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英式：[les]
美式：[les]
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less单词基本解析：
adv.较少地，较小地; 更少，较小prep.减去; 少掉; 不足n.较少，较小adj.更少的, 较少的 adv.更少地, 较少地 n.少量, 次要 prep.减
adj.较少的（little的比较级）；较小的；较次的，较劣的；较不重要的
less变化用词：
less英英释义：
Adjective1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;
"of less importance"
"less time to spend with the family"
"a shower uses less water"
"less than three years old"
2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;
"no less than perfect"
3. (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;
"no less a person than the king himself"
4. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer;
"less than three weeks"
"no less than 50 people attended"
"in 25 words or less"
形容词 less:
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
副词 less:
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
同义词：to a lesser extent
comparative of littleless[ les ]adj.(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
"of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality"no less than perfect"
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer"less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
adv.used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
同义词：to a lesser extent
comparative of little"she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"
less中文词源：
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。less用法和例句：
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。
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's having lunch with the Director, no less.
她居然在与主管一起进午餐。
People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.
人们应该减少脂肪摄入，以降低患心脏病的危险。
...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines...
较旧式机器省水省电的洗碗机
Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside...
高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。
Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
不到半个小时，他又跑上楼来。
I often think about those less fortunate than me...
我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。
Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room...
还有一些不太常有的设施，包括图书馆和健身房。
At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp...
乍看上去，它不像是首府，更像是矿工村。
Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。
We are eating more and exercising less...
我们吃得多了，锻炼却少了。
I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。
I never talked about it, still less about her...
我从来没说起过这事，更没有提起过她。
The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.
这小伙子连女朋友都没有，更不用提老婆了。
...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400...
博伊顿金融服务费：750英镑，扣除400英镑
Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.
公司的司机要支付10%到25%，从中扣除税款。
The couple seem to spend less and less time together...
两口子在一起的时间似乎越来越少。
She sounded less and less eager to return to Ireland...
听她话音，她回爱尔兰的热情似乎日渐消退。
Her greeting was less than enthusiastic...
她的问候一点都不热情。
Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.
她的建议往往毫无帮助。
He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier no less...
他竟然坐航空母舰回的英格兰。
Who wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith's book? Raymond Chandler, no less.
帕特里夏·海史密斯那本书是谁改编成剧本的？雷蒙德·钱德勒呀，厉害。
No less than 35 per cent of the country is protected in the form of parks and nature sanctuaries...
该国多达35%的地区以公园和自然保护区的形式受到保护。
He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews.
多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。
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"The more articulate, the less say" is an old Chinese proverb which I just make up myself.
"寡言者善辩"是我自己刚刚虚构的一句中国古谚。
The first steam locomotive, introduced in1825, had a top speed of only thirteen mph, and the great sailing ships of the time laboured a long at less than half that speed.
1825年推出的第十辆蒸汽机最大速度每小时仅为13英里，而那时的大帆船行驶得更慢，还不到这个速度的一半。
An iron golf club that has more loft than a driver and less than a three iron, used for medium fairway shots and long approach shots; a two iron.
2号铁头球棒铁制高尔夫球棒，其高击斜面大于发球球棒小于3号铁头球棒，用于击中远球和长距离球; 2号铁头球棒
A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.
一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。
An American economist said that protective duties and tariff wars are no less costly than armed peace or real warfare.
一位美国经济学家说，保护关税和关税战所造成的损害不亚于武装和平或真正的战争。
A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.
一公升气体的质量少于一公升水的质量。
A terminal containing less than a full alphanumeric keyboard; for example, one containing ten numeric keys plus control keys.
一种终端，它的键盘不包括全套的字母数字字符键; 例如，只包括十个数字键以及若干控制键。
Generally speaking, the young are less conservative than the old.
一般而言，年轻人比老年人较不保守。
It's quite something to be made a government minister while still less than30.
不到三十岁就被任命为国务大臣，真是不简单。
I was clean broke in less than four days.
