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less

英 [les] 美[lɛs]
  • 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

英英释意


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"

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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