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less[lɛs; les]《little 的比较级; 但字源不同》形容词1 [修饰不可数名词] (量、程度) 较少的, 更少的 (←→ more; cf. lesser)eat ~ meat少吃些肉L~ noise, please!.请安静一点More haste, ~ speed.(谚)欲速则不达He had ~ money than I thought.他不如我所想的那么有钱2 [修饰集合名词, (C)的复数名词] (口语) (数) 较少的L~ people go to church than to the theater.上教堂做礼拜的人比去戏院看戏的人少3 (尺寸、大小) 较小的, 更小的May your shadow never grow [be] ~!. → shadow 1.副词1 [修饰形容词, 副词] 较少、更少, 不如…那样He is ~ fat than he was.他没有以前那样胖2 [修饰动词] 较少He is ~ talked of than before.人们对他的议论比以前少了He was ~ scared than surprised.与其说他受惊吓, 不如说是惊奇The ~ said the better.话说得愈少愈好less and less越来越少■ little less than ﹍和…几乎相等■ more or less → more adv■ much [still] less何况, 更不用说I do not say that he is careless, much [still] ~ that he is dishonest.我没有说他粗心大意, 更不会说他不诚实■ no less(1) (数量、程度) 同样地; 不少 [不减] 于…; (竟有) …之多It is no ~ good.这也一样地好He won $500, no ~, at the races.他于赛马中竟赢了五百美元之多(2) 正是, 确是, 不外是It's the Queen herself, no ~.正是女王 (本身)He gave me $100. And in cash, no ~.他给了我一百元, 而且是现款■ no less a person than﹍ (不是别人) 正是…He is no ~ a person than the king.他正是国王本人■ no less than ﹍(1) 不亚于… (even) , 与…一样地She likes music no ~ than I.她与我同样地爱好音乐(她爱好音乐的程度不亚于我)(2) …之多He gave me no ~ than $500.他给我五百美元之多My father has no ~ than nine hundred books.我父亲藏书达九百册■ no less ﹍ than ﹍不亚于…的…, 与…同样地…She is no ~ beautiful than her sister.她与她姊姊一样地美丽■ none the less依然, 仍然 (nevertheless)■ nothing less than﹍(1) 至少…, 起码…以上We expected nothing ~ than an attack.我们预料到攻击是少不了的(2) 不外是…, 与…无异, 简直是…It is nothing ~ than fraud.这简直是诈欺■ not less (﹍) than﹍(1) 比…有过之而无不及You are not ~ rich than he.你之富裕与他相比有过之而无不及(2) 至少…(cf. no less than(2)It did not cost ~ than $100.这至少值一百美元代名词1 较 [更] 少数 [量, 额]Some had more, others ~.有些人拥有更多, 有些则更少He should eat ~.他应该吃得再少一点L~ than 20 of them remained.其中剩下来的不到二十人[个]2 [~ of﹍; 用祈使语气] 别乱…, 少…L~ of your nonsense!.少胡扯!■ in less than no time → time■ think (all) the less of → think介系词差…, 少…, 减去… (minus)a year ~ three days差三天一年Five ~ two is three.五减二等于三He received full wages ~ the with holding tax.扣除预扣税款后, 他领了全薪 |