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adv. 较少地；　 adj. 较少的；　 n. 较少；较小　

You should drink less.　你应该少喝酒。

less butter/time/importance　较少的黄油╱时间；次要

If something is less, there's not as much of it as there was before, or compared to something else. For example, your cranky uncle might complain that there's less common sense in the world than there used to be.

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adv. 较少地；
adj. 较少的；
n. 较少；较小

1. You should drink less.

你应该少喝酒。
2. less butter/time/importance

较少的黄油╱时间；次要
3. We have less to worry about now.

现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。
4. It is less ofa problem thanI'd expected.

问题不像我预料的那么大。
5. We'll be there in less than no time (= very soon).

我们马上就到。
6. less expensive/likely/intelligent

价钱较便宜；可能性较小；智力较差
7. I read much less now than I used to.

我现在看的书比过去少得多。

less Old English læs (adv.) "less, lest;" læssa (adj.) "less, smaller, fewer" (Northumbrian leassa), from Proto-Germanic *lais-izo (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian les "less;" Middle Dutch lise "soft, gentle," German leise "soft"), from PIE root *leis- (2) "small" (source also of Lithuanian liesas "thin") + comparative suffix.
less (adv.2) early 15c. as a shortening of unless. Extended contraction lessen, less'n, U.S. dialectal, is attested from 1881.

less ★ / les ; NAmE les / determiner , pronoun , adverb , preposition determiner , pronoun ★ used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a smaller amount of’ （与不可数名词连用）较少的，更少的 ◆ less butter/time/importance 较少的黄油╱时间；次要 ◆ He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。 ◆ We have less to worry about now. 现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。 ◆ It is less ofa problem thanI'd expected. 问题不像我预料的那么大。 ◆ We'll be there in less than no time (= very soon). 我们马上就到。 ◆ The victory was nothing less thana miracle. 这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。 HELP People often use lesswith countable nouns. *less 与可数名词连用颇常见 ◆ There were less cars on the road then. This is not considered correct by some people, and fewershould be used instead. 有人认为这不正确，应用 fewer。 IDIOMS ★ ˌless and ˈless smaller and smaller amounts 越来越少 ◆ As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home. 随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。 ˌless is ˈmore ( saying) include only what is essential in order to create an effective product or result 少即是多；以少见多；简单就是美 ◆ His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more. 他简洁典雅的绘画反映出他简约就是美的原则。 no ˈless ( often ironic) used to suggest that sth is surprising or impressive （表示惊讶或钦佩）竟，居然 ◆ She's having lunch with the Director, no less. 她居然正在与主管一起进午餐。 no less than… used to emphasize a large amount （强调大数量）不少于，多达 ◆ The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. 这本导游指南包括多达 115 条徒步旅行路线的详细介绍。 adverb ★ to a smaller degree; not so much 较少；较小；更少；更小；没那么多；少 ◆ less expensive/likely/intelligent 价钱较便宜；可能性较小；智力较差 ◆ less often/enthusiastically 不那么经常╱热情 ◆ I read much less now than I used to. 我现在看的书比过去少得多。 ◆ The receptionist was less than (= not at all)helpful. 那接待员一点忙也帮不上。 ◆ She wasn't any the lesshappy for (= she was perfectly happy)being on her own. 她并不因独自一人而有一丁点儿不快活。 ◆ That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less astereotype, and therefore unacceptable. 这种成见即使是积极的也不失之为成见，因而是不可取的。 IDIOMS even/much/still ˈless and certainly not 更不用说；更何况 ◆ No explanation was offered, still less an apology. 连个解释都不给，就更不用说道歉了。 ★ ˌless and ˈless continuing to become smaller in amount 越来越少；越来越小 ◆ She found the job less and less attractive. 她发觉那工作越来越没意思。 ☞more at more adv. preposition used before a particular amount that must be taken away from the amount just mentioned 减去；扣除 SYN minus ◆ a monthly salary of $2 000 less tax and insurance 月薪 2 000 元，从中扣除税款和保险费 less / les ; NAmE les /

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