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释义

adv. 较少地;更少地;“little”的比较级

adj. 更少的;“little”的比较级

pron. 较少;更少

自然拼读

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例句

Doctors recommend eating less salt.

医生建议少吃盐。

Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation.

他要是了解情况,也许就不会那么担心了。

In recent years she has appeared in public less frequently.

近年来她在公开场合露面的次数少了。

词组

any less

更少一些

little less than

与…不相上于;与…几乎相同

less is more

少即是多;物稀为贵

no less than

不少于,多达…;正如

still less

更不用说;更何况

something less than

较…少几分

less likely

最不可能的是;较少可能

none the less

依然

less than

小于

far less

远不及

no less

仍然;不相上下;依旧

little less

少一点

less and less

越来越少;越来越少的

less than or equal

小于或等于

less expensive

adj. 比较便宜的

less of

◎[Less of …!][口语]别…!停止…!少点…!

less developed

欠发达地区;不发达的

近义

adj.较少的;较小的

fewer

minor

prep.减去

minus

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真题

中考真题
高考真题
其它

考纲分布

47%

adj. 更少的; 较少的

46%

adv. 更少; 较少

8%

pron. 较少量

考纲释义

adj. 更少的; 较少的

真题例句

People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

根据最近的一项研究,宽容的人表现出较少的悲伤、愤怒和压力,更多的是希望。

[2021 十堰市卷 阅读理解]

People always do less work.

人们总是做较少的工作。

[2019 天津卷 阅读理解]

He was advised to eat fewer hamburgers and drink less cola to keep fit.

有人建议他少吃汉堡,少喝可乐来保持健康。

[2018 苏州卷 单项选择]

adv. 更少; 较少

真题例句

So he became less interested in study.

所以他对学习越来越不感兴趣。

[2021 随州市卷 短文填空]

You weigh about 90% less in the pool.

你在泳池里的体重减轻了90%。

[2019 安徽卷 阅读理解]

In history, the Manchu ruled the coumtry for less than 200 years.

历史上,满族统治这个国家不到200年。

[2019 齐齐哈尔 阅读理解]

pron. 较少量

真题例句

Sleeping less makes people more popular.

少睡会让人更受欢迎。

[2021 营口市卷 阅读理解]

Start today, and you will find that less is more.

从今天开始,你会发现少即是多。

[2021 长沙市卷 阅读填空]

With the card, you can pay less at restaurants and shops.

你可以在餐馆和商店少付钱。

[2018 吉林卷 阅读理解]

备考短语

1.less than

翻译:小于;低于;少于

2.less developed country

翻译:不发达国家;欠发达国家

3.more or less

翻译:几乎;差不多;或多或少

考纲分布

100%

adj/adv/n. 较少的

考纲释义

adj/adv/n. 较少的

真题例句

Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort.

另一种可能是,当一支球队中人才济济时,一些球员可能会付出更少的努力。

[2019 北京卷 阅读理解]

In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates.

在棒球比赛中,单个球员的表现对队友的依赖性较小。

[2019 北京卷 阅读理解]

When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future.

当这种情况发生时,人们将来就不太可能去做志愿者了。

[2015 江苏卷 阅读理解]

备考短语

1.be less likely to do

翻译:几乎不可能

2.less than

翻译:小于;低于;少于

3.less developed country

翻译:不发达国家;欠发达国家

4.more or less

翻译:几乎;差不多;或多或少