| 单词 | less |
| 释义 | less /les; les/ adj (~ is contrasted with more. It is an independent comparative, with no real corresponding positive, → little, least.) (与 more 相对，乃一独立的比较级，无真正相当的原级。) 1 (used with a n that stands for what is measured by amount or quantity or degree; fewer is used before a pl n) not so much; a smaller quantity of: 少量的; 较少的(与可用数垃或程度量度的名词连用; 在复数名词前用 fewer)： ~ butter. 较少的奶油。 Cf 参较 fewer eggs; ~ food. 较少的食物。 Cf 参较 fe'wer meals; ~ manpower. 较少的人力。 Cf 参较 fewer workers; ~ shipping. 较少的船粕。 Cf 参较 fewer ships; pay ~ money for the house. 付较少的房租。 Cf 参 Lpay a lower rent; have ~ difficulty with one's work. 工作较少困难。 Cf 参较 meet with fewer difficulties; ~ size means ~ weight; 较小即较轻; of ~ value/importance. 价値较少(较不重要) 的。 2 (followed by than): 与 than 连用)： I have ~ money than you. 我的钱丘你的少。 adv 1 (modifying vv) to a smaller extent; not so much: (修饰动词)较少; 少： Eat ~, drink ~, and sleep more. 少吃, 小饮酒，多睡眠。 2 (with adj, participles and adv) not so: (与形容词，分词，副词连用)不如; 不及; 不如此： Tom is ~ clever than his brother. 汤姆不及他的哥哥(弟弟)聪明。 P/ese behave ~ foolishly. 请不要这样愚蠢。 Note that less...than may be replaced by not so...as, 注意 less...than 可由 not so...as 代替，eg 例如 He was ~ hurt than frightened. 他受的伤不重，但是被吓得厉害。 Cf 参较 He was not so hurt as frightened. Try to be ~ impatient. 不要这样急躁。 Cf 参较 Try not to be so impatient. 3 the ~: I was the ~ surprised as I had been warned, My surprise was ~ because.... 因为我事先受到警吿，故不十分吃惊。 The ~ you worry about it the better it will be. 你越不为此事担心越好。 l- the. any the ~，in a lower degree: 程度较小： I don't think any the ~ of him (- My opinion of him is not lower) because of this one failure. 我并不因为此一失败而轻视他。 even/stiH~, and certainly not: 而且当然不会： I don't suspect him of robbery, still ~ of robbery with violence. 我不怀疑他会抢劫，更不用说用暴力打劫了。 nolessf...) than..., not a smaller amount (of sth) than...: 不少于; 不减于： He won no ~ than £50 in the lot-tery/He won £50, no ~, in the lottery (expressing surprise at the amount). 他居然中亍五十赫的奖券(表示对此数额的惊奇)。 Our soldiers fought with no ~ daring than skill, Their daring equalled their skill. 我们的士兵作战的英勇不亚于他们的战技。 none the ~, but for all that; all the same: 仍旧; 依然： Though he cannot leave the house, he is none the ~ (= he is, in spite of that) busy and active. 虽然他不能离开房屋，但他依旧是忙碌和活跃的。 n [U] smaller amount, quantity, time, etc: 较少的数梅，数量，时间等： in ~ than an hour. 不到一小时。 I won't sell it for ~ than £50. 少于五十劾我不卖。 I want ~ of this and more of that. 我少要点这个，多要点那个。 Cf 参较 fewer of these and more of those. I expect to see ~ of her (= to see her ~ often) in future. 我希望今后少同她见面。 prep minus; with the deduction of: 减除： £30 a week ~ £2 for National Insurance contribution. 每周三十纺, 扣除二镑国民保险费。 |
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