| 单词 | lesser |
| 释义 | lesser (lesəʳ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned. Any medication is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many factors. The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands. Lesser is also an adverb. ...lesser known works by famous artists. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type. They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage. He was feared by other, lesser, men. Synonyms: lower, slighter, secondary, subsidiary 3. noun, in names Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants. ...the lesser spotted woodpecker. 4. the lesser of two evils phrase If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the one which is less bad as the lesser of two evils, or the lesser evil. People voted for him as the lesser of two evils. One suspects that hydro power is still the lesser evil. Idioms: the lesser of two evils the less unpleasant of two unpleasant options that someone has to choose between Should she choose the misery of life on the streets or the unhappiness at home? In the end it seemed the street was the lesser of two evils. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: lesser mortals When lesser mortals would pack up, she kept going, always believing that good times were round the corner. Times, Sunday Times Even genius can be helped along the way by the efforts of lesser mortals. Times,Sunday Times And for untold numbers of lesser mortals, we're learning. Houston Chronicle And it's not just us lesser mortals who are doing it. Times, Sunday Times Critics say celebs snub the shops and are pricing lesser mortals out of the property market. Times, Sunday Times He was convicted of the lesser offence of careless driving and got a conditional discharge and two-year driving ban. The Sun He was deemed fit to stand trial and later pleaded guilty to a lesser offence of uttering threats. Times, Sunday Times Others have been questioned for the lesser offence of not reporting approaches. Times, Sunday Times Was his change of plea to the lesser offence a way of him showing he knew how to work the judicial system? The Sun He pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of driving without due care and attention. The Sun The reaction may not have been monumental but this was a much improved showing, albeit against lesser opponents. Times,Sunday Times They failed to establish meaningful authority over lesser opponents. Times, Sunday Times It was those wins against lesser opponents that got them titles as much as any. The Sun Tales of famous players giving away their clothing to lesser opponents but having no interest in a reciprocal gesture are common. Times, Sunday Times And it's great to watch, but it only seems to work against lesser opponents. Times, Sunday Times A lesser player would have felt the pressure and crumbled, but he struck that thing really well. Times, Sunday Times It would have been far simpler for him to have selected a lesser player whose inclusion would not have batted an eyelid. The Sun And if you play sport only to make money, you are the lesser player as a result. Times, Sunday Times After the first setback on the fourth hole, he instantly seemed a lesser player. Times, Sunday Times You expect a champion to win, you expect the lesser team, the lesser player, to fail. Times, Sunday Times Many theorists who make the distinction between successful and failed attempts do still consider the defendant partially liable, for example advocating a lesser punishment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are no mitigating circumstances or factors to award a lesser punishment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Censure, a lesser punishment which represents a formal statement of disapproval, has been more common in the last century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 2,356 given lesser punishments included 134 who walked free with suspended jail terms and 90 given community service. The Sun The most severe sanction available in such an inquiry would be dismissal from the service, with lesser punishments ranging from a block on promotion for a set period or suspension. Times, Sunday Times They may also get replaced by someone of lesser quality. Times, Sunday Times He looks forward to the big games, whereas players of lesser quality can be anxious about them. Times, Sunday Times All the prime young athletes we were ready to develop just aren't there, so we get a lesser quality of player. The Sun But be warned that the words organic and peat-free all too often now indicate higher prices, lesser quality and poor value for money - and that's not just compost. The Sun Selling the best and buying lesser quality players has an inescapable result over time. The Sun It accelerates soil warming and water evaporation in spring because of the lesser quantity of residues on the soil surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The web newscast was also part of their advocacy to use lesser quantity of paper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transformity of energy becomes degraded, dispersed, and diminished from higher quality to lesser quantity as the energy within a food chain flows from one trophic species into another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can create impact in the smallest rooms using more luxurious finishes and desirable items in lesser quantities. Times, Sunday Times Most of these commodities were still being produced in 2005, although in lesser quantities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will return to the university in the lesser role of a reader. The Sun That would mean a lesser role for us on the world stage. The Sun The lighter touch reflects the insurers' lesser role in creating the financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times Yet for almost every match, with club or country, he takes a lesser role than the fellow striker alongside him. Times, Sunday Times The 47-year-old, who took home 1.3m last year, has been banished to the lesser role of stock-picking chief. Times, Sunday Times A similar thing happens on a lesser scale when we use spiritual giants as illustrations. Christianity Today On a lesser scale, similar changes occurred in other republics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government campaign of forced evictions continued in 2006, albeit on a lesser scale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And a similar rivalry, although on much lesser scale, currently exists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To follow his character's persona, he was also meant to be marketed on a lesser scale of importance for his introduction to the series. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He could be handed a lesser sentence, however, because he co-operated with investigators. Times, Sunday Times It should be open to the court to impose such lesser sentence as the case requires. Times, Sunday Times Why should they have a lesser sentence? Times, Sunday Times If the sentencing court finds that substantial and compelling circumstances are present, it may impose a lesser sentence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later pled guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So why have two of the world's most famous orchestras been reduced to employing lesser talents? Times, Sunday Times Indirectly and unintentionally they saved the artform so lesser talents could try to destroy it even more spectacularly. Times, Sunday Times Preconceptions were shattered; the creativity of lesser talents either liberated or crushed. Times, Sunday Times Among the lesser talents it matters not if they do only tragedy or only comedy; or only landscapes and only flowers. Times, Sunday Times Those countries need those talents to develop themselves and, in doing so, make it unnecessary for their lesser talents to migrate. Times, Sunday Times Books given away free using this voucher may be exchanged at the retailer's sole discretion for another permitted book of equal or lesser value only. Times, Sunday Times For each pair of tickets purchased at standard price, the ticket of equal or lesser value will be offered free. The Sun The gang had c on -centrated on the ancient treasures, leaving items of lesser value untouched. Times, Sunday Times Free pizza must be of equal or lesser value than purchase pizza. The Sun The other two doors conceal prizes or prize packages of lesser value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a lesser writer this would be a mess. Times, Sunday Times A lesser writer might be tempted to up the pace here; maybe add in a restraining order or a late-night screaming match in a rainy street. Times, Sunday Times In a lesser writer such use of anecdote could give way to whimsy, presenting quirky characters as allegory, tailoring encounters to fit a preconceived moral philosophy. Times, Sunday Times In the hands of a lesser writer, this would be a happy book, filled with sun and blueberries and sea. Times, Sunday Times Why put up with a brilliant premise ruined by a lesser writer. Houston Chronicle Translations: Chinese: 较小的范围或程度 Japanese: より少ない |
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