不到四天我就一个钱也没有了。
Had to make do on less income.
不得不用较少的收入来应付
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
不是我比较不喜欢凯撒，而是我更喜欢罗马。
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed.
两年的研究表明，上网次数多的人与较少的人相比，即使是一周仅上网几小时也会经常地感觉到沮丧和孤独。
The problem was less serious at first glance.
乍看起来，问题没那么严重。
Nothing interests me less than cooking, as a matter of fact.
事实上，最引不起我兴趣的莫过于烹调了。
May shipment we designate to Kyotaru5000 tons1.5% more or less.
五月份装船厂已谈妥，由“东京丸”装载5000吨，多于或少于1。5％均可。
Associating with good friends is no less important to us than choosing good books.
交益友与选择好书对我们同样重要。
A pound today buys much less than it did a year ago.
今天一英镑远远买不到一年前能买的那麽多东西。
He is less tall than she is.
他不如她高。
He improved on his previous performance by swimming the distance in less than a minute.
他以不到一分钟的时间游完这段距离，从而刷新了他以前的成绩。
They should spend less time gallivanting about and more with their children.
他们应少到各处游荡，多用些时间照看子女。
They refused to accept less than the asking price.
他们言无二价。
In public he said that the company will soon be in profit, but in private he was less optimistic.
他公开场合说公司将很快会赢利，但私下里他对此并非乐观。
He decided to sell off some of the less promising stocks.
他决定廉价出售一部分滞销存货。
He has less strength than I.
他力气比我小。
He dishonorably exploited the poor by making them work for less pay.
他卑鄙地剥削穷人，要他们为他工作，却短付工资。
He is no less clever than his elder brother.
他和他的大哥一样聪明。
He studies no less hard than John.
他和约翰一样用功。
He spends less time at work than at play.
他在工作上比在玩上花较少的时间。
He has been less than diligent in his form work and shows none of the promise of earlier years. He has of course always been old beyond his years and he has perhaps stayed on too long.
他在提高竞技状态方面不够刻苦，再也不像早年那样显得有出息了。他当然总是不如同龄人那样对享乐或人生感兴趣，也许是他呆在原地不动的时间太长了。
He never empathizes with the less fortunate.
他对那些不如他幸运的人从不表示同情。
The tone of his letters has sharpened (ie become less friendly) recently.
他最近来信的口气变得刻薄起来。
One of his less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public.
他有个不大讨人喜欢的特点，就是爱当众责备妻子。
His parents are no less happy over his engagement than he is (happy over his engagement).
他的双亲对他订婚的高兴并不亚于他自己。
His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
他的粗心大意无异於犯罪。
His explanation was more or less helpful.
他的解释多少有些帮助。
He is no less a person than a minister.
他的身分不亚于部长。
Spending less money is the obvious answer to his financial problems.
他经济困难，明摆著的出路是少花钱。
He is not less interested in composing music than Jane.
他至少跟珍一样对谱曲很感兴趣。
Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
他虽天赋不高，但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
For all his years, he was none the less active and energetic.
他虽年事已高，但仍生气勃勃，精力旺盛。
He can hardly run a mile, much less the marathon.
他连一哩都跑不了，更不用说马拉松了。
He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people.
他连向陌生人打听时间都不好意思，更不用说向一屋子人讲话了。
He played the piano less and less as he grew older.
他随著年龄的增长，弹钢琴的次数越来越少了。
The purchase price is less if you pay by cash.
付现金的话，价钱便宜些。
It rains less in London than in Manchester.
伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。
But other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
但其他农场的位置不那么有利，有时洪水会给农场主带来灾难。
Of less than normal intellect.
低能的低于正常智力的
You know even less about it than I do.
你对此事知道得比我还少。
You should go easy on (ie be less strict with) that boy; he's only young.
你应该对那个孩子宽容些，他还小呢。
Work like this becomes less interesting as you go along.
