less: adj. 〔little 的比較級(jí)之一〕 1.更小的,較 ...common: adj. 1.共通的,共同的,共有的。 2.公眾的;公共 ...metal: n. 1.金屬;金屬制品;金屬合金。 2.【化學(xué)】金屬元 ...journal of the less common metals: 稀有金屬雜志journal of the less-common metals: 稀有金屬雜志less common exchanger: 不常見的交換劑less-common element: 稀有元素other less common vaccines: 其它不常使用的疫苗common metal: 普通金屬less noble metal: 次貴金屬alloys of common metal: 普通金屬合金boxes of common metal: 普通金屬盒buckles of common metal: 普通金屬扣busts of common metal: 普通金屬半身雕塑像figurines of common metal: 普通金屬小雕像ingots of common metal: 普通金屬錠most common metal: 最普通金屬rings of common metal for keys: 普通金屬制鑰匙環(huán)statues of common metal: 普通金屬塑像statuettes of common metal: 普通金屬小塑像wire of common metal: 普通金屬線wire of common metal alloys: 普通金屬合金絲works of art of common metal: 普通金屬藝術(shù)品-less: 〔附在名詞或動(dòng)詞之后〕 1.構(gòu)成形容詞,表示“無(wú)”,“缺”,“沒(méi)有”: endless, homeless, leafless. 2.構(gòu)成副詞,表示“不”, doubtless. 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(jué)得工作困難較少。 Your shadow hasn't grown any less. 你一點(diǎn)也沒(méi)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(qǐng)靜一點(diǎn)。 More haste, less speed. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕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(wú)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(lái)就是,…那樣的 (He was no less (a person) than the mayor. 他原來(lái)就是市長(zhǎng))。 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(méi)有…那樣。 be less known 不大著名。 He is less fat than he was. 他不及過(guò)去胖了。 The heat has grown less intense. 沒(méi)有先前那樣熱了。 Eat less, drink less and sleep more. 少吃少喝多睡覺(jué)。 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(jiǎn)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(shuō),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(shuō)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(méi)有少做)。 in less than no time 立刻,馬上。 nothing less than 同樣,正好是,恰恰是。