less

[les]

adj.更少的, 较少的
adv.更少地, 较少地
n.少量, 次要
prep.减

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。

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  

英英释义

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

同义词：to a lesser extent

comparative of little

补充

lessless英:[les] 美:[lɛs]adj.1.较少的, 更少的The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.公司的资金和人员都比去年少了。He has less money than ever.他从来没有过这样少的钱。I received less money than the others did.我比别人收到的钱少。The doctor advises me to eat less meat.医生劝我少吃肉。Statistics show that people now drink less beer than they used to, and smoke fewer cigarettes.统计数字表明, 人们现在比过去喝啤酒少了, 而且烟抽也少了。I love the country, but I have less opportunity of seeing it.我热爱乡村, 但我几乎没有机会见到它。Less people go to church than before.上教堂的人比以前少些。Less noise, please!请不要大声吵闹！It cost less money than I expected.它比我预料的要便宜。The movie had less success than expected.影片没有获得预期的成功。We got there in less than four hours.我们用了不到4个小时就到了那里。Less people study Latin today than formerly.现在学习拉丁语的人比以前少。Nothing in this shop is less than ￡10.这家商店的东西没有低于10英镑的。adv.1.较少, 更少地, 少Let's speak less and listen more.咱们少讲多听吧。I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。With their children growing up, these mothers have become less involved with their families.随着孩子长大成人, 这些母亲受家庭拖累就少些。He was less known than his brother.他不如他哥哥出名。I hope the next train will be less crowded than this one.我希望下趟火车不会像这趟这么挤。I was less surprised as I had had this sort of experience.因为我有过这样的经验, 所以并不感到怎么惊奇。Try and speak less indistinctly.想法子说得清楚些。Tomatoes are everywhere in summer but less so in winter.夏天到处都有西红柿, 冬天却不是这样。

