◎ 單詞釋義

adj.更少的；較少的

adv.更少地；較少地

n.少量；次要

prep.減

原級(jí)：little最高級(jí)：least

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

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little的比較級(jí)

v.(動(dòng)詞)

減少，減輕

adj.(形容詞)

較少的,更少的 a smaller amount

adv.(副詞)

較少,更少,少 smaller extent;not so much

adj

1. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

e.g. less than three weeks
no less than 50 people attended
in 25 words or less

2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

e.g. no less than perfect

adv

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

e.g. less interesting
less expensive
less quickly

Synonym: to a lesser extent

2. comparative of little

e.g. she walks less than she should
he works less these days

Less is often considered to be the comparative form of little.
less常被看作是little的比較級(jí)。

1. （數(shù)量）較小（或少）的；更小（或少）的（前面可用a little，a lot，a bit，far和much等修飾）
You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front of less.

e.g. People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.
人們應(yīng)該減少脂肪攝入，以降低患心臟病的危險(xiǎn)。
e.g. ...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines...
較舊式機(jī)器省水省電的洗碗機(jī)

2. （用在數(shù)字或數(shù)量前）少于，低于，比…少
You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.

e.g. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside...
高速公路的實(shí)際覆蓋面積還不到農(nóng)村地區(qū)的0.1%。
e.g. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
不到半個(gè)小時(shí)，他又跑上樓來。

3. （某一特性的程度與以往或一般情況相比）較輕地，較差地
You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual.

e.g. I often think about those less fortunate than me...
我經(jīng)常想到那些沒我這么幸運(yùn)的人。
e.g. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room...
還有一些不太常有的設(shè)施，包括圖書館和健身房。

4. 不像…（更像…）；與其說…（倒不如說…）
If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.

e.g. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp...
乍看上去，它不像是首府，更像是礦工村。
e.g. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
那時(shí)候的工會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與其說是一份職業(yè)，倒不如說是一種使命。

5. （做得）較少，更少
If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.

e.g. We are eating more and exercising less...
我們吃得多了，鍛煉卻少了。
e.g. I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
我見所有朋友都比以前少了。

6. （用于否定句后）遑論，更何況，更不用說
You use the expressions still less ,much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too.

e.g. I never talked about it, still less about her...
我從來沒說起過這事，更沒有提起過她。
e.g. The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.
這小伙子連女朋友都沒有，更不用提老婆了。

7. （用在數(shù)字或數(shù)量前）扣除，減去
When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned.

e.g. ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: ￡750, less ￡400...
博伊頓金融服務(wù)費(fèi)：750英鎊，扣除400英鎊
e.g. Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.
公司的司機(jī)要支付10%到25%，從中扣除稅款。

You use less to talk about amounts that cannot be counted. ...less meat. When you are talking about things that can be counted, you should use fewer. ...fewer potatoes.
談?wù)摬豢蓴?shù)事物的數(shù)量用less，如：less meat（較少的肉）。談?wù)摽蓴?shù)事物則用fewer，如：fewer potatoes（較少的馬鈴薯）。

8. 逐漸減少；越來越小
You use less and less to say that something is becoming smaller all the time in degree or amount.

e.g. The couple seem to spend less and less time together...
兩口子在一起的時(shí)間似乎越來越少。
e.g. She sounded less and less eager to return to Ireland...
聽她話音，她回愛爾蘭的熱情似乎日漸消退。

9. 毫不；完全不；一點(diǎn)都不
You use less than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something as less than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all.

e.g. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic...
她的問候一點(diǎn)都不熱情。
e.g. Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.
她的建議往往毫無幫助。

10. （對(duì)某事物或某人的重要性表示驚訝或欽佩）竟然，居然
You can use no less as a way of expressing surprise or admiration at the importance of something or someone.

less

e.g. He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier no less...
他竟然坐航空母艦回的英格蘭。
e.g. Who wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith's book? Raymond Chandler, no less.
帕特里夏·海史密斯那本書是誰改編成劇本的？雷蒙德·錢德勒呀，厲害。

11. （對(duì)某一數(shù)目之大表示驚奇）多達(dá)
You use no less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected.

e.g. No less than 35 per cent of the country is protected in the form of parks and nature sanctuaries...
該國多達(dá)35%的地區(qū)以公園和自然保護(hù)區(qū)的形式受到保護(hù)。
e.g. He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews.
多達(dá)4家美國電視媒體排期邀請(qǐng)他上節(jié)目接受采訪。

12. couldn't care less -> see care
more or less -> see more
nothing less than -> see nothing

1. 少：成組聯(lián)想:需要(need)多走(-ceed-)少(less)說(-fess-)成組聯(lián)想:舉例要簡(jiǎn)單,每個(gè)單個(gè)的(single)例子都要適用. 成組聯(lián)想:他希望(wish)用魚做一道菜. 成組聯(lián)想:他早起(rise)提高了產(chǎn)量,受到表揚(yáng),實(shí)踐證明他是正確的.

2. 小于：對(duì)無符號(hào)數(shù)條件轉(zhuǎn)移指令的,比較,用高于 (Above)、低于 (BelOW)和等于 (Equal)對(duì)符號(hào)數(shù)條件轉(zhuǎn)移指令的,比較,用大于 (Greater)、小于 (Less)和等于

3. less

3. 按頁顯示文件：head 顯示指定文件的前若干行 | less 按頁顯示文件 | ln 創(chuàng)建文件鏈接

4. less：least cost estimating and scheduling system; 最低成本估算與生產(chǎn)調(diào)度系統(tǒng)

adj.(形容詞)

less是little的比較級(jí),基本意思是“較少的,更少的”,指物體的體積或分量相對(duì)于別的物體少。

less多用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞,但當(dāng)名詞前有數(shù)詞或a few等修飾時(shí),其后可接可數(shù)名詞;在把時(shí)間、距離、金錢等短語看作是一個(gè)整體時(shí), less可用來修飾可數(shù)名詞;在有些短語中,說話人著眼于有關(guān)事物的大約的量,而不去細(xì)算精確的數(shù)額時(shí), less可用來修飾可數(shù)名詞;用在感嘆句中, less后可接可數(shù)名詞。

由no less than連接的兩個(gè)成分,其強(qiáng)勢(shì)總是落在前面一個(gè)。

adv.(副詞)

less用作副詞時(shí)的意思是“較少,更少,少”,可用來修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞或副詞。

less有時(shí)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(jí)前。

much〔still〕 less短語多半用于否定結(jié)構(gòu),用于肯定結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí),則須改用much〔still〕 more。

adj.(形容詞)

less, lesser

這兩個(gè)詞都是little的比較級(jí)。其區(qū)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(jià)值或者重要性有關(guān)。例如:

As far as I know, he was a lesser writer.據(jù)我所知,他是個(gè)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。

adv.(副詞)

not less than, not less...than

這兩個(gè)短語在寫法上很相似,但表達(dá)的意思卻不同。not less than是“不少于”,多半用來作數(shù)量的比較。例如:

There were not less than 50 members present at the meeting.出席會(huì)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(tái)機(jī)床使用起來不比那臺(tái)差。

adj.(形容詞)她花在讀課文上的時(shí)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(shù)名詞,如修飾不可數(shù)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(xí)慣用under,而不用less than。
adv.(副詞)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(gè)人或事物之間只能使用比較級(jí),而不能使用最高級(jí)。
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(jí)前。

☆ 直接源自古英語的lassa，意為少的。

以上就是本站詳細(xì)整理的詞語less是什么意思的翻譯解釋，供大家參考一下。