less
基本释义
- adv.更少地,程度较低地
- det.(与不可数名词连用)较少的,更少的
- prep.减去,扣除
- pron.更少,较小;更小(或更无关紧要)的事物
- adj.<古>等级较低的,次要的
- 人名 (Less)(美、加拿大)莱斯(人名)
词语例句
更少地,程度较低地adv.
高中六级四级I often think about those less fortunate than me.
我经常想到那些不如我幸运的人。
Over thousands of years, they began to depend less on what could be hunted or gathered from the wild, and more on animals they had raised and crops they had sown.
几千年来,他们开始减少对野外狩猎和采集的依赖,而更多地依靠自己饲养的动物和播种的庄稼。
Leslie presents considerable evidence for the proposition that the society as a whole is growing less curious.
莱斯利提出了相当多的证据,证明整个社会正在变得不那么好奇。
(与不可数名词连用)较少的,更少的det.
高中六级四级People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.
人们应该少吃脂肪以减少患心脏病的风险。
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort.
另一种可能是,当一个团队中有很多天才球员时,一些球员可能会不那么努力。
In addition, non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbours and friends.
此外,不读书的人更有可能生活在农村地区,与邻居和朋友的联系更少。
减去,扣除prep.
You will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.
你要付税后的10%到25%。
更少,较小pron.
高中六级四级Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more.
借款者都在努力通过少花多存来缓解经济紧张状况。
However, far less has been known about how meal timing and exercise might affect general health.
然而,对于进餐时间和运动如何影响整体健康,人们所知甚少。
While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy in theory at least when it comes to paper quality.
虽然消费者在卫生纸上的花费减少了,但从理论来看,他们至少对于纸的质量仍然很挑剔。
- He ate little, and drank less.他吃得不多,喝得更少。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Her calls became less frequent.她打电话的次数减少了。来自《牛津词典》
- He lost by less than one second.他以不到一秒钟的差距输了比赛。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- less than少于,不到
- more or less或多或少
- less and less越来越少
- 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…!
- less than小于;少于;不到
- less is more少即是多;少就是多;少即多;简单就是美
- more or less或多或少;多多少少;有点;差不多
- no less than不少于;不亚于;多达;放不下
- Not One Less一个都不能少;一个也不能少;都不能少;译名
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- adj.(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- adj.(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
- adj.(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
- adv.used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
- adv.comparative of little
- adj.a smaller amount of something
较少的;更少的- People should eat less fat.人们应该少摄入脂肪。
- He earns less money than his brother.他挣的钱比他哥哥少。
- The population of the country is less than 12 million.这个国家的人口不足1200万。
词源
- less来自中世纪英语, 来自古英语læs, 来自原始日耳曼语*laisiz.
- less较少的来自Proto-Germanic*leis-izo,更小,*leis,小的,-izo,比较级后缀。用于little的比较级形式。
- lessFrom Middle English, from Old English læs, from Proto-Germanic *laisiz.