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. (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

考试类型:[高考/四级/考研]
词性分布:
副词57%
副词43%

less的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. It would be good to have less pollution.如果污染更少的话就好了。
  2. 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。
  3. 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.)
  1. 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。
  2. Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.多做事少空想,这样你会愉快得多。
  3. Malaria is less common in Britain.疟疾在英国较少见。
  4. 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.)
  1. There is less to do in this job than the last.这份工作没有上份工作量大。
  2. 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.
  1. 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。
  2. He has less money than ever.他从来没有过这样少的钱。
  3. I received less money than the others did.我比别人收到的钱少。
  4. The doctor advises me to eat less meat.医生劝我少吃肉。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. He was reading hard and had less spare time他正在苦读,几乎没有空余时间。
  8. Less people go to church than before.上教堂的人比以前少些。
  9. Less noise, please!请不要大声吵闹!
  10. It cost less money than I expected.它比我预料的要便宜。
  11. The movie had less success than expected.影片没有获得预期的成功。
  12. We got there in less than four hours.我们用了不到4个小时就到了那里。
  13. Less people study Latin today than formerly.现在学习拉丁语的人比以前少。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. 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.)
  1. Let's speak less and listen more.咱们少讲多听吧。
  2. I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
  3. 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。
  4. He was less known than his brother.他不如他哥哥出名。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. Try and speak less indistinctly.想法子说得清楚些。
  8. 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
much〔still〕 less
    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
~+形容词
  • 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 Harris
  • And then the sighs he would suppress..grew less and less.

    出自:Byron
  • Their number was less than ten.

    出自:A. N. Wilson
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