less的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
詳盡釋義
- 更小的，更少的
- 較少的，較小的
- 較次的，較劣的
- 較不重要的
- 身分較低的
- little的比較級
- 減少，減輕
雙解釋義
- 較少的,更少的 a smaller amount
- 較少,更少,少 smaller extent;not so much
英英釋義
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(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"
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(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;
"no less than perfect"
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(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"
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used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
"less interesting"
"less expensive"
"less quickly"
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comparative of little;
"she walks less than she should"
"he works less these days"
less的用法和樣例：
例句
- It would be good to have less pollution.
如果污染更少的話就好了。 - He spends less time on work than on play.
他在工作上花的時間比在玩上面花的時間更少。 - It is better to complete the task with less money.
最好是用較少的錢就能完成任務。
- The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.
這個花瓶因為有點缺陷，不那么值錢了。 - Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.
多做事少空想，這樣你會愉快得多。 - Malaria is less common in Britain.
瘧疾在英國較少見。 - She found the job less and less attractive.
她發覺那工作越來越缺乏吸引力。
- There is less to do in this job than the last.
這份工作沒有上份工作量大。 - It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.
威脅性似乎比我預料的要小。
常見句型
- The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.
公司的資金和人員都比去年少了。 - He has less money than ever.
他從來沒有過這樣少的錢。 - I received less money than the others did.
我比別人收到的錢少。 - The doctor advises me to eat less meat.
醫生勸我少吃肉。 - Statistics show that people now drink less beer than they used to, and smoke fewer cigarettes.
統計數字表明,人們現在比過去喝啤酒少了,而且煙抽也少了。 - I love the country, but I have less opportunity of seeing it.
我熱愛鄉村,但我幾乎沒有機會見到它。 - He was reading hard and had less spare time
他正在苦讀,幾乎沒有空余時間。 - Less people go to church than before.
上教堂的人比以前少些。 - Less noise, please!
請不要大聲吵鬧! - It cost less money than I expected.
它比我預料的要便宜。 - The movie had less success than expected.
影片沒有獲得預期的成功。 - We got there in less than four hours.
我們用了不到4個小時就到了那里。 - Less people study Latin today than formerly.
現在學習拉丁語的人比以前少。
- Nothing in this shop is less than ￡10.
這家商店的東西沒有低于10英鎊的。
- Let's speak less and listen more.
咱們少講多聽吧。 - I read much less now than I did at school.
我現在看書遠比我上學時少。 - With their children growing up, these mothers have become less involved with their families.
隨著孩子長大成人,這些母親受家庭拖累就少些。 - 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.
我希望下趟火車不會像這趟這么擠。 - I was less surprised as I had had this sort of experience.
因為我有過這樣的經驗,所以并不感到怎么驚奇。 - Try and speak less indistinctly.
想法子說得清楚些。 - Tomatoes are everywhere in summer but less so in winter.
