less adj. 〔little 的比較級(jí)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(shí)間比游玩時(shí)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(cuò)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(shí), 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(gè)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(gè)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(jiān)持要那么多〕。 in less than a year 在不到一年的時(shí)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。
or so 大約, 或許, ...左右; 大約, 左右, 將近; 大約,左右; 大約,差不多; 點(diǎn)時(shí)間左右; 左右
so adv. 1.〔表示方式、方法、情況等〕那么,那樣;這么,這樣。 You will never do it so. 你那樣做不行。 They may do so, if they please. 隨他們的便。 Hold the knife so. 這樣持刀。 He is not a child and should not be treated so. 他不是小孩,不要這樣對(duì)待。 2.〔表示程度〕到那個(gè)程度,那樣,那么。 Why are you panting so 你為什么那么喘氣? Don't walk so fast. 別走得那么快。 He didn't expect to live so long. 他沒想到會(huì)活得那么長命。 3.〔表示強(qiáng)調(diào)〕非常,很,極,十分。 I am so glad to see you. 我看見你非常高興。 Thank you so much. 多謝多謝。 He is ever so angry. 他氣得不得了。 4.〔代替表語或謂語,使用倒裝語序〕也…。 You are young and so am I. 你年輕,我也年輕。 Tom speaks French and so does his brother. 湯姆會(huì)講法語,他的兄弟也會(huì)講法語。 5.〔語氣〕原來,那么。 So you are back again at last! 那么你終于回來了! So you are Doctor Smith. 原來你就是史密斯博士。 6.〔用作表語〕 (a) 那樣的。 But it is so. 可是倒是那樣的。 Is that so 是那樣嗎? Not so. 不是那樣。 How so 怎么會(huì)那樣呢? Quite so.=Just so. 正是那樣。 (b) 不錯(cuò),真的。 You said it was good, and so it is. 你說過它好,它真好呀! Nineteen fifty So it is. 1950年? 正是。 It was cold yesterday. So it was. 昨天天氣冷。 是的。 We have all worked hard. So we have. 我們都努力工作。 是的。 7.〔代替形容詞〕這么,那么。 He is complacent - so much so that he does not know what he is worth. 他很自滿--自滿得忘乎所以。 They wanted fifty dollars but John could not pay so much. 他們要五十元美金,可是約翰付不起那么多。 8. 〔關(guān)聯(lián)副詞〕 (a) 〔so ... that 結(jié)構(gòu)〕…得…,這樣…以便;如此…以致。 We have so arranged matters that one of us is always on duty. 我們已經(jīng)做了安排,使得我們之中總有一個(gè)人在值班。 It so happened that I couldn't attend the meeting. 碰巧我無法參加會(huì)議。 He was so angry that he couldn't speak. 他很生氣,氣得連話也講不出了。 He was so ill that we had to send for a doctor. 他病得很厲害,我們不得不請了一位醫(yī)生來。 It is so small that you cannot see it. 小得你看不出來。 (b) 〔so that 結(jié)構(gòu),口語常將 that 省略〕以便,為了;所以。 Speak clearly, so that they may understand you. 說話說清楚,以便他們能夠聽得懂你的意思。 Finish this so (that) you can start another. 把這個(gè)做完,好開始另一個(gè)。 All precautions have been taken, so that we expect to succeed. 已經(jīng)采取了各項(xiàng)預(yù)防措施,所以我們有希望成功。 Nothing was heard of him, so that people thought that he was dead. 再?zèng)]有聽到關(guān)于他的什么消息,所以人們認(rèn)為他已經(jīng)死了。 (c) 〔as ..., so ... 結(jié)構(gòu)〕像…那樣;…也…。 As you treat me, so will I treat you. 我像你對(duì)待我那樣對(duì)待你[你怎樣對(duì)待我,我也怎樣對(duì)待你]。 (d) 〔so ... as... 結(jié)構(gòu)〕像…一樣。 〔not so ... as ... 