| 释义 |
lessa.
1. less important,inferior次要的，较差的。
△Mac.1.3.137: “Present fears / Are less than horrible imagin-ings.”i.e. Terrors which one has to face at once areeasier to bear up against than the imagination of hor-rors. 眼前的实际恐怖不及想像中的恐怖那样可怕。
2. of an inferior degree,of a lower rank身份较低的，下等的。
△Tw.1.2.31 (33): “What great ones do,theless will prattle of”，大人物做什么事，一般底下的人们总要纷纷议论的。
△3H.VI.3.1.56:“More than I seem,andless than I was born to; / A man at least,for less Ishould not be；”比我现在看起来的身份要高，比我生来具有的身份要低；不过至少还是一个人，因为我总不至于比这个还要低。
lessad. less更少。
△R.III.3.4.51: “I think there'snever a man in Christendom / Can (i. e. who can )lesser hide his love or hate than he，”我想在整个基督教世界里再不会有人比他更不会掩藏自己的爱憎了。 less[les]adj.更少的，较少的adv.较小，更少n.更少，较少
prep.减去，还差…
◇a little less少一点/a matter of less important次要事情
any the less更少（小）一些
even less更不用说，何况
far less少得多
less and less越来越少（小）地
less but better少而精
less than no time很快，马上
more or less或多或少
no less a person than(级别，身份)不低于
no less than不亚于，和…一样，不少
none the less或not the less或no less还是，依然，依旧
not less than不少于，不比…差
nothing less than正是，简直是
sth. less少一些
still less更不用说，何况
‖ less advanced pupils 差生
less buoyant swimmer浮力小的运动员
less developed countries欠发达国家
less elbow bend臂微屈
less favoured currency弱币
less touch with the deck脚离出发台
less touch with the ground脚离地
lessen[ˈlesn]v.减少，变小，变弱
lesser adj.较小的，次要的adv.更少
lesser light水平较差的选手
lesser value低分 |