There were less cars on the road then.那时马路上小汽车很少。(罕见)
3. adv.
较少;较小;更少;更小;没那么多;少
可修饰形容词或副词表示程度;修饰动词表示次数、程度或数量等:
eat less fat to the risk of heart .
人们应该减少脂肪摄入,以降低患心脏病的危险。
I often think about those less than me
我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。
We are more and less
我们吃得多了,锻炼却少了。
She less and less eager to to
听她话音,她回爱尔兰的热情似乎日渐消退。
They seem less tense, more even-.
他们看起来不那么紧张,更加平和了。
Which book is less ?
那一本比较不难一点啊?
Would you mind less ?
你可否别将得那么快?
It rains less in than in .伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。
4.如果遇到了:even less ,much less, far less, a less, a bit less, a lot less, still less, 可以大胆理解为less的加强版本就可以了。
They are also much less on like meals in .
他们花在下馆子等额外消费上的钱也少多了。
I use much less than I do oils or .
我用水彩比用油画颜料或丙烯酸颜料要少得多。
He he knew than I did, he was much less
虽然他经验远没有我丰富,但他认为他比我懂行。
Rugs in the got much less wear.
卧室里的小毯子用得少多了。
, , eat much less fat.
理想情况下,人们应食用比现在少得多的脂肪。
now the to be much less .
这一来外交官们估计这次任务会轻松很多。
He was much less than his .
他远没有他的兄弟那么招摇。
In girls are far less to than boys.
在西方国家,女孩的犯罪倾向远低于男孩。
Women who eat of fresh are far less to or .
吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。
The job for those in are far less rosy now than they used to be .
现在那些工科毕业生的工作前景大不如从前。
Blue is far less in , which is just as well it’s more than white .
蓝石棉在建筑中很不常见,这倒是一件幸事,因为它比白石棉危险得多。
A lot less time is now spent the data.
现在输入数据花费的时间少多了。
I think the and has got a
我认为医患关系变得越来越缺乏人情味。
If I went out and a job at a lot less money, I’d a good .
我要是出去接下一份报酬低很多的工作,这将危及我的大好前程。
As we get older the – in the body tend to a less .
随着年龄的增长,人体体温调节机制的功能往往会有所弱化。
注意:
一有时是习语用法,表示“更不用说,更何况”等,如:
The boy didn’t have a , much less a wife.
这小伙子连女朋友都没有,更不用提老婆了。
I never about it, still less about her
我从来没说起过这事,更没有提起过她。
You ‘t fight, still less use .
不要打架,更不能动家伙。
二、这些词接动词或名词等时,要特别注意和前面的动词或名词等的形式要相同或对等:
The boy didn’t have a , much less a wife.
这小伙子连女朋友都没有,更不用提老婆了。
The baby can’t even walk, much less run.这个婴儿连走路都不会,更不用说跑了。
I didn’t like to put on airs, and even less to have too many to me.
我不喜欢摆架子,更不愿让人家兴师动众来照顾我。
They are short of water to drink, much less to bathe in
他们的饮用水一直短缺,更别提洗澡水了。
三、若是用来引导一个句子,其后通常用倒装语序:
I’m not in her, much less am I in love with her.
我对她不感兴趣,更不用说爱上她了。
5.less……than……,与其说…倒不如说;不是…而是;要比…为少
union in those days was less a than .
那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业,倒不如说是一种使命。
At first sight it less like a city than a camp
乍看上去,它不像是首府,更像是矿工村。
I see less of any of my than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。
I feel more and less anger than I used to.
我觉得自己比过去多了些同情,少了些怒气。
He less time at work than at play.
他花在工作上的时间比玩耍的时间少。
I have spent less time on shore than most men
我在岸上生活的时间比大多数人都要少。
It rains less in than in .伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。
6.not less than与no less than接数量词时,含义不同,前者表示:不下于,至少(强调多于或等于这个数);后者表示:……之多,多达……(强调数量之多)
not less than 不比……差,至少 = at least
She has not less than 10 .她至少有10个男朋友。
She has no less than 10 .她有多达10个男朋友。
, no less than nine of our have tous.
总而言之,至少有9名特工向我们传递了情报。
He is lined up for no less than four US .
多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。
7.no less……than:与……一样;不比……差;(强调两者具有同等性)
He is no less wise than you.他跟你一样聪明。
8. no less than用法:
一、接数量词,表示多达、有……之多;
He is lined up for no less than four US .
多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。
二、接名词类词语,表示简直就是,与……没有差别;不亚于……
It’s no less than a .这简直就是一桩丑闻。
It’s no less than to ask for so much.要求这么多,简直跟抢劫没两样。
Fresh air, no less than pure water and clean food, is to one’s .
新鲜空气不亚于纯净的水和干净的食物,对人们的健康是必不可少的。
三、中间放形容词和副词的原级,表示“与……一样”,如:
This sings no less than that one.
这位歌手和那个歌手唱得一样好听。
He is no less quick at than I.
他对数字的反应与我一样快。
四、原来就是,正是……(表示惊讶惊奇出乎意料等)
He was no less than the new .他原来就是新上任的总统。
五、请对比以下几个正误句子:
1. 她花在读课文上的时间比我少。
误 She spent fewer time the text than I did.
正 She spent less time the text than I did.
析 fewer和less都表示“更少”的意思,但fewer只可以修饰可数名词,如修饰不可数名词则要用less。
2. 他不到30岁,但已断送了自己。
误 He was less than , but he was .
正 He was under , but he was .
析 表示“不到多少岁”,英语习惯用under,而不用less than。
3. 在这两件衣服中,我拿了更便宜的那一件。
误 Of the two suits,I took the least one.
正 Of the two suits,I took the less one.
析 在两个人或事物之间只能使用比较级,而不能使用最高级。
4. 今天比昨天冷。
误 It is less than it was .
正 It is less cold than it was .
析 less不可用在形容词的比较级前。
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