你继续这样干下去，工作会变得索然无味。
In using superheated steam, compounding becomes less effective.
使用过热蒸汽时，混合的效果就会减少。
Spare a thought for those less fortunate than you.
关心一下比你困苦的人。
A duty or tax imposed on imported and, less commonly, exported goods.
关税对进口货物且很少对出口货物征收的一种税
Other executives think the Japanese influence will be less dramatic and dismiss the automobile analogy, saying that manufacturing cars is a far cry from the creative nature of Hollywood's endeavors.
其他高级职员认为日本的影响不会那么大，认为不能与汽车相提并论。他们说制造汽车与好莱坞的创造性企业截然不同。
The first group began to show some personality disorders while the others seemed more or less unaffected.
则第一组人开始显示出某些性格上的不正常现象，而另一组人似乎没有受多少影响。
Less of your lip! ie Don't be so cheeky!
别那麽放肆！
It's not less than a mile to the station.
到火车站至少有一英里路。
He studied none the less hard because he had failed.
即使他失败了，却仍然用功念书。
I love him none the less because he is poor.
即使他穷，我还是爱他。
Even under the best conditions, we couldn't finish in less than three days.
即使在最好的情况下，我们也无法在少于三天的时间内完成。
She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing.
即使她衣衫褴褛，却仍然美丽。
What we expected is nothing less than a timely payment.
及时付款正是我们所盼望的。
You'll never be in shape until you eat less and take more exercise.
只有少吃多锻炼才能健美。
The audience was no less than five thousand.
听众有五千人之多。
The audience was not less than five thousand.
听众至少也有五千人。
I was more or less pitiful at the news he couldn't come.
听到他不能来的消息后，我多少有些遗憾。
Faceless, bodiless "virtual" communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower.
和面对面的交谈相比，这种见不着面、看不见人的“虚”的交流可能会使人从心理上缺乏满足感。人们通过这种交流结下的友谊也不会太深。
Noise is less dangerous than, say being brought up in an orphanage- which really is a mental health hazard.
噪音的危险性，比方说吧，比在孤儿院抚育成长要小一些，而孤儿院才确实是精神健康的危害。
The indigenous method costs less money.
土办法少花钱。
Grit is spread on roads to make them less slippery in icy weather.
在结冰的天气，在路上撒上砂砾心免路面太滑。
Class distinctions have become less important during the last 50 years.
在过去五十年间，社会等级差别已经变得不那么重要了。
In the past we have tended to see Mr Smith, not perhaps as a shrinking violet, still less as the gentlest and meekest of spirits, but rather as an electric politician.
在过去我们大概没有把史密斯先生看做是一个胆小害羞的人，更没有把他看做是一个最温柔和顺的人，而是把他看做是一个惊人的政治家。
In the Alamo battle, less than two hundred defenders repulse the attack by thousands of Mexican in twelve days.
在阿拉摩战役中，不满二百人的守军在十二天内击退了几千墨西哥人一次又一次的进攻。
It's far less commercialize part of majorca.
在马略卡岛就数那儿没有那么浓厚的商业气息。
The noise became less and less.
声响渐渐小起来了。
Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.
多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。
Try to balance your diet by eating more fruit and less protein.
多吃些水果，少摄入些蛋白质，使饮食均衡合理。
After losing his job, he is nothing less than a beggar.
失业之后，他简直和乞丐一样。
She knows no English, much less German.
她不懂英语，更不用说德语了。
用作形容词(adj.)It would be good to have less pollution.
如果污染更少的话就好了。
He spends less time on work than on play.
他在工作上花的时间比在玩上面花的时间更少。
It is better to complete the task with less money.
最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。
The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.
这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。
Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.
多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。
Malaria is less common in Britain.
疟疾在英国较少见。
She found the job less and less attractive.
她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。
There is less to do in this job than the last.
这份工作没有上份工作量大。
It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.
威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。