Translation meaning & definition of the word "less" into Chinese (Simplified) language

adjective

1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

• "Of less importance"

• "Less time to spend with the family"

• "A shower uses less water"

• "Less than three years old"

synonym:
• less(a)

1. （通常与质量名词一起使用的“小”的比较）量词,其含义在数量或度上都不大

• "“不太重要”"

• "“与家人在一起的时间更少”"

• "“淋浴用水更少”"

• "“不到三岁”"

同义词:
• 少（a）

2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

• "No less than perfect"

synonym:
• less

2. （通常以“否”开头）质量较低

• "“不少于完美”"

同义词:
• 少

3. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

• "Less than three weeks"

• "No less than 50 people attended"

• "In 25 words or less"

synonym:
• less

3. （在某些用途中是不标准的,但通常与量度短语成语）较少

• "“少于三个星期”"

• "“不少于50人参加”"

• "“少于25个字”"

同义词:
• 少

adverb

1. Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

• "Less interesting"

• "Less expensive"

• "Less quickly"

synonym:
• less
,
• to a lesser extent

1. 用于形成一些形容词和副词的比较

• "“没意思”"

• "“便宜”"

• "“速度较慢”"

同义词:
• 少
,
• 在较小程度上

2. Comparative of little

• "She walks less than she should"

• "He works less these days"

synonym:
• less

2. 比较少

• "“她走路的次数少于应有的次数”"

• "“这些天他的工作减少了”"

同义词:
• 少

Examples of using

Tom ate the whole apple in less than three minutes.

汤姆在不到三分钟的时间内吃了整个苹果。

Tom is much shorter and weighs much less than Mary.

汤姆矮得多,体重比玛丽小得多。

Tom is much shorter and weighs considerably less than Mary.

汤姆比玛丽矮得多,体重也少得多。

I couldn't even walk away, much less run.

我什至不能走开,更不用说跑了。

It cost no less than fifty dollars to get home from the airport.

从机场回家的费用不少于五十美元。

You're worth less than nothing.

你的价值不菲。

Melissa became fluent in Portuguese in less than two years.

梅利莎（Melissa）在不到两年的时间里就精通葡萄牙语。

He has no less than three-hundred books.

他有不少于三百本书。

Laser printers are generally less expensive to maintain than ink jet printers

激光打印机的维护成本通常比喷墨打印机便宜

I promise I'll be back in less than an hour.

我保证我会在不到一个小时的时间内回来。

Though autumn gales are less clement than summer zephyrs, they are more exciting.

尽管秋季大风比夏季西风少,但它们更令人兴奋。

I've galloped for three days only to tell you that I could not care less for you.

我疾驰了三天,只是告诉你我对你不在乎。

His visits became less frequent as time passed.

随着时间的流逝,他的访问变得不那么频繁了。

I won't drink any more! Nor any less.

我不会再喝了！也不少。

You have one mouth and two ears, so listen more and speak less.

您只有一只嘴和两只耳朵,所以多听,少说话。

It took me a lot less time to housebreak my German shepherd than it took to housebreak my other dog.

我花了更少的时间来破坏我的德国牧羊犬,而不是为了破坏我的另一只狗。

The doctor advised him to work less.

医生建议他少工作。