| 单词 | less |
| 释义 | quantifier, pronoun | adverb | adjective | preposition lessless1 /lɛs/ ●●● S2 W1 quantifier, pronoun [the comparative of “little”] a)[with uncountable nouns] a smaller amount: Skim milk has less fat than whole milk.less than somebody/something I can finish it in less than an hour. She knows less about it than I do. He said he would accept $30,000 and no less.less of something She spends less of her time at home. She only has $5 and I have even less. Less and less of (=a decreasing amount of) this money reaches poor people. b)nonstandard used to mean “fewer” or “not as many,” but often considered incorrect in this meaning: There were less people there than we expected. → see also the less ... the better at better1 (5)WORD CHOICE: less, fewer• Use less before an uncountable noun: We’ve had less rain this year than last year.• Use fewer before a countable noun: There are fewer kids in our neighborhood now. quantifier, pronoun | adverb | adjective | preposition lessless2 ●●● S1 W1 adverb [the comparative of “little”] 1not so much, or to a smaller degree OPP more: I drive less and walk more often. Tickets were less expensive than I expected. We go to movies less often than we used to.2less and less gradually becoming smaller in amount or degree: The fighting has become less and less frequent.3no less than used to emphasize that an amount or number is large: No less than six people claim to have written the song.4no less used to emphasize that the person or thing you are talking about is very important or impressive: Our awards were presented by the mayor, no less. → see also I/he/they etc. couldn’t care less at care2 (6), much less at much1 (4), be nothing less than at nothing2 (2), think less/badly of somebody (for doing something) at think (19) quantifier, pronoun | adverb | adjective | preposition lessless3 adjective [not before noun] less than helpful/perfect/friendly etc. not helpful, perfect, friendly, etc. at all: The public was less than enthusiastic about the company's latest product. quantifier, pronoun | adverb | adjective | preposition lessless4 preposition taking away or not counting a particular amount: He gave us our money back, less the $2 service charge. |
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