Word · Frequency #379
less
/les/
noun
较少量；更少量
核心释义
A smaller amount or quantity.
- 1.
较少的数量或量。
A smaller amount or quantity.
较少的数量或量。；较少；较小
用法In use
I asked for less, but the waiter brought me more.
用法提示：此处 less 作名词，表示“较少的量”，作 ask for 的宾语。
She has less than her brother, so she sometimes borrows his supplies.
用法提示：此处 less 作名词，表示“较少的东西”，作 has 的宾语。
We should try to use less of the paper to reduce waste.
用法提示：此处 less 作名词，后接 of 短语，表示“较少的部分”。
less than + amount
less than 后接具体数量，表示“少于、不到”。
The film lasts less than two hours.
这部电影不到两个小时。
less of a + singular noun
less of a + 单数名词 表示程度较低，意为“没那么……”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- much less
- 少得多
- Much less is known about the ocean floor than about the Moon.人们对海底的了解比对月球的了解少得多。
- even less
- 更少
- Even less is known about his early years.关于他早年的情况，人们知道的更少。
- less and less
- 越来越少
- Less and less is being spent on public libraries.花在公共图书馆上的钱越来越少。
- less than
- 少于；不到
- The whole trip took less than an hour.整个行程用了不到一个小时。
- no less than
- 不少于；多达
学习提示Learner notes
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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