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lesser adj.较少的；较小的；次要的 (1) 另外一名警员会面对较少的指控。(2) 以这些判决为基础确立的基本原则约束着所有较小的法院。(3) 所有的党派为了自己的利益而争执不休的朝会和其他较小的会议总是冗长的。(4) 主宰终级地指导群体里每个异形生物的行为，通过次要的知觉能力制度来运行。 A young car thief might be charged with a lesser crime because of his age — trespassing instead of larceny, for example. He's also likely to end up with a lesser punishment in that case. Sometimes people talk about "the lesser of two evils," by which they mean the less bad of two bad choices, or describe something as "lesser-known," like a rarely studied poet or an unacknowledged scientist.

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英 ['lesə(r)] 美 ['lesər] (1) A third officer faces lesser charges.(2) The principles on which these judgments are based are binding on all lesser courts.(3) Courts and lesser moots are lengthy affairs, at which all interested parties haggle over points of contention.(4) TheOvermind ultimately directed the actions of every zerg creature in the Swarm,functioning through a hierarchy of lesser sentiences. Use the adjective lesser to describe something that's smaller than or inferior to something else. A lesser singer might sound fine in the context of a large chorus, but a solo performance could be tricky. 1[ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]较少的；较轻的；较小的 You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned.   [ADJ n]  [ADV -ed]No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors...药物治疗不可能孤立地发生作用，多多少少会受很多其他因素的影响。The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands.最可能成为盟国的有爱尔兰和丹麦，放宽些还可以把荷兰算上。Lesser is also an adverb....lesser known works by famous artists.著名艺术家的不太为人所知的作品2[ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]次要的；较不重要的 You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type.   [ADJ n]They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage...他们承认了刑事毁坏的较轻罪名。He was feared by other, lesser, men.其他那些不如他的男人都很怕他。3[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词]（用在鸟类、哺乳动物、植物等名称中）小 Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants. ...the lesser spotted woodpecker.小斑啄木鸟4  the lesser of two evils→see: evil；

英语单词	lesser
英美音标	英 ['lesə(r)] 美 ['lesər]
中文释义	adj.较少的；较小的；次要的
英语例句	(1) A third officer faces lesser charges. (2) The principles on which these judgments are based are binding on all lesser courts. (3) Courts and lesser moots are lengthy affairs, at which all interested parties haggle over points of contention. (4) TheOvermind ultimately directed the actions of every zerg creature in the Swarm,functioning through a hierarchy of lesser sentiences.
中文例句	(1) 另外一名警员会面对较少的指控。 (2) 以这些判决为基础确立的基本原则约束着所有较小的法院。 (3) 所有的党派为了自己的利益而争执不休的朝会和其他较小的会议总是冗长的。 (4) 主宰终级地指导群体里每个异形生物的行为，通过次要的知觉能力制度来运行。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective lesser to describe something that's smaller than or inferior to something else. A lesser singer might sound fine in the context of a large chorus, but a solo performance could be tricky.
vocabulary扩展	A young car thief might be charged with a lesser crime because of his age — trespassing instead of larceny, for example. He's also likely to end up with a lesser punishment in that case. Sometimes people talk about "the lesser of two evils," by which they mean the less bad of two bad choices, or describe something as "lesser-known," like a rarely studied poet or an unacknowledged scientist.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]较少的；较轻的；较小的 You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned. [ADJ n] [ADV -ed] No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors... 药物治疗不可能孤立地发生作用，多多少少会受很多其他因素的影响。 The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands. 最可能成为盟国的有爱尔兰和丹麦，放宽些还可以把荷兰算上。 Lesser is also an adverb. ...lesser known works by famous artists. 著名艺术家的不太为人所知的作品 2 [ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]次要的；较不重要的 You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type. [ADJ n] They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage... 他们承认了刑事毁坏的较轻罪名。 He was feared by other, lesser, men. 其他那些不如他的男人都很怕他。 3 [N-IN-NAMES 名称名词]（用在鸟类、哺乳动物、植物等名称中）小 Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants. ...the lesser spotted woodpecker. 小斑啄木鸟 4 the lesser of two evils→see: evil ；

Lesser Describe Smaller People Bad Adj Compar 形容词比较级形式 Degree