less

基本词汇  
[les]     [les]    
  • adj. 更少的;较少的
  • adv. 更少地;较少地
  • n. 少量;次要
  • prep.
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less的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)
  1. 更小的,更少的
  2. 较少的,较小的
  3. 较次的,较劣的
  4. 较不重要的
  5. 身分较低的
null.
  1. little的比较级
v. (动词)
  1. 减少,减轻

双解释义

adj. (形容词)
  1. 较少的,更少的 a smaller amount
adv. (副词)
  1. 较少,更少,少 smaller extent;not so much

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;

    "of less importance"
    "less time to spend with the family"
    "a shower uses less water"
    "less than three years old"

  2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;

    "no less than perfect"

  3. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer;

    "less than three weeks"
    "no less than 50 people attended"
    "in 25 words or less"

Adverb:
  1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;

    "less interesting"
    "less expensive"
    "less quickly"

  2. comparative of little;

    "she walks less than she should"
    "he works less these days"

less的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)
  1. It would be good to have less pollution.
    如果污染更少的话就好了。
  2. He spends less time on work than on play.
    他在工作上花的时间比在玩上面花的时间更少。
  3. It is better to complete the task with less money.
    最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。
用作副词 (adv.)
  1. The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.
    这个花瓶因为有点缺陷,不那么值钱了。
  2. Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.
    多做事少空想,这样你会愉快得多。
  3. Malaria is less common in Britain.
    疟疾在英国较少见。
  4. She found the job less and less attractive.
    她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。
用作名词 (n.)
  1. There is less to do in this job than the last.
    这份工作没有上份工作量大。
  2. It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.
    威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)
no less than
    不少于,多达 as much as
用作副词 (adv.)
less and less
    越来越小〔少〕地 at a continually decreasing rate
much〔still〕 less
    更不用说 certainly not

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+~ ~+形容词

经典引文

  • 19 is less than 20.

    出自: Joseph Harris
  • And then the sighs he would suppress..grew less and less.

    出自: Byron
  • Their number was less than ten.

    出自: A. N. Wilson

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