英语词汇“less”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-出国留学网

/les ||; lɛs/det pronoun adv

1 (used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) a smaller amount (of) 较少（的）: It took less time than I thought. 所花的时间比我预计的要少。I'm too fat -- I must try to eat less. 我太胖了，一定要设法节食。It's not far -- it'll take less than an hour to get there. 到那儿不远，用不了一个小时。

Some people use less with plural nouns less cars, but fewer is the form which is still considered to be correct fewer cars. 有些人把less跟复数名词连用：less cars。不过，fewer后接复数名词仍被视为规范的用法：fewer cars。

2 not so much (as) 不如…那么多: He's less intelligent than his brother. 他没有他哥哥聪敏。It rains less in London than in Manchester. 伦敦下雨下得比曼彻斯特少。People work less well when they're tired. 人累了，事情就会做得比较差。 [OPP] more 反义词为more

less and less becoming smaller and smaller in amount or degree 越来越少 more or less→MORE²

词汇	less
释义	*less¹ /les \|\|; lɛs/det pronoun adv 1 (used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) a smaller amount (of) 较少（的）: It took less time than I thought. 所花的时间比我预计的要少。I'm too fat -- I must try to eat less. 我太胖了，一定要设法节食。It's not far -- it'll take less than an hour to get there. 到那儿不远，用不了一个小时。 Some people use less with plural nouns less cars, but fewer is the form which is still considered to be correct fewer cars. 有些人把less跟复数名词连用：less cars。不过，fewer后接复数名词仍被视为规范的用法：fewer cars。 2 not so much (as) 不如…那么多: He's less intelligent than his brother. 他没有他哥哥聪敏。It rains less in London than in Manchester. 伦敦下雨下得比曼彻斯特少。People work less well when they're tired. 人累了，事情就会做得比较差。 [OPP] more 反义词为more less and less becoming smaller and smaller in amount or degree 越来越少 more or less→MORE² less² /les \|\|; lɛs/prep taking a certain number or amount away; minus 减去: You'll earn £10 an hour, less tax. 扣税后，每小时你可以挣10英镑。
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