例句

1. Vegetarians are less likely to suffer from obesity.素食者患肥胖症的可能性较小。 2. He's a lot less intelligent than her.他远不如她聪明。 3. I often think about those less fortunate than me.我经常想到那些不如我幸运的人。 4. He still eats meat, but far less often.他还吃肉, 但次数少多了。 5. He goes out less than he used to.他不像以前那样经常出去了。 6. I visit him less than I should.我没有像我应该做的那样经常去拜访他。 7. We are eating more and exercising less.我们吃得多了, 锻炼却少了。 8. She sounded less and less eager to come with us.她听上去越来越没那么渴望和我们一起来。 9. We go out less and less.我们出去的次数越来越少。 10. The less he works, the more he complains.他工作得越少, 抱怨就越多。 11. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic.她的问候一点儿也不热情。 12. She was less than helpful.她一点儿忙也不帮。 13. Trade union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.那个时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业, 倒不如说是一种使命。 14. I never talked about the marriage, still less about my ex-wife.我从未谈论过婚姻, 更别提谈论我的前妻了。 15. He didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.他连女朋友都没有, 更不用说有妻子了。 16. She did not understand our feelings, and those of her family even less.她连我们的感受都不能理解, 更不用说她家人的感受了。 17. A bit less, please.请再少一点儿。 18. It cost a bit less than we thought.费用比我们想的少了一点点。 19. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside.乡村高速公路的覆盖率实际上不到0.1%。 20. less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.不到半个小时后他回到了楼上。 21. Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies.去年投向高科技公司的资金较少。 22. I see less of them now they've moved.他们搬走了, 我现在很少看到他们了。 23. Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.现在贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。 24. The book was less of a success than I'd hoped.这本书不像我所希望的那么成功。 25. Many basic goods are now rationed. less and less is available.很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。 26. I met the Prime Minister, no less!我居然遇到了首相！ 27. No less than 45% of the electorate abstained.多达45％的选民弃权了。 28. No one will think any less of you if you own up.如果你坦白承认的话, 没有人会看轻你的。 29. I've got less time for hobbies now.我现在花在业余爱好上的时间越来越少了。 30. A shower uses less water than a bath.淋浴比盆浴用的水少。 31. No less a figure than the President watches the programme.正是总统本人观看了这个节目。 32. It costs £500 less tax.扣除税款, 费用是500英镑。 33. less 10% discount减去10％的折扣 34. a month less 4 days一月差4天 35. Ten less three leaves seven.10减3剩7。 36. [as determiner]the less time spent there, the better.在那儿花的时间越少越好。 37. [as pronoun]storage is less of a problem than it used to be.储存问题比原来要少。 38. ready in less than an hour.一个小时不到准备就绪。 39. [as determiner]short hair presented less problems than long hair.短发比长发造成问题少。 40. [as pronoun]a population of less than 200,000.人口少于20万。 41. James the less.小詹姆士。 42. 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。 43. 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。 44. Mitch looked less than happy.米切尔看上去一点儿也不高兴。 45. the data was less than ideal.数据实在是太不理想了。 46. £900,000 less tax.不算税款计90万英镑。 47. 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？。 48. Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less.彼得居然做出了饭——里脊扒和香槟酒。 49. It took less time than I thought.所花的时间比我预计的要少。 50. I'm too fat -- I must try to eat less.我太胖了，一定要设法节食。 51. It's not far -- it'll take less than an hour to get there.到那儿不远，用不了一个小时。 52. He's less intelligent than his brother.他没有他哥哥聪敏。 53. It rains less in London than in Manchester.伦敦下雨下得比曼彻斯特少。 54. People work less well when they're tired.人累了，事情就会做得比较差。 55. You'll earn £10 an hour, less tax.扣税后，每小时你可以挣10英镑。 56. We need less talk and more work!我们须要少说话多做事！ 57. She finished in less time than I did.她完成工作的时间比我短。 58. less detail is sometimes better than more detail.有时候简比繁好。 59. 8 times 2 is less than 6 times 3.*8乘以2小于6乘以3。 60. We made it there in less than six hours.我们只花了不到六个小时就到了那儿。 61. The whole procedure takes less than five minutes.整个过程用时不到五分钟。 62. The illness affects less than one percent of the population.感染这种疾病的人不到总人口的百分之一。 63. "He insists on being driven to the airport, and in a limousine no less! [=it is surprising that he insists on being driven in a limousine]"他坚持要人开车送他去机场，而且居然非豪华轿车不坐！ 64. "She was contacted by the president, no less!"总裁竟然联系过她！ 65. The plan was approved by no less (of) an authority than the president himself.这个计划竟然是总统本人亲自批准的。 66. No less than half the students failed the test.至少有一半学生没有通过考试。 67. She has had no less than [=no fewer than] a dozen job offers.她已得到的工作机会至少有十二个。 68. classrooms with fewer students学生较少的教室 69. They have fewer than three children.他们的孩子不到三个。 70. He makes less money than she does.他挣的钱比她少。 71. The new model uses less power.新款耗电更少。 72. "an investment of less than $2,000"一笔不到2000美元的投资 73. It's less than 100 miles away.那里离这里不到100英里。 74. an angle of less than 180 degrees小于180°的角 75. Write it in 25 words or less.请用不超过25个词来写。 76. less than 10 people showed up. = Fewer than 10 people showed up.来的人不到10个。 77. This test seemed much less difficult than the last one.这次的测验似乎比上一次的难度小得多了。 78. Which test is the less difficult of the two?两次测验哪次更容易些？ 79. "The test is no less difficult for being shorter. [=even though the test is shorter, it is not easier]"此次测验内容少了，但难度不减。 80. Do you have another one that's less expensive?你还有便宜点的吗？ 81. a less likely possibility更小的可能性 82. She visits much/far less often than she used to.她拜访的次数远少于以前了。 83. They're focusing more on quality and less on quantity.他们更多地注重质量，较少关注数量。 84. I like this one (a little) less than the other.与另一个相比，我不大喜欢这个。 85. Their band is less concerned with making music than with making money.他们的乐队更关心的是赚钱，而非音乐创作。 86. The cost is much/far less (of) a problem than we thought it would be.成本问题远比我们原来想象的要简单。 87. "If we get started now, we'll be finished in less than no time."如果我们现在就开始，一会儿就可以完成。 88. The medicine becomes less and less [=decreasingly] effective over time.随着时间的推移，这种药的疗效越来越弱。 89. We see them less and less each year. = We see them less and less frequently/often each year.我们见他们的次数一年比一年少。 90. She was less than happy with the results. [=she was not entirely happy or she was unhappy]对于这个结果，她不（太）开心。 91. He was less than honest in his replies. [=he was not completely honest or he was very dishonest]在回复中，他没有（完全）说实话。 92. "I don't eat eggs, much less meat."我不吃鸡蛋，更别提肉了。 93. "He can't run a mile, much less complete a marathon."他连一英里都跑不到，更不用说跑一场马拉松了。 94. "We've learned to make do with less. [=to survive with less money, fewer possessions, etc.]"我们学会了凑合着过日子。 95. He's trying to save more and spend less.他在设法少花钱多存钱。 96. I have less than you do.我的没有你的多。 97. I read much/far/even less of the second book than of the first.与第一本书相比，第二本书我读得少得多/少很多/更少。 98. I seem to save less each year.我存的钱似乎一年比一年少。 99. "We had exactly one day to get the job done—no more, no less."我们刚好用一天的时间完成工作，不多也不少。 100. less is sometimes better than more.有时候少比多好。 101. "Regarding his recent behavior, perhaps the less said, the better. [=his recent behavior has been so bad that it is better to not say anything about it]"对他最近的行为，也许少说为好。 102. You're lucky you didn't lose your job for swearing at your boss. People have been fired for less (than that).你真幸运，骂了老板还没丢工作。有些人因为（比这）更小的事就被开除了。 103. I seem to save less and less each year.我存的钱似乎一年比一年少。 104. We see less and less of them each year.我们见他们的次数一年比一年少。 105. the regular price less [=minus] a discount原价减去折扣 106. "We earned two hundred dollars, less travel expenses."扣除差旅费用，我们挣了两百美元。