adj.(形容词)

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

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1. little的比较级

v.(动词)

1. 减少，减轻

adj.(形容词)

1. 较少的,更少的 a smaller amount

adv.(副词)

1. 较少,更少,少 smaller extent;not so much

Adjective:

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. (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"
   

Adverb:

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;

   "less interesting"
   "less expensive"
   "less quickly"
   

2. comparative of little;

   "she walks less than she should"
   "he works less these days"
   

less is often considered to be the comparative form oflittle.
less常被看作是little的比较级。

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。

You useless to talk about amounts that cannot be counted....less meat. When you are talking about things that can be counted, you should usefewer....fewer potatoes.
谈论不可数事物的数量用less，如：less meat（较少的肉）。谈论可数事物则用fewer，如：fewer potatoes（较少的马铃薯）。

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. 少：成组联想:需要(need)多走(-ceed-)少(less)说(-fess-)成组联想:举例要简单,每个单个的(single)例子都要适用. 成组联想:他希望(wish)用鱼做一道菜. 成组联想:他早起(rise)提高了产量,受到表扬,实践证明他是正确的.

2. 小于：对无符号数条件转移指令的,比较,用高于 (Above)、低于 (BelOW)和等于 (Equal)对符号数条件转移指令的,比较,用大于 (Greater)、小于 (less)和等于

3. less

3. 按页显示文件：head 显示指定文件的前若干行 |less 按页显示文件 | ln 创建文件链接

4.less：least cost estimating and scheduling system; 最低成本估算与生产调度系统

It would be good to have less pollution.

如果污染更少的话就好了。

He spends less time on work than on play.

他在工作上花的时间比在玩上面花的时间更少。

It is better to complete the task with less money.

最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。

The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.

这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。

Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.

多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。

Malaria is less common in Britain.

疟疾在英国较少见。

She found the job less and less attractive.

她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。

There is less to do in this job than the last.

这份工作没有上份工作量大。

It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.

威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。

less butter'/time'/importance

较少的黄油 / 时间；次要

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

有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。

We have less to worry about now.

现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。

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

问题不像我预料的那么大。

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

我们马上就到。

The victory was nothing less than a miracle.

这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。

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。

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

她居然在与主管一起进午餐。

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。

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

较旧式机器省水省电的洗碗机

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%。

less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.

不到半个小时，他又跑上楼来。

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

我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。

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。

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。

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。

We are eating more and exercising less...

我们吃得多了，锻炼却少了。

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

我见所有朋友都比以前少了。

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。

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。

...Boyton Financial Services Fees: 'u00a3750, less 'u00a3400...

博伊顿金融服务费：750英镑，扣除400英镑

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。

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。

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。

Her greeting was less than enthusiastic...

她的问候一点都不热情。

Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.

她的建议往往毫无帮助。

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

他竟然坐航空母舰回的英格兰。

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。

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。

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。

用作定语～+ n.

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。

用作表语S+be+～

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。

no less than

不少于,多达 as much as

less and less

越来越小〔少〕地 at a continually decreasing rate

much〔still〕 less

更不用说 certainly not

～+名词

• less%20butter">less butter较少的黄油
• less%20coffee">less coffee较少的咖啡
• less%20food">less food更少的食物
• less%20meat">less meat更少的肉
• less%20money">less money更少的钱
• less%20noise">less noise少一点噪音
• less%20time">less time较少的时间
• less%20work">less work更少的活儿

动词+～

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

～+形容词

• less%20cold">less cold不冷
• less%20crowded">less crowded不挤
• less%20important">less important不重要
• less%20surprised">less surprised不惊奇

• 19 is less than 20.

  出自：Joseph Harris

• And then the sighs he would suppress..grew less and less.

