less的用法

less的用法

adv.

较少地；较小地；更小地
adj.
较少的；较小的
prep.
减去
n.
较少；较小
less不是只能做比较级的意思，也可以单独做形容词，副词等使用。
1.there is less furniture in the room now.

2.your should hurry up.there is less time left.
3.I have less books than you.
4.there is less left in the bottle now.
less

英[les]美[lɛs]
adv.
较少地；较小地。
adj.
较少的；较小的；少的。
prep.
减去
n.
较少；较小。
less不是只能做比较级的意思，也可以单独做形容词，副词等使用。

less

作为动词，可修饰不可数名词
less后不加可数名词

less adjective形容词
1)a) asmaller amount or not as much [≠ more](数量)较小(或少)的；更小(或少)的(前面可用a little, a lot, a bit, far和much等修饰)
Doctors recommend eating less salt.
People today seem to have less time for each other.
Most of us got £4 an hour, but some received even less.
less of
Flying is less of a risk than driving.
The map covered less of the area than I'd thought.
less (…) than
She knows less than I do about it.
less than 10/100 etc.
a distance of less than 100 metres
much/a lot less
It costs much less to go by bus.
b) used to mean 'fewer' or 'not as many', although many peoplethink this use is incorrect [≠ more]:
There were less people there than we expected.
2) noless a) used to emphasize that an amount or number is large
no less than
By 1977, the USA was importing no less than 45% of its oil.
b) used to emphasize that the person or thing you are talkingabout is important or impressive:
Our awards were presented by the mayor, no less.
The message came from no less a person than the prime minister.
adverb副词
1) not so much or to a smallerdegree [≠ more]:
In recent years she has appeared in public less frequently.
Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation.
less (…) than
Tickets were less expensive than I had expected.
much/a lot/far less
Social class matters a lot less than it used to.
not…any the less/no less (=not less)
Your second point is no less important.
I know he's done a dreadful thing, but I don't love him any theless.
It's a common problem but this doesn't make it any the lessdisturbing.
be less a…than a…(=be not so much like one thing as another)
'Will you please come with me?' It was less a request than acommand.
2) less thanhelpful/honest/enthusiastic etc.not at all helpful, honest etc.:
He was less than enthusiastic about the idea.
3) less and lessused to say that a quality, situation etc. graduallydecreases[≠ moreand more]:
Smoking in the workplace is becoming less and less acceptable.
As the years went by, he seemed to care less and less about hisreputation.
4) much/still less used to say that a greater thing is even less true, likely,or possible than the thing you have just mentioned:
I didn't think Dave would ever read a book, much less write onehimself.
These people can scarcely afford to buy food, still less luxurygoods like perfume.

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