英汉词典

less 基本解释

• adv. 较少地；较小地；更小地
• adj. 较少的；较小的
• prep. 减去
• n. 较少；较小
• n. (Less)人名；(德、意、匈、芬)莱斯

less 中文词源

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 英文词源

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less: [OE] In origin, less is a comparative form. It goes back ultimately to Indo-European *loiso- ‘small’, which in prehistoric Germanic had the comparative suffix added to it to produce *laisiz – whence English less. It is not found in any of the other modern Germanic languages.
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less

Old English læs (adv.), læssa (adj.), comparative of læs "small;" from Proto-Germanic *lais-izo "smaller" (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian les "less;" Middle Dutch lise "soft, gentle," German leise "soft"), from PIE root *leis- (2) "small" (cognates: Lithuanian liesas "thin"). Formerly also "younger," as a translation of Latin minor, a sense now obsolete except in James the Less. Used as a comparative of little, but not related to it. The noun is Old English læsse.

less 词组搭配

less 英文释义

1. (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"

less 双语例句

1. The affixes " un - " and " - less " are often used make negative words, such as unhappy or careless.

词缀un - 和 -less 常用来构成否定词, 如unhappy和careless.

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2. These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space.

这些文档已经进行了压缩，以节省磁盘空间。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. His team-mates opened hotel windows, shouting "Jump!" and somewhat less printable banter.

他的队友打开了酒店的窗户，大叫着“跳！”，还开了一些上不了台面的玩笑。

来自柯林斯例句

less 实用场景例句

less butter/time/importance

较少的黄油 / 时间；次要

牛津词典

He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer.

有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。

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We have less to worry about now.

现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。

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It is less of a problem than I'd expected.

问题不像我预料的那么大。

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We'll be there in less than no time (= very soon) .

我们马上就到。

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The victory was nothing less than a miracle.

这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。

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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。

牛津词典

She's having lunch with the Director, no less.

她居然在与主管一起进午餐。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines...

较旧式机器省水省电的洗碗机

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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%。

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Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.

不到半个小时，他又跑上楼来。

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I often think about those less fortunate than me...

我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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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。

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We are eating more and exercising less...

我们吃得多了，锻炼却少了。

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I see less of any of my friends than I used to.

我见所有朋友都比以前少了。

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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。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400...

博伊顿金融服务费：750英镑，扣除400英镑

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her greeting was less than enthusiastic...

她的问候一点都不热情。

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Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.

她的建议往往毫无帮助。

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He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier no less...

他竟然坐航空母舰回的英格兰。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典