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| 单词 | less |
| 释义 | less [les] determiner pronoun adverb ESSENTIAL ■a smaller amount (of); not so much, or to a smaller degree 更少，较小 •We must try to spend less money.我们必须尽量少花一些钱。 •Exercise more and eat less.要少吃多运动。 •I eat less chocolate and fewer biscuits than •Getting out of bed in summer is less difficult than less than ... ■describes behaviour which does not have a stated characteristic that is good or attractive 缺少，缺乏 •I think he was less than honest with me.我认为他对我不够诚实。 less and less ■If something happens less and less, it becomes gradually smaller in amount or happens less often 越来越少，越来越小 •He's less and less able to look after himself.他越来越不会照顾自己了。 [les] determiner pronoun adverb much/still less formal ■used to make a negative statement stronger 更不用说，更别提 •At the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much less an aircraft.我14岁时还从未坐过火车，更不用说飞机了。 [les] determiner pronoun adverb no less humorous ■used to show the importance of someone or something （用于表示某人或某事很重要）正是，竟然，千真万确 •Who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no less!来参加派对的不正是首相吗，千真万确！ [les] determiner pronoun adverb no less than ■used to show your surprise at a large number 绝不少于，不低于 •There were no less than a thousand people there buying tickets.至少有上千人在那里买票。 [les] determiner pronoun adverb Common Learner Errors less or fewer?Use less to refer to uncountable nouns.Don't say 'less cars/facts/dollars', say less traffic/information/money.With nouns that have a plural form, don't use 'less', use fewer : ✗ There are less buses after 8 o'clock in the evening.There are fewer buses after 8 o'clock in the evening.Warning: Many English speakers use 'less' before nouns that have a plural form, but some people consider this incorrect and it should not be used in exams. [les] preposition ■minus (SUBTRACTION) 减 •The total is thirty pounds, less the five pounds deposit that you've paid.除去你已经支付的5英镑定金，你应付的总金额为30英镑。 |
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