夏天到處都有西紅柿,冬天卻不是這樣。
常用短語
- no less than
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不少于,多達 as much as
- less and less
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越來越小〔少〕地 at a continually decreasing rate
- much〔still〕 less
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更不用說 certainly not
詞匯搭配
- less butter 較少的黃油
- less coffee 較少的咖啡
- less food 更少的食物
- less meat 更少的肉
- less money 更少的錢
- less noise 少一點噪音
- less time 較少的時間
- less work 更少的活兒
- know less 不知道
- rain less 降雨量少
- read less 讀書少
- shout less 少喊
- speak less 少講話
- work less 工作得少
- less cold 不冷
- less crowded 不擠
- less important 不重要
- less surprised 不驚奇
經典引文
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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
less的詳細講解：
詞語用法
- less是little的比較級,基本意思是“較少的,更少的”,指物體的體積或分量相對于別的物體少。
- less多用來修飾不可數名詞,但當名詞前有數詞或a few等修飾時,其后可接可數名詞;在把時間、距離、金錢等短語看作是一個整體時, less可用來修飾可數名詞;在有些短語中,說話人著眼于有關事物的大約的量,而不去細算精確的數額時, less可用來修飾可數名詞;用在感嘆句中, less后可接可數名詞。
- 由no less than連接的兩個成分,其強勢總是落在前面一個。
- less用作副詞時的意思是“較少,更少,少”,可用來修飾動詞、形容詞或副詞。
- less有時用在某些形容詞前并無比較的意思,只是為了避免使用不大文雅的詞語而采用的委婉說法,且less一般不可用于形容詞的比較級前。
- much〔still〕 less短語多半用于否定結構,用于肯定結構時,則須改用much〔still〕 more。
詞義辨析
- less, lesser
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- 這兩個詞都是little的比較級。其區別是：
- 1.less通常表示體積大小或者分量輕重;而lesser是正式用語,與價值或者重要性有關。例如:
- As far as I know, he was a lesser writer.據我所知,他是個次要作家。
- 2.lesser不可與than連用,且lesser在句中一般只能用作定語。
- 3.less可用作副詞,而lesser則很少這樣用。
- not less than, not less...than
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- 這兩個短語在寫法上很相似,但表達的意思卻不同。not less than是“不少于”,多半用來作數量的比較。例如:
- There were not less than 50 members present at the meeting.出席會議的至少有50人。
- not less...than表示“不比…差”,多半用作程度的比較。例如:
- This tool-machine is not less useful than that one.這臺機床使用起來不比那臺差。
- 下面兩句意思不同:
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- There were no less than ten thousand people here.
- 今天,這里不少于10,000人。
- (只有這么多)
- There were not less than ten thousand people here.
- 今天這里有10,000出頭的人。
- (至少有這么多)
- 下面兩句話的意思是相同的:
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- It is not possible to finish the work in a week, still less in three days.
- It is impossible to finish the work in a week, still more in three days.
- 這項工程用一星期完成是不可能的, 更別說三天了。
- less，lesser
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- 這兩個詞都是little的比較級，都可指“較少”或“較小”。less偏重于“not so much”的意思，lesser偏重于“not so great或smaller、minor、lower”的意思。它們都可用于數量、重量、程度、重要性、價值等方面，但在用法及跟其他詞語搭配上有很大不同，二者不能互換。
- less所修飾的名詞是不可數的，且沒有冠詞在前；less可帶than，并指二者或多于二者的比較；
- lesser不用than，而用of，并只限于二者的比較；涉及程度、價值、重要性等方面時，一般用lesser（指 smaller，not so great，minor，lower）。
常見錯誤
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她花在讀課文上的時間比我少。
誤 She spent fewer time reading the text than I did.
正 She spent less time reading the text than I did.
析 fewer和less都表示“更少”的意思,但fewer只可以修飾可數名詞,如修飾不可數名詞則要用less。
他不到30歲,但已斷送了自己。誤 He was less than thirty, but he was ruined.
正 He was under thirty, but he was ruined.
析 表示“不到多少歲”,英語習慣用under,而不用less than。
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在這兩件衣服中,我拿了更便宜的那一件。
誤 Of the two suits,I took the least expensive one.
正 Of the two suits,I took the less expensive one.
析 在兩個人或事物之間只能使用比較級,而不能使用最高級。
今天比昨天冷。誤 It is less colder than it was yesterday.
正 It is less cold than it was yesterday.
析 less不可用在形容詞的比較級前。
詞源解說
- ☆ 直接源自古英語的lassa，意為少的。
less的相關資料：
近反義詞
- reduced 減少的
- fewer 少的
- minus 負的
- smaller 較小的
- minor 輕微的
- below 低于
- secondary 次要的
- without 沒有
- more 更多的
- take away 拿走
- excluding 除…之外
- lower 低的
- to a lesser extent 在較小程度上...
- lesser 較少的
- more 更多的
