less解释

1. 更小的，更少的
2. 较少的，较小的
3. 较次的，较劣的
4. 较不重要的
5. 身分较低的

1. little的比较级

1. 减少，减轻

1. 较少的,更少的 a smaller amount

1. 较少,更少,少 smaller extent;not so much

1.（数量）较小（或少）的；更小（或少）的（前面可用a little，a lot，a bit，far和much等修饰）
You useless to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front ofless.

e.g. People should eatless 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。
e.g. ...a dishwasher that usesless water and electricity than older machines...
较旧式机器省水省电的洗碗机

2.（用在数字或数量前）少于，低于，比…少
You useless than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.

e.g. Motorways actually coverless 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%。
e.g. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
不到半个小时，他又跑上楼来。

3.（某一特性的程度与以往或一般情况相比）较轻地，较差地
You useless to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual.

e.g. I often think about thoseless fortunate than me...
我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。
e.g. 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。

4.不像…（更像…）；与其说…（倒不如说…）
If you say that something isless one thingthan another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.

e.g. At first sight it lookedless like a capital city than a mining camp...
乍看上去，它不像是首府，更像是矿工村。
e.g. Trades union leadership in those days wasless 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。

5.（做得）较少，更少
If you do somethingless than before orless than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.

e.g. We are eating more and exercisingless...
我们吃得多了，锻炼却少了。
e.g. I seeless of any of my friends than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。

6.（用于否定句后）遑论，更何况，更不用说
You use the expressionsstill less ,much less, andeven less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too.

e.g. I never talked about it, stillless about her...
我从来没说起过这事，更没有提起过她。
e.g. The boy didn't have a girlfriend, muchless a wife.
这小伙子连女朋友都没有，更不用提老婆了。

7.（用在数字或数量前）扣除，减去
When you are referring to amounts, you useless in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned.

e.g. ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750,less £400...
博伊顿金融服务费：750英镑，扣除400英镑
e.g. 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。

8.逐渐减少；越来越小
You useless and less to say that something is becoming smaller all the time in degree or amount.

e.g. The couple seem to spendless andless time together...
两口子在一起的时间似乎越来越少。
e.g. She soundedless andless eager to return to Ireland...
听她话音，她回爱尔兰的热情似乎日渐消退。

9.毫不；完全不；一点都不
You useless than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something asless than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all.

e.g. Her greeting wasless than enthusiastic...
她的问候一点都不热情。
e.g. Her advice has frequently beenless than wholly helpful.
她的建议往往毫无帮助。

10.（对某事物或某人的重要性表示惊讶或钦佩）竟然，居然
You can useno less as a way of expressing surprise or admiration at the importance of something or someone.

less

e.g. He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier noless...
他竟然坐航空母舰回的英格兰。
e.g. Who wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith's book? Raymond Chandler, noless.
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。

11.（对某一数目之大表示惊奇）多达
You useno less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected.

e.g. Noless 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。
e.g. He is lined up for noless 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。

12. couldn't careless -> see care
more orless -> see more
nothingless than -> see nothing

1. The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.
   公司的资金和人员都比去年少了。
2. He has less money than ever.
   他从来没有过这样少的钱。
3. I received less money than the others did.
   我比别人收到的钱少。
4. The doctor advises me to eat less meat.
   医生劝我少吃肉。
5. Statistics show that people now drink less beer than they used to, and smoke fewer cigarettes.
   统计数字表明,人们现在比过去喝啤酒少了,而且烟抽也少了。
6. I love the country, but I have less opportunity of seeing it.
   我热爱乡村,但我几乎没有机会见到它。
7. He was reading hard and had less spare time
   他正在苦读,几乎没有空余时间。
8. Less people go to church than before.
   上教堂的人比以前少些。
9. Less noise, please!
   请不要大声吵闹!
10. It cost less money than I expected.
    它比我预料的要便宜。
11. The movie had less success than expected.
    影片没有获得预期的成功。
12. We got there in less than four hours.
    我们用了不到4个小时就到了那里。
13. Less people study Latin today than formerly.
    现在学习拉丁语的人比以前少。

1. Nothing in this shop is less than ￡10.
   这家商店的东西没有低于10英镑的。

1. Let's speak less and listen more.
   咱们少讲多听吧。
2. I read much less now than I did at school.
   我现在看书远比我上学时少。
3. With their children growing up, these mothers have become less involved with their families.
   随着孩子长大成人,这些母亲受家庭拖累就少些。
4. He was less known than his brother.
   他不如他哥哥出名。
5. I hope the next train will be less crowded than this one.
   我希望下趟火车不会像这趟这么挤。
6. I was less surprised as I had had this sort of experience.
   因为我有过这样的经验,所以并不感到怎么惊奇。
7. Try and speak less indistinctly.
   想法子说得清楚些。
8. Tomatoes are everywhere in summer but less so in winter.
   夏天到处都有西红柿,冬天却不是这样。

• less butter较少的黄油
• less coffee较少的咖啡
• less food更少的食物
• less meat更少的肉
• less money更少的钱
• less noise少一点噪音
• less time较少的时间
• less work更少的活儿

• know less不知道
• rain less降雨量少
• read less读书少
• shout less少喊
• speak less少讲话
• work less工作得少

• less cold不冷
• less crowded不挤
• less important不重要
• less surprised不惊奇

她花在读课文上的时间比我少。

误 She spent fewer time reading the text than I did.

正 She spent less time reading the text than I did.

析 fewer和less都表示“更少”的意思,但fewer只可以修饰可数名词,如修饰不可数名词则要用less。

他不到30岁,但已断送了自己。

误 He was less than thirty, but he was ruined.

正 He was under thirty, but he was ruined.

析 表示“不到多少岁”,英语习惯用under,而不用less than。

在这两件衣服中,我拿了更便宜的那一件。

误 Of the two suits,I took the least expensive one.

正 Of the two suits,I took the less expensive one.

析 在两个人或事物之间只能使用比较级,而不能使用最高级。

今天比昨天冷。

误 It is less colder than it was yesterday.

正 It is less cold than it was yesterday.

析 less不可用在形容词的比较级前。