less
adv
determiner, pron
prep
les
adv
1
not
so
much
or
to
a
smaller
degree
更少地，较少地; 较小程度地;
Maybe
he
would
worry
less
if
he
understood
the
situation.
他要是了解情况，也许就不会那么担心了。
In
recent
years
she
has
appeared
in
public
less
frequently.
近年来她在公开场合露面的次数少了。
less
(...)
than
Tickets
were
less
expensive
than
I
had
expected.
票比我原来想的要便宜。
much/a
lot/far
less
Social
class
matters
a
lot
less
than
it
used
to.
社会阶层远不如以前重要了。
not
...
any
the
less/no
less
(not
less)
同样
Your
second
point
is
no
less
important.
你的第二点也同样重要。
It’s
a
common
problem
but
this
doesn’t
make
it
any
the
less
disturbing.
这是一个普遍问题，但同样令人担忧。
I
know
he’s
done
a
dreadful
thing,
but
I
don’t
love
him
any
the
less.
我知道他做了一件很差劲的事，可我依然爱他。
be
less
a
…
than
a
…
(be
not
so
much
like
one
thing
as
another)
不是…更像…
‘Will
you
please
come
with
me?’
It
was
less
a
request
than
a
command.
“你和我一起去吧。”这话不是请求，更像是命令。
2
less than helpful/honest/enthusiastic etc
not
at
all
helpful,
honest
etc
一点也没有帮助/一点也不诚实/一点也不热心等
He
was
less
than
enthusiastic
about
the
idea.
他对这个想法一点也不热心。
3
less and less
used
to
say
that
a
quality,
situation
etc
gradually
decreases
越来越少; 越来越小;
As
the
years
went
by,
he
seemed
to
care
less
and
less
about
his
reputation.
一年年过去，他好像越来越不在乎自己的名声。
Smoking
in
the
workplace
is
becoming
less
and
less
acceptable.
在工作场所抽烟越来越不被接受了。
4
much/still less
used
to
say
that
a
greater
thing
is
even
less
true,
likely,
or
possible
than
the
thing
you
have
just
mentioned
更不用说，更何况
These
people
can
scarcely
afford
to
buy
food,
still
less
luxury
goods
like
perfume.
这些人买食品的钱都不够，更不用说香水这样的奢侈品了。
I
didn’t
think
Dave
would
ever
read
a
book,
much
less
write
one
himself.
我觉得戴夫都不会去看一本书，更不用说自己去写了。
determiner, pron
5
a.
a
smaller
amount
or
not
as
much
b.
used
to
mean
‘fewer’
or
‘not
as
many’,
although
many
people
think
this
use
is
incorrect
为数更少〔此用法常被认为不正确〕;
Doctors
recommend
eating
less
salt.
医生建议少吃盐。
People
today
seem
to
have
less
time
for
each
other.
现在人与人之间相处的时间好像比以前少了。
Most
of
us
got
£4
an
hour,
but
some
received
even
less.
我们中大多数人都是拿每小时四英镑的报酬，但有些人拿到的甚至更少。
[+
of
]
The
map
covered
less
of
the
area
than
I’d
thought.
地图覆盖的范围比我原来想的要小。
Flying
is
less
of
a
risk
than
driving.
乘飞机比开车风险小。
less
(...)
than
She
knows
less
than
I
do
about
it.
这事她没有我知道的多。
less
than
10/100
etc
a
distance
of
less
than
100
metres
100 米不到的距离
much/a
lot
less
It
costs
much
less
to
go
by
bus.
乘公共汽车去要便宜很多。
There
were
less
people
there
than
we
expected.
那里的人比我们预计的要少。
6
no less
a.
used
to
emphasize
that
an
amount
or
number
is
large
b.
used
to
emphasize
that
the
person
or
thing
you
are
talking
about
is
important
or
impressive
正是; 竟是〔强调谈及的人或物很重要〕
no
less
than
By
1977,
the
USA
was
importing
no
less
than
45%
of
its
oil.
到了 1977 年，美国有高达 45% 的石油依赖进口。
Our
awards
were
presented
by
the
mayor,
no
less.
给我们颁奖的正是市长。
The
message
came
from
no
less
a
person
than
the
prime
minister.
电文竟是首相发来的。
7
nothing less than sth
used
to
emphasize
how
important,
serious,
or
impressive
something
is
简直是某物，绝对是某物
His
appearance
in
the
show
was
nothing
less
than
a
sensation.
他在节目中出现引起了不小的轰动。
8
less and less
a
decreasing
amount
of
something
越来越少;
They
began
spending
less
and
less
time
together.
他们在一起的时间越来越少了。
[+
of
]
The
band
was
doing
less
and
less
of
that
kind
of
music.
那乐队越来越少演奏那种音乐了。
9
in less than no time
very
quickly
or
very
soon
很快地，迅速地
In
less
than
no
time
they
found
that
they
owed
over
$10,000.
很快他们发现自己已经欠了一万多美元。
10
less of sth
used
to
tell
a
child
to
stop
doing
something
[英，口] 不要做某事〔对小孩说的话〕
BrE spoken
Less
of
that
noise,
please!
别吵了，好不好！
prep
11
taking
away
or
not
including
a
particular
amount
[正式] 减去，不计
What
is
121
less
36?
121 减去 36 是多少？
He
gave
us
our
money
back,
less
the
$2
service
charge.
他把钱还给我们，扣去了两美元的服务费。