We have trouble discovering those sorts of bodies, much less studying them using just optical telescopes.(我們很難發現這類天體，更不用說用光學望遠鏡研究它們了。)

There is much less physical misery than before.(身體上的痛苦比以前少多了。)

As is often the case with human beings, many animals sleep a lot when young, but sleep much less when they get older.(和人類一樣，許多動物年幼時睡得多，但長大后睡少了很多。)

My leg is giving me much less pain but still aches when I sit down.(我的腿疼痛減輕了許多，但是當我坐下時還是會疼。)

In addition, breathing during REM depends much more on the action of the diaphragm and much less on rib cage action.(另外，快速眼動期的呼吸活動更多地取決于橫膈膜的反應活動，而胸腔的作用要小得多。)

It's much less secure.(這不太安全。)

They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.(他們總是缺飲用水，更不用說洗澡水了。)

I read much less now than I used to.(我現在看的書比過去少得多。)

There seems to be much less difference than in previous generations.(與前幾代人相比，差異似乎小得多。)

People should, ideally, be persuaded to eat a diet with much less fat or oil.(理想的做法是應該說服人們吃更低脂肪或更低油脂的食品。)