less

美 [les]
英 [les]
  • adv.少；较少；更少；较小
  • n.较少
  • prep.减去；扣除
  • adj.较小的；较次的；身分较低的
  • 网络较少的；更少的；更小的

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less
det.
1.
（与不可数名词连用）较少的，更少的used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a smaller amount of’
less butter/time/importance
较少的黄油╱时间；次要
He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer.
有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。
We have less to worry about now.
现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。
It is less of a problem than I'd expected.
问题不像我预料的那么大。
We'll be there in less than no time(= very soon) .
我们马上就到。
The victory was nothing less than a miracle.
这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。
IDM
As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.
随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。
She found the job less and less attractive.
她发觉那工作越来越没意思。
less and less
越来越少smaller and smaller amounts
As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.
随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。
越来越少；越来越小continuing to become smaller in amount
She found the job less and less attractive.
她发觉那工作越来越没意思。
His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more.
他简洁典雅的绘画反映出他简约就是美的原则。
less is more
少即是多；以少见多；简单就是美include only what is essential in order to create an effective product or result
His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more.
他简洁典雅的绘画反映出他简约就是美的原则。
She's having lunch with the Director, no less.
她居然正在与主管一起进午餐。
no less
（表示惊讶或钦佩）竟，居然used to suggest that sth is surprising or impressive
She's having lunch with the Director, no less.
她居然正在与主管一起进午餐。
The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes.
这本导游指南包括多达 115 条徒步旅行路线的详细介绍。
no less than…
（强调大数量）不少于，多达used to emphasize a large amount
The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes.
这本导游指南包括多达 115 条徒步旅行路线的详细介绍。
adv.
1.
较少；较小；更少；更小；没那么多；少to a smaller degree; not so much
less expensive/likely/intelligent
价钱较便宜；可能性较小；智力较差
less often/enthusiastically
不那么经常╱热情
I read much less now than I used to.
我现在看的书比过去少得多。
The receptionist was less than(= not at all) helpful.
那接待员一点忙都不帮。
She wasn't any the less happy for(= she was perfectly happy) being on her own.
她并不因独自一人而有一丁点儿不快活。
That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
这种成见即使是积极的也依然是成见，因而是不可取的。
IDM
No explanation was offered, still less an apology.
连个解释都不给，就更不用说道歉了。
even/much/still less
更不用说；更何况and certainly not
No explanation was offered, still less an apology.
连个解释都不给，就更不用说道歉了。
As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.
随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。
She found the job less and less attractive.
她发觉那工作越来越没意思。
less and less
越来越少smaller and smaller amounts
As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.
随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。
越来越少；越来越小continuing to become smaller in amount
She found the job less and less attractive.
她发觉那工作越来越没意思。
prep.
1.
减去；扣除used before a particular amount that must be taken away from the amount just mentioned
a monthly salary of $2 000 less tax and insurance
月薪 2 000 元，从中扣除税款和保险费

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全部全部,少少,较少较少,更少更少,较小较小,减去减去,扣除扣除,较小的较小的,较次的较次的,身分较低的身分较低的,较少的较少的,更少的更少的,更小的更小的
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1.
The technology has been used to power wireless lamps, speakers and electronic photo frames that require less than 10 watts to function.
该技术已经应用于像无线灯具，扬声器和电子相框这类能耗低于10瓦的产品。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
As the euro's troubles go on, however, the signs are that the German electorate is becoming steadily less eager to go along with it.
然而，随着欧元问题的持续，德国选区的信号变得不再坚定拥护这一系统。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
When President Obama came into office, he committed to providing the best value for the American people while spending less money.
奥巴马总统上台后，致力于为美国人民提供最好的服务，同时花较少的钱。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
But Saudi Arabia, Coll shows, is a place where the interests of rulers and revolutionaries are less easy to distinguish.
但是，科尔表示，在沙特阿拉伯，统治者与革命者间的利益划分很难做到泾渭分明。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
What was less good was that some readers did not understand quite what sort of problem I was after.
不太好的是一些读者没搞清楚我要的是什么样的问题。
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6.
The condition of the large intestine was similar to that of the small intestine, but the injury was less severe.
大肠与小肠在损伤和修复的变化过程方面基本相同，但其程度明显低于小肠；
www.magsci.org
7.
Developers seem to be open and less interested in information, they seem very "enjoy" their " muddle-headed " home state.
发展商似乎对信息公开并不太感兴趣，他们似乎也很“享受”买楼者“蒙查查”的买楼状态。
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8.
And with more boots on the ground, he would have been less reliant on air power, with its inevitable risk of big civilian casualties.
有了更多地面部队，他就能少依靠空中力量了，也就减少了导致平民大量死伤这样不可避免的风险。
www.ecocn.org
9.
On this call would be a condition that was the converse of the if; in this case, that the deposit must amount to less than or equal to zero.
在这个调用上会有一个与if相反的条件；在本例中，即存款必须小于等于0。
www.ibm.com
10.
The crisis has toppled seven euro-zone governments in less than a year, including those in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
受危机影响，在不到一年的时间里，7个欧元区国家的政府下台，其中包括西班牙、意大利和葡萄牙。
chinese.wsj.com