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🔑lessless1 /lɛs / determiner , pronoun (used with uncountable nouns与不可数名词连用) a smaller amount (of)更少的；较少的；更少的量；较少的量◆It took less time than I thought.花的时间比我料想的要少。◆I'm too fat – I should eat less.我太胖了，应该少吃点。 ➡ look at more1➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Less or fewer? * less 还是 fewer？Many people use less with plural nouns,许多人将 less 与复数名词连用less cars更少的车but fewer is the form which is still considered to be correct.但这种情况下 fewer 才被认为是正确的形式fewer cars更少的车
🔑lessless2 /lɛs / adverb to a smaller extent; not so much (as)较少地；较小地；不如；不及◆He's less intelligent than his brother.他不如他弟弟聪明。◆It rains less in Arizona than in Oregon.亚利桑那州的雨水比俄勒冈州少。◆People work less well when they're tired.人们在疲劳的时候工作表现会差些。 ➡ look at more2 ●less and lessbecoming smaller and smaller in amount or degree越来越少；越来越小◆I seem to have less and less time for my hobbies.我用于业余爱好的时间似乎越来越少。●more or lessapproximately; almost约莫；大致；几乎◆We are more or less the same age.我们年龄相仿。 |