  出自：Byron

• Their number was less than ten.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

购物

B：You‘re asking too much for this part .
这零件你们要价太高了。

A：we have some cheaper ones .
我们有便宜一点的。

B：What is the price difference ?
价钱差多少？

A：The basic model will cost about 10%less .
基本型的便宜约10%左右。

生意场上

A：I would suggest that you use this material instead of that .
我建议你改用这种替代那种。

B：But that costs more .
可是那样成本较高。

A：But you will getless waste from this .
但可以减少浪费。

less的反义词

B：We‘ll try it once .
那么就试一次看看吧。

退房

A：Front Desk. Can I help you?
前台，需要我为您服务吗？

B：Yes. I'm checking out now, and want to get a taxi to the cinema. Could you get one for me, please?
我现在要退房，需要一部出租车到电影院。麻烦你帮我叫一辆好吗？

A：Certainly, sir. I'll get a taxi for you. Are you going directly to the cinema?
好的，先生。我会帮您叫车的，您直接去电影院吗？

less是什么意思

B：No. I need to stop by the shop.
不，我要先到商店停一下。

A：OK. There will be a taxi waiting outside in 10 minutes.It will takeless than 5 minutes to check out.
好，10分钟后会有一部出租车在外面等候。 退房最多只需5分钟。

B：Good. Thank you. I'll be right down.
好，谢谢你。我马上下来。

adj.(形容词)

1. less是little的比较级,基本意思是“较少的,更少的”,指物体的体积或分量相对于别的物体少。
2. less多用来修饰不可数名词,但当名词前有数词或a few等修饰时,其后可接可数名词;在把时间、距离、金钱等短语看作是一个整体时, less可用来修饰可数名词;在有些短语中,说话人着眼于有关事物的大约的量,而不去细算精确的数额时, less可用来修饰可数名词;用在感叹句中, less后可接可数名词。
3. 由no less than连接的两个成分,其强势总是落在前面一个。

adv.(副词)

1. less用作副词时的意思是“较少,更少,少”,可用来修饰动词、形容词或副词。
2. less有时用在某些形容词前并无比较的意思,只是为了避免使用不大文雅的词语而采用的委婉说法,且less一般不可用于形容词的比较级前。
3. much〔still〕 less短语多半用于否定结构,用于肯定结构时,则须改用much〔still〕 more。

adj.(形容词)

less, lesser

这两个词都是little的比较级。其区别是：

1.less通常表示体积大小或者分量轻重;而lesser是正式用语,与价值或者重要性有关。例如:

As far as I know, he was a lesser writer.据我所知,他是个次要作家。

2.lesser不可与than连用,且lesser在句中一般只能用作定语。

3.less可用作副词,而lesser则很少这样用。

not less than, not less...than

这两个短语在写法上很相似,但表达的意思却不同。not less than是“不少于”,多半用来作数量的比较。例如:

There were not less than 50 members present at the meeting.出席会议的至少有50人。

not less...than表示“不比…差”,多半用作程度的比较。例如:

This tool-machine is not less useful than that one.这台机床使用起来不比那台差。

下面两句意思不同:

There were no less than ten thousand people here.

今天,这里不少于10,000人。

(只有这么多)

There were not less than ten thousand people here.

今天这里有10,000出头的人。

(至少有这么多)

adv.(副词)

下面两句话的意思是相同的:

It is not possible to finish the work in a week, still less in three days.

It is impossible to finish the work in a week, still more in three days.

这项工程用一星期完成是不可能的, 更别说三天了。

less，lesser

这两个词都是little的比较级，都可指“较少”或“较小”。less偏重于“not so much”的意思，lesser偏重于“not so great或smaller、minor、lower”的意思。它们都可用于数量、重量、程度、重要性、价值等方面，但在用法及跟其他词语搭配上有很大不同，二者不能互换。

less所修饰的名词是不可数的，且没有冠词在前；less可带than，并指二者或多于二者的比较；

lesser不用than，而用of，并只限于二者的比较；涉及程度、价值、重要性等方面时，一般用lesser（指 smaller，not so great，minor，lower）。

adj.(形容词)

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。

adv.(副词)

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。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的lassa，意为少的。