less是什么意思

less

美[les]  英[les]
adj.  更少的；较少的
adv.  更少地；较少地
n.  少量；次要
prep.  减
  近义词：reduced，fewer，minus，smaller，minor，below，secondary，without，more，takeaway，excluding，lower，toalesserextent，lesser，more，

详细释义

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
null.
  1. little的比较级
v.(动词)
  1. 减少，减轻

双解释义

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

英英释义

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"

组词搭配

～+名词
  1. less butter较少的黄油
  2. less coffee较少的咖啡
  3. less food更少的食物
  4. less meat更少的肉
  5. less money更少的钱
  6. less noise少一点噪音
  7. less time较少的时间
  8. less work更少的活儿
动词+～
  1. know less不知道
  2. rain less降雨量少
  3. read less读书少
  4. shout less少喊
  5. speak less少讲话
  6. work less工作得少
～+形容词
  1. less cold不冷
  2. less crowded不挤
  3. less important不重要
  4. less surprised不惊奇

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. It would be good to have less pollution.如果污染更少的话就好了。
  2. 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。
  3. It is better to complete the task with less money.最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. 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。
  2. Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。
  3. Malaria is less common in Britain.疟疾在英国较少见。
  4. She found the job less and less attractive.她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。
用作名词(n.)
  1. There is less to do in this job than the last.这份工作没有上份工作量大。
  2. It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。

词语用法

adj.(形容词)
    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。 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。 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)
    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。 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。 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。

常见错误

adj.(形容词)
  1. 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)
  1. 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。

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