings.
SMTP虚拟服务器的属性设置控制着入站邮件以及出站邮件设置(程度较低)。
■"L " form: It applies to lesser quadrate kitchen, used part effectively.
“L”形:它适用于较小的方形的厨房,有效利用了角位。
■In modern Luqiao, you can see far wider and longer roads in spite of lesser bridges.
“无街不市、无巷不贩、无户不商”。今天的路桥桥虽然少了,但是路却更宽了,更长了。
■A lesser man would have undoubtedly crumbled in such circumstances.
一个人如果不够顽强,遇到这种场合肯定崩溃了。
■Can use lesser commonly at metope.
一般较少会使用于墙面。
■Colonel: You're a tough one, my friend. A lesser man would be dead by now.
上校:你真是个硬骨头。我的朋友。要是差一点的人现在已经死了。
■One of lesser rank or authority than another; a subordinate.
下属,属下等级或权力小于他者的人;下属
■It is the great Presidents, rather than any of the lesser figures, who call for principal attention, however.
不过,主要值得注意的是伟大的总统,而不是任何次一等的人物。
■That, however, is a lesser evolutionary conundrum than the one posed by her tiny brain, he asserts.
不过,沃波夫坚称,小的脑子引起的问题是比较大的演化谜团,这个问题比较小。
■They're both bad, so just pick the lesser of two evils. You have to wear something white tomorrow.
两个都不怎么样,就挑一个比较好的吧。你明天必须穿白色的。
■Of two evils choose the lesser.
两害相权取其轻。
■My principle is to choose the lesser evil between the two.
两害相较,取其轻,这是我一贯做事的原则。
■Perhaps a maple forest is but a grand organism composed of lesser organisms.
也许一片枫树林就是由较小有机体组成的巨大的有机体。
■About him, except in the minds of lesser men who found it hard to conceive such tenacity of purpose.
也许他身上毕竟没有什么不可思议的东西。所谓不可思议,只是那些不如他的人对他那种坚韧不拔的意志感到不可思议而已。
■The lesser of the two evils.
二颗烂苹果中比较不烂的。
■Both the groups and individuals of soil animals of Picea and Abies forest were lesser than other communities.
云冷杉林土壤动物类群和个体数量都比其它群落少。
■One should pay attention to which combinations that are lesser used by the RH and strengthen these.
人们应当注意到一些不常用的右手组合,并且去加强对他们的练习。
■It was considered that this alternative would be the lesser of two evils.
人们认为这种选择的害处小一些。
■Numerous lesser roads branched off from the main highway.
从主要公路上分出无数小道。
■And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater.
从来位分大的给位分小的祝福,这是驳不倒的理。
■They were obliged to compromise on lesser questions.
他们不得不在次要问题上做些让步。
■They were all involved to a greater or lesser degree(= some were more involved than others).
他们或多或少都受到了牵连。
■They are clever and cunning but speak only Japanese(why bother with lesser languages?).
他们精明过人,但是只说日语(干嘛要费心思学习那些次要的语言?)
■He's stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree, ie not as much.
他很固执, 她也是, 只是程度差些.
■He is stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
他很固执,她也固执,不过程度轻些。
■He's stubborn,and so is she,but to a lesser degree,ie not as much.
他很固执,她也是,只是程度差些。
■But I would want to deny even the lesser charge of purely verbal zealotry.
但是即便是对纯粹口头上的狂热行为的指控,我也要否认。
■However, if this law does not deem it a crime or imposes a lesser punishment, this law is to be applicable.
但是如果本法不认为是犯罪或者处刑较轻的,适用本法。
■Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal mana cost reduced.
低,中,高级治疗魔法消耗减少。
■A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area.
余震大地震之后在同一地区发生的一系列小震级的地震
■You will also want to do the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram!
你也要做小五星的祛除仪式!
■You have the lesser Light so you can see how wonderful the love is.
你们有较少的光以致你们能够明白爱是多么美好。
■You may very well then reciprocate with a concession of your own: agreement with my lesser request.
你很可能出于互惠也作出你的让步:同意我的较小的那个请求。
■You're a tough one my friend, a lesser man would be dead by now.
你很强壮我的朋友,弱一点的人到现在应该翘辫子了。
■Volgin: You're a tough one my friend, a lesser man would be dead by now.
你很强壮我的朋友,弱一点的人到现在应该翘辫子了。
■One must always choose the lesser of two weevils.
你必须两害相全取其轻。
■An attendant, a servant, or a lesser official in a royal or noble household.
侍从,仆人皇室或贵族家庭中的随从、仆人或低级军官
■An attendant,a servant,or a lesser official in a royal or noble household.
侍从,仆人皇室或贵族家庭中的随从、仆人或低级军官。
■Clyde probably drew his lesser force from the personal unimportance of his parents.
克莱德的才干之所以比较差,大致因为父母能力差的关系吧。
■The agency says the diet drug presents a lesser risk than heart disease or diabetes associated with obesity.
公司说这种减肥药的风险比肥胖引起的心脏病和糖尿病的几率要小的多。
■There is one of rare animals Yunnan snub-nose monkey, lesser panda.
其中珍稀动物有滇金丝猴、小熊猫。
■The remaining minerals are of lesser significance in engeneerng geology.
其余的矿物在工程地质中意义不大。
■The purpose is to use lesser manpower make out more production.
其目使使用较少的人力生产更多的产品成为可能。
■Combined with their own screeches, lesser knell beetles often seem as durable, if not more so, than their heftier kin.
再加上它们自身的尖啸,小丧钟甲虫通常被认为即使没有超过,也至少同它们那些肌肉发达的同胞同样的持久。
■Don't waste time on these lesser matters.
别把时间浪费在那些无关紧要的事情上。
■Do not waste my time, lesser creature.
别浪费我的时间,劣等生物。
■The first is a policy of lesser benevolence and the second a policy of greater benevolence.
前一种是小仁政,后一种是大仁政。
■Another lesser wave broke around her knees, filling her Wellington boots with foamy saltwater but she didn't notice.
又一个小浪滚来,撞在她的膝盖上,那双惠灵顿靴子里灌满了带泡沫的咸水,但她似乎根本没有注意到。