单词：less
音标：[les] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
n. 较少, 较小
a. 少的, 小的
adv. 较少, 较小, 较差
[计] 最低成本估算与调度法
a. 少的, 小的
adv. 较少, 较小, 较差
[计] 最低成本估算与调度法
a. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
s. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
s. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
r. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
s. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
s. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
r. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
考试类型：[高考/四级/考研]
词性分布：
less的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- It would be good to have less pollution.如果污染更少的话就好了。
- He spends less time on work than on play.他在工作上花的时间比在玩上面花的时间更少。
- It is better to complete the task with less money.最好是用较少的钱就能完成任务。
用作副词(adv.)
- The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。
- Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.多做事少空想，这样你会愉快得多。
- Malaria is less common in Britain.疟疾在英国较少见。
- She found the job less and less attractive.她发觉那工作越来越缺乏吸引力。
用作名词(n.)
- There is less to do in this job than the last.这份工作没有上份工作量大。
- It seems less of a threat than I'd expected.威胁性似乎比我预料的要小。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.公司的资金和人员都比去年少了。
- He has less money than ever.他从来没有过这样少的钱。
- I received less money than the others did.我比别人收到的钱少。
- The doctor advises me to eat less meat.医生劝我少吃肉。
- Statistics show that people now drink less beer than they used to, and smoke fewer cigarettes.统计数字表明,人们现在比过去喝啤酒少了,而且烟抽也少了。
- I love the country, but I have less opportunity of seeing it.我热爱乡村,但我几乎没有机会见到它。
- He was reading hard and had less spare time他正在苦读,几乎没有空余时间。
- Less people go to church than before.上教堂的人比以前少些。
- Less noise, please!请不要大声吵闹!
- It cost less money than I expected.它比我预料的要便宜。
- The movie had less success than expected.影片没有获得预期的成功。
- We got there in less than four hours.我们用了不到4个小时就到了那里。
- Less people study Latin today than formerly.现在学习拉丁语的人比以前少。
- Nothing in this shop is less than ￡10.这家商店的东西没有低于10英镑的。
用作副词(adv.)
- Let's speak less and listen more.咱们少讲多听吧。
- I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
- With their children growing up, these mothers have become less involved with their families.随着孩子长大成人,这些母亲受家庭拖累就少些。
- He was less known than his brother.他不如他哥哥出名。
- I hope the next train will be less crowded than this one.我希望下趟火车不会像这趟这么挤。
- I was less surprised as I had had this sort of experience.因为我有过这样的经验,所以并不感到怎么惊奇。
- Try and speak less indistinctly.想法子说得清楚些。
- Tomatoes are everywhere in summer but less so in winter.夏天到处都有西红柿,冬天却不是这样。
常用短语
用作形容词(adj.)
no less than- 不少于,多达 as much as
用作副词(adv.)
less and less- 越来越小〔少〕地 at a continually decreasing rate
- 更不用说 certainly not
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- less butter较少的黄油
- less coffee较少的咖啡
- less food更少的食物
- less meat更少的肉
- less money更少的钱
- less noise少一点噪音
- less time较少的时间
- less work更少的活儿
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+～- know less不知道
- rain less降雨量少
- read less读书少
- shout less少喊
- speak less少讲话
- work less工作得少
- less cold不冷
- less crowded不挤
- less important不重要
- less surprised不惊奇
经典引文
19 is less than 20.
出自：Joseph HarrisAnd then the sighs he would suppress..grew less and less.
出自：ByronTheir number was less than ten.
出自：A. N. Wilson
【近义词】
- reduced减少的
- fewer少的
- minus负的
- smaller较小的
- minor轻微的
- below低于
- secondary次要的
- without没有
- more更多的
- take away拿走
- excluding除…之外
- lower低的
- to a lesser extent在较小程度上...
- lesser较少的
【反义词】
- more更多的