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determinerpronounadverbpreposition less butter/time/importance较少的黄油／时间；次要 He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。 We have less to worry about now. 现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。 It is less of a problem than I'd expected. 问题不像我预料的那么大。 We'll be there in less than no time (= very soon). 我们马上就到。 The victory was nothing less than a miracle. 这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。 There were less cars on the road then. 那时候路上车流量较少。 As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home. 随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。 His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more. 他简洁典雅的绘画体现出他简约就是美的原则。 She's having lunch with the Director, no less. 她居然正在与主管一起进午餐。 The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. 这本旅游指南包括多达 115 条徒步旅行路线的详细介绍。 less expensive/likely/intelligent价钱较便宜；可能性较小；智力较差 less often/enthusiastically不那么经常／热情 I read much less now than I used to. 我现在看的书比过去少得多。 The receptionist was less than (= not at all) helpful. 那接待员一点忙都不愿帮。 She wasn't any the less happy for (= she was perfectly happy) being on her own. 她并不因独自一人而有一丁点儿不快活。 That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable. 这种成见即使是积极的也依然是成见，因而是不可取的。 No explanation was offered, still less an apology. 连个解释都不给，就更不用说道歉了。 He’s too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people. She found the job less and less attractive. 她发觉那工作越来越没意思。 I've more or less finished the book. 我差不多已经读完这本书了。 She could earn $200 a night, more or less. 她一晚上大约能挣 200 美元。 a monthly salary of $2 000 less tax and insurance月薪 2 000 美元，从中扣除税款和保险费 Send a cheque for the catalogue price, less 10% discount. |