less adj. 〔little 的比較級之一〕 1.更小的,較小的,更少的,較少的。 2.較次的,較劣的,較不重要的;身分較低的。 find less difficulty with one's work 覺得工作困難較少。 Your shadow hasn't grown any less. 你一點(diǎn)也沒有瘦。 an article of less weight 更輕的東西。 Eat more vegetable and less meat. 多吃蔬菜少吃肉。 He spends less time at work than at play. 他工作上的時間比游玩時間少。 less but better 少而精。 L- noise, please! 請靜一點(diǎn)。 More haste, less speed. 〔諺語〕欲速則不達(dá)。 try to make less mistakes 盡量少犯錯誤。 an article of less value 更不值錢的東西。 a matter of less importance 次要的事情。 James the L- 副手杰姆斯,打下手的杰姆斯。 ★ 表示數(shù)量意義時, fewer 比 less 普通: Fewer people study Latin today than formerly. 現(xiàn)在學(xué)拉丁文的人比從前少了。 far less 遠(yuǎn)不及。 little less 少一點(diǎn)。 little less than 相差無幾。 more or less 多少,或多或少,若干。 no less than 1. 正好…,至少…,有…那么多 (He has no less than three daughters. 他有三個女兒之多)。 2. 原來就是,…那樣的 (He was no less (a person) than the mayor. 他原來就是市長)。 nothing less than = no less than (We expected nothing less than an attack. 受攻擊是預(yù)料到的)。 adv. 1.較少,更少。 2.沒有…那樣。 be less known 不大著名。 He is less fat than he was. 他不及過去胖了。 The heat has grown less intense. 沒有先前那樣熱了。 Eat less, drink less and sleep more. 少吃少喝多睡覺。 Speak less and listen more. 少講多聽。 no less ... than 不下于,和…同樣 (He is no less clever than his brother. 他跟他兄弟一樣聰明)。 none the less = not the less = no less 仍舊,依然 (He has faults, but I like him none the less . = I like him none the less for his faults. = He has faults; none the less, I like him. 他有缺點(diǎn),但我仍舊喜歡他)。 not less than 不少于;至少 (Each party shall consist of not less than ten. 每組至少由十人組成)。 not less ... than 在…方面不下于 (The pupil was not less famous than his master. 學(xué)生同老師齊名)。 nothing less than 完全一樣 (He is nothing less than a thief. 他簡直是個賊). sth. less than 較…少幾分。 still [even, much] less 〔附在否定句后〕更不用說,何況 (We fear no death, still less difficulties. 我們死都不怕,何況困難)。 少掉;不足;減去。 a year less three days 一年差三天。 Five less three leaves two. 五減三剩二。 n. 較少,更小。 expect to see less of sb. 不想多見某人。 He is less of a fool than he looks 他不像看上去那樣笨。 He will not take less. 他不肯少拿〔堅持要那么多〕。 in less than a year 在不到一年的時間里。 L- of your nonsense. 少說廢話。 L- than twenty of them remain now. 他們剩下的現(xiàn)在還不到二十人。 any the less 更少一點(diǎn),更小一些 (He did not work any the less for his illness. 他雖有病在身,工作卻沒有少做)。 in less than no time 立刻,馬上。 nothing less than 同樣,正好是,恰恰是。
That ' s less dangerous than it might seem 現(xiàn)實(shí)情況并不像表面看來的那樣危險。
Now that there is a new tunnel , the road is less dangerous 既然有了一個新的隧道,這條路就比較不危險了。
But stunt performers ' jobs may get less dangerous in the future 特技演員這份危險性的工作在將來很可能降低。
Today s 2 , 677 mariners have different , though no less dangerous tasks 今天的2 , 667名水警人員肩負(fù)與從前不同,但同樣危險的任務(wù)。
Aw : i am not an adrenaline addict , which makes it a bit less dangerous 亞歷山大-伍爾茲:我不是一個腎上腺素的上癮者,這就讓危險少了很多。
Less dangerous prisoner , who still has to be guarded carefully to prevent them from escaping 危險較小的囚犯,但還得對他們小心看守以防止他們逃跑。
" it ' s less dangerous than a car on the m6 , " he told the reporter as he prepared to board 他對記者說: "乘坐協(xié)和飛機(jī)就像在m6大道上開車一樣,沒什么危險的。
Looking for something less dangerous to throw , the egyptians made what were probably the first ball 尋找可以扔擲的不危險的東西,埃及人制造了當(dāng)時可能是第一個球。
Noise is less dangerous than , say being brought up in an orphanage - which really is a mental health hazard 噪音的危險性,比方說吧,比在孤兒院撫育成長要小一些,而孤兒院才確實(shí)是精神健康的危害。
Noise is less dangerous than , say being brought up in an orphanage - which really is a mental health hazard 噪音的危險性,比方說吧,比在孤兒院撫育成長要小一些,而孤兒院才確實(shí)是精神健康的危害。