結(jié)構(gòu)〕沒有…那樣。 They must so walk as he walked. 他們必須照他的步法走。 他怎樣走,他們也一定要怎樣走。 I am not so tall as he. 我沒有他高。 He was not so much angry as disappointed. 生氣還是其次,他倒是失望得厲害。 He is not so old as you think. 他的年紀(jì)沒有你以為的那么大。 1.〔古語〕只要…,要是,既是。 So it is done, it matters not how. 只要成功,怎樣辦都行。 2.〔口語〕那樣就… (=so that)。 Turn it from time to time so it may be cooked alike on both sides. 常常翻翻,那樣兩面就烤得勻了。 int. 好,那樣行了;別動(dòng);別吵;停住,〔命牛馬〕縮! 〔又作 soho〕。 A little more to the right, so! 再靠右一點(diǎn)兒,行了! If that will content him, so. 倘若那會(huì)滿足他,那就行了。 If you agreed, so if not, so. 要是同意,好;要是不同意,也好。 pron. 1.〔用作 say, call, speak, tell, think, hope, expect, suppose, imagine, fear, hear, do 等動(dòng)詞的賓詞〕。 I think so. 我想是這樣。 I suppose so.=So I suppose. 我想大概是那樣。 I told you so. 我不是跟你說過是這樣了嗎? Do you say so? =Y(jié)ou don't say so. 真的嗎〔表示驚奇〕。 So he says. 他這樣說。 2.〔用在 or 之后〕左右,上下,約。 two hundred or so 兩百上下。 an hour or so 一個(gè)鐘頭左右。 He is forty or so. 他大概是四十歲。 and so 〔英古,美〕所以,從此(就…了);〔古語〕其次 (And so to dinner)。 and so forth=and so on 等等。 even so 〔古語〕確是那樣。 ever so 非常,很 (He is ever so clever. 他很聰明。 He has ever so many children. 他有不少孩子。 That is ever so much better. 〔口語〕那個(gè)好得多)。 ever so bad 無論怎樣壞。 every so often 〔美國〕時(shí)時(shí)。 if so 要是那樣的話。 in so far as 到…的程度,在…范圍內(nèi);只要 (You will succeed in so far as you persevere. 你能堅(jiān)持,便會(huì)得到相對(duì)的成功)。 so and in no other way=so and so only 別無他法。 so and so 某某,這么這么,如此這般〔參看 so-and-so〕。 so ... as to …得… (He was so angry as to be unable to say. 他憤怒得話都說不出了)。 so as to 為使,以便。 so be it 那樣也好,算啦;不管嘍。 so far 就是那么些;到現(xiàn)在為止,到此刻為止,到這里[那點(diǎn),這點(diǎn),那個(gè)程度]為止 (So far for today. 今天就是那么些了。 So far so good. 到這里為止,一切還好;到那點(diǎn)為止,一切還好)。 so far as 就…而論,在…的范圍內(nèi) (so far as I know 就我所知。 so far as I am concerned 至于我。 so far as the style goes 若就文章風(fēng)格來講。 so far as in me lies 盡我力量所及)。 so far from 非但不…反而 (So far from loving him, I hate him. 我非但不愛他,反而恨他)。 so goes the story 據(jù)說。 so long! 〔口語〕再見。 so long as 只要。 so many 很多(的);和…一樣多的,同樣多的; 全都是 (You have so many. 你有很不少。 so many apples and so many pears 這么多的蘋果和同樣多的梨)。 so much 和…一樣多;就只那么多;多少 (It is only so much rubbish. 全是廢物。 At so much a week [a head] 每禮拜[每人]多少(錢)。 so much brandy and so much water 一半白蘭地一半水)。 so much for... …的事情[話]就是這么些[至此為止];…不過如此 (So much for him, now about .... 他的事情就這樣好了,下面且說…罷。 So much for his learning. 〔蔑稱〕那家伙的學(xué)問不過如此)。 so much more 更加。 so much so that ... 到要…,因?yàn)榉浅!?so much the better 反而好。 so please you 〔古語〕=if you please. so so〔口語〕既不算好也不算壞,勉勉強(qiáng)強(qiáng),還好 (How are you getting along Oh, so so. 近來怎么樣?唉,勉勉強(qiáng)強(qiáng))。 so styled [termed] 叫做…的,所謂。 so that's that 〔口語〕所以是這樣。 so then 原來如此,那么,所以。 so to say [speak] 好比,如同,可謂。 So what 那么又怎樣呢? 那怎么樣了呢? 結(jié)果怎樣呢? 那有什么關(guān)系呢? 你想怎么樣呢? n. 【音樂】=sol1.