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[lZs; lєs]
《little 的比较级; 但字源不同》
形容词
1 [修饰不可数名词] (量、程度) 较少的,更少的
(←→ more; cf. lesser)
eat ~ meat
少吃些肉
L~ noise, please!.
请安静一点
More haste, ~ speed. (
谚)欲速则不达
He had ~ money than I thought.
他不如我所想的那么有钱
2 [修饰集合名词,(C)的复数名词] (口语) (数) 较少的
L~ people go to church than to the theater.
上教堂做礼拜的人比去戏院看戏的人少
3 (尺寸、大小) 较小的,更小的
May your shadow never grow [be] ~!.
→ shadow 1.
副词
1 [修饰形容词,副词] 较少、更少,不如…那样
He is ~ fat than he was.
他没有以前那样胖
2 [修饰动词] 较少
He is ~ talked of than before.
人们对他的议论比以前少了
He was ~ scared than surprised.
与其说他受惊吓,不如说是惊奇
The ~ said the better.
话说得愈少愈好
less and less
越来越少
little less than ?
和…几乎相等
more or less → more adv
much [still] less
何况,更不用说
I do not say that he is careless, much [still] ~ that he is dishonest.
我没有说他粗心大意,更不会说他不诚实
no less
(1) (数量、程度) 同样地; 不少 [不减] 于…; (竟有) …之多
It is no ~ good.
这也一样地好
He won $500, no ~, at the races.
他于赛马中竟赢了五百美元之多
(2) 正是,确是,不外是
It's the Queen herself, no ~.
正是女王 (本身)
He gave me $100. And in cash, no ~.
他给了我一百元,而且是现款
no less a person than?
(不是别人) 正是…
He is no ~ a person than the king.
他正是国王本人
no less than ?
(1) 不亚于… (even) ,与…一样地
She likes music no ~ than I.
她与我同样地爱好音乐
(她爱好音乐的程度不亚于我)
(2) …之多
He gave me no ~ than $500.
他给我五百美元之多
My father has no ~ than nine hundred books.
我父亲藏书达九百册
no less ? than ?
不亚于…的…,与…同样地…
She is no ~ beautiful than her sister.
她与她姊姊一样地美丽
none the less
依然,仍然 (nevertheless)
nothing less than?
(1) 至少…,起码…以上
We expected nothing ~ than an attack.
我们预料到攻击是少不了的
(2) 不外是…,与…无异,简直是…
It is nothing ~ than fraud.
这简直是诈欺
not less (?) than?(1) 比…有过之而无不及
You are not ~ rich than he.
你之富裕与他相比有过之而无不及
(2) 至少…
(cf. no less than
(2)
It did not cost ~ than $100.
这至少值一百美元
代名词
1 较 [更] 少数 [量,额]
Some had more, others ~.
有些人拥有更多,有些则更少
He should eat ~.
他应该吃得再少一点
L~ than 20 of them remained.
其中剩下来的不到二十人[个]
2 [~ of?; 用祈使语气] 别乱…,少…
L~ of your nonsense!.
少胡扯!
in less than no time → time
think (all) the less of → think
介系词
差…,少…,减去… (minus)
a year ~ three days
差三天一年
Five ~ two is three.
五减二等于三
He received full wages ~ the with holding tax.
扣除预扣税款后,他领了全薪

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