less

英[les]美[les]
  • adj. 更少的；较少的
  • adv. 更少地；较少地
  • n. 少量；次要
  • prep. 减

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    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。
      determiner(冠词)
      1. 更少，较小
      2. 缺少，缺乏
      3. 越来越少，越来越小
      preposition(介词)
      1. 减去，除去（作介词用）

    双解例句

    determiner(冠词)
    1. 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 I used to.

      巧克力和饼干我比以前吃得少了。

      Getting out of bed in summer is less difficult than in winter.

      在夏天起床不像在冬天那样困难。

    2. 缺少，缺乏

      I think he was less than honest with me.

      我认为他对我不够诚实。

    3. 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。

    preposition(介词)
    1. 减去，除去（作介词用）

      The total is 30 dollars, less the five dollars deposit that you 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。

    小知识

    If something is less, there's not as much of it as there was before, or compared to something else. For example, your cranky uncle might complain that there's less common sense in the world than there used to be.

    If you have less money than you did last month, there's not as much of it, and if you're less interested in horror movies than you used to be, your enthusiasm has decreased. Many people aren't sure when to use less and when fewer is correct. In general, fewer is for things you can count (like chocolate chips), and less is for things you can't count (like love or water or salad).

    实用短语

    1. less than

      小于,少于,不到

    2. less is more

      少即是多,少就是多,少即多,简单就是美

    3. more or less

      或多或少,多多少少,有点,差不多

    4. no less than

      不少于,不亚于,多达,放不下

    5. not one less

      一个都不能少,一个也不能少,都不能少,译名

    6. much less

      更不用说,不及,更不,更少

    7. is less than

      小于号,小于,少于

    8. james the less

      雅各

    9. runner less

      无浇道,无浇口的

    常用短语

    1. less than

      小于

    2. no less

      仍然；不相上下；依旧

    3. no less than

      不少于，多达…；正如

    4. less and less

      越来越少；越来越少的

    5. far less

      远不及,source:t

    6. less of

      ◎[Less of …!][口语]别…!停止…!少点…!,source:t

    7. less likely

      最不可能的是；较少可能

    8. little less

      少一点,source:t

    9. less expensive

      adj. 比较便宜的

    10. less developed

      欠发达地区；不发达的

    11. still less

      更不用说；更何况

    12. little less than

      与…不相上于；与…几乎相同

    13. less is more

      少即是多；物稀为贵

    14. any less

      更少一些

    15. less than or equal

      小于或等于

    16. none the less

      依然

    17. something less than

      较…少几分,source:t

    单词用法

    常用短语
    less than小于
    no less仍然；不相上下；依旧
    no less than不少于，多达…；正如
    less and less越来越少；越来越少的

    同义词

    adj.较小的,较少的

    smaller  /  minor  /  reduced  /  fewer

    其他释义

    secondary  /  below  /  more  /  fewer  /  without  /  reduced  /  minus

    反义词

    adj.较小的,较少的

    more

    同根词

    词根：less

    adj.

    lesser较少的；次要的；更小的

    adv.

    lesser较少地；更小地；不及

    n.

    lessening减轻，减少；变小

    v.

    lessening减少；变小（lessen的ing形式）

    vi.

    lessen减少；减轻；变小

    vt.

    lessen使…变小；使…减轻；使…变少