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less adj.更少的；较少的adv.更少地；较少地n.少量；次要prep.减 (1) 如果污染更少的话就好了。(2) 最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。(3) 这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。(4) 多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。(5) 疟疾在英国较少见。(6) 她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。(7) 这份工作没有上份工作量大。(8) 威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。 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).

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英 [les] 美 [les] (1) It would be good to have less pollution.(2) It is better to complete the task with less money.(3) The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.(4) Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.(5) Malaria is less common in Britain.(6) She found the job less and less attractive.(7) There is less to do in this job than the last.(8) It seems less of a threat than I'd expected. 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. Less is often considered to be the comparative form of little.less常被看作是little的比较级。1[DET 限定词]（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 use less 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 of less.   [DET n-uncount]  [QUANT of def-n-uncount/sing]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Children of very low ability should not be permitted to pay less attention to the sciences.不应让能力非常差的孩子放松对理科课程的学习。Less is also a pronoun.Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more.借债人正努力减少支出、增加储蓄，以缓解财务紧张的窘况。Less is also a quantifier.Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies...去年，投入高科技公司的资金有所减少。The other option would be for me to own less of the house but that would be stupid.还有一个选择是我放弃房子的部分产权，但这是个蠢办法。2[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]（用在数字或数量前）少于，低于，比…少 You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.   [PREP amount]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。3[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]（某一特性的程度与以往或一般情况相比）较轻地，较差地 You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual.   [ADV adj/adv]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。Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。4[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]不像…（更像…）；与其说…（倒不如说…） If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.   [ADV group than group/cl]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。5[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]（做得）较少，更少 If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.   [ADV with v]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。6[PHR-CONJ-COORD ]（用于否定句后）遑论，更何况，更不用说 You use the expressions still less ,much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too.   [emphasis]  [FORMAL 正式]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。7[PREP 介词]（用在数字或数量前）扣除，减去 When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned. ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400...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。Usage Note :You use less to talk about amounts that cannot be counted. ...less meat. When you are talking about things that can be counted, you should use fewer. ...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[PHRASE 短语]逐渐减少；越来越小 You use less and less to say that something is becoming smaller all the time in degree or amount.   [usu PHR group/cl]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。Many basic goods are now rationed. Less and less is available.很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。9[PHRASE 短语]毫不；完全不；一点都不 You use less than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something as less than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all.   [PHR adj/adv]  [emphasis]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。10[PHRASE 短语]（对某事物或某人的重要性表示惊讶或钦佩）竟然，居然 You can use no less as a way of expressing surprise or admiration at the importance of something or someone.   [cl/group PHR]  [emphasis]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。11[PHRASE 短语]（对某一数目之大表示惊奇）多达 You use no less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected.   [PHR amount]  [emphasis]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。12  couldn't care less→see: care； more or less→see: more； nothing less than→see: nothing；

英语单词	less
英美音标	英 [les] 美 [les]
中文释义	adj.更少的；较少的 adv.更少地；较少地 n.少量；次要 prep.减
英语例句	(1) It would be good to have less pollution. (2) It is better to complete the task with less money. (3) The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable. (4) Work more and dream less, you will be much happier. (5) Malaria is less common in Britain. (6) She found the job less and less attractive. (7) There is less to do in this job than the last. (8) It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.
中文例句	(1) 如果污染更少的话就好了。 (2) 最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。 (3) 这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。 (4) 多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。 (5) 疟疾在英国较少见。 (6) 她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。 (7) 这份工作没有上份工作量大。 (8) 威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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).
柯林斯解释	Less is often considered to be the comparative form of little. less常被看作是little的比较级。 1 [DET 限定词]（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 use less 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 of less. [DET n-uncount] [QUANT of def-n-uncount/sing] 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 Children of very low ability should not be permitted to pay less attention to the sciences. 不应让能力非常差的孩子放松对理科课程的学习。 Less is also a pronoun. Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more. 借债人正努力减少支出、增加储蓄，以缓解财务紧张的窘况。 Less is also a quantifier. Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies... 去年，投入高科技公司的资金有所减少。 The other option would be for me to own less of the house but that would be stupid. 还有一个选择是我放弃房子的部分产权，但这是个蠢办法。 2 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]（用在数字或数量前）少于，低于，比…少 You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this. [PREP amount] 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。 3 [ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]（某一特性的程度与以往或一般情况相比）较轻地，较差地 You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual. [ADV adj/adv] 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。 Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be. 贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。 4 [ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]不像…（更像…）；与其说…（倒不如说…） If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first. [ADV group than group/cl] 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。 5 [ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]（做得）较少，更少 If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often. [ADV with v] 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。 6 [PHR-CONJ-COORD ]（用于否定句后）遑论，更何况，更不用说 You use the expressions still less ,much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too. [emphasis] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 7 [PREP 介词]（用在数字或数量前）扣除，减去 When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned. ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400... 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。 Usage Note : You use less to talk about amounts that cannot be counted. ...less meat. When you are talking about things that can be counted, you should use fewer. ...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 [PHRASE 短语]逐渐减少；越来越小 You use less and less to say that something is becoming smaller all the time in degree or amount. [usu PHR group/cl] 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。 Many basic goods are now rationed. Less and less is available. 很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。 9 [PHRASE 短语]毫不；完全不；一点都不 You use less than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something as less than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all. [PHR adj/adv] [emphasis] 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。 10 [PHRASE 短语]（对某事物或某人的重要性表示惊讶或钦佩）竟然，居然 You can use no less as a way of expressing surprise or admiration at the importance of something or someone. [cl/group PHR] [emphasis] 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。 11 [PHRASE 短语]（对某一数目之大表示惊奇）多达 You use no less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected. [PHR amount] [emphasis] 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。 12 couldn't care less→see: care ； more or less→see: more ； nothing less than→see: nothing ；

Amount Smaller Number I [Emphasis Phrase 短语 Fewer