less
英 [les] 美 [lɛs]

adj.

较少的（little的比较级）；较小的；较次的，较劣的；较不重要的

adv.

较少地，较小地；

prep.

减去；少掉；不足；

n.

较少，较小；

双语释义

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

less[ les ]

• adj.
  • (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"

  • (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

    "no less than perfect"

  • (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"

• adv.
  • used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

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

    同义词：to a lesser extent

  • comparative of little

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

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• less butter较少的黄油
• less coffee较少的咖啡
• less food更少的食物
• less meat更少的肉
• less money更少的钱
• less noise少一点噪音
• less time较少的时间
• less work更少的活儿

用作副词 (adv.)动词+～

• know less不知道
• rain less降雨量少
• read less读书少
• shout less少喊
• speak less少讲话
• work less工作得少

～+形容词

• less cold不冷
• less crowded不挤
• less important不重要
• less surprised不惊奇

词组短语

less than小于

no less仍然；不相上下；依旧

no less than不少于，多达…；正如

less and less越来越少；越来越少的

far less远不及

less of ◎[Less of …!][口语]别…!停止…!少点…! , ◎较少(或小)地

less likely最不可能的是；较少可能

little less少一点

less expensive adj. 比较便宜的

less developed欠发达地区；不发达的

still less更不用说；更何况

little less than与…不相上于；与…几乎相同

less is more少即是多；物稀为贵

any less更少一些

less than or equal小于或等于

none the less依然

something less than较…少几分

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

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。

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