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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

less [lεs]
  1. 1. adjective (+noun) 更少的
    A shower uses less water than a bath.
    淋浴比盆浴用的水更少。
  2. 2. adverb (+adjective/adverb) 较少地
    Malaria is less common in Britain.
    疟疾在英国较少见。
    He still eats cheese, but far less often.
    他还是吃奶酪，但不像以前那么频繁了。
  3. 3. adverb (+verb) 较少
    I visit him less than I should.
    我应该多去看他。
    He goes out less than he used to.
    他比以前出去得少了。
  4. 4. pronoun 较少的东西
    I've got less than you.
    我的比你的少。
  5. 5. preposition [习惯用语]
    less tax/10% discount
    去掉税/10%的折扣
  6. 6. [习惯用语]
    less of the money/time
    较少的钱/时间
    I see less of them now they've moved
    他们搬家了，我与他们见面的机会少了
    less than half
    不到一半
    no less than 45% of the electorate
    不少于45%的全体选民
    less than ever
    不比从前
    less than perfect/helpful
    决不完美/决没有帮助
    less and less
    越来越少的
    the less he works, the more he complains
    他做的越少，抱怨的越多
    the Prime Minister, no less
    居然是首相

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

less [lεs] [les]
  1. 1. adjective little的一种比较级，较少的；较小的；更小的
    You need to spend less money on things you don't need.
    你得少花点儿钱买那些你根本不需要的东西。
    He must eat less junk food if he wants to improve his health.
    他要想改善自己的身体状况，就得少吃些垃圾食品。
  2. 2. adverb 不及；不如；没有…那样
  3. 3. noun 较少；更少；较小；更小
  4. 4. preposition 减去；差；少掉
    $5000 less taxes
    扣除税收的5000元

Collins English-English Dictionary

less [lεs]
  1. 1. determiner the comparative of little
    less sugar
    less spirit than before
  2. 2. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)
    she has less than she needs
    the less you eat, the less you want
  3. 3. determiner [usually preceded by no] lower in rank or importance
    no less a man than the president
    St James the Less
  4. 4. adv the comparative of little (sense 1)
    she walks less than she should
    less quickly
    less beautiful
  5. 5. prep subtracting; minus
    three weeks less a day
  6. 6. prep [Etymology] Old English læssa (adj), læs (adv, n)
  7. 7. prep [Usage] less should not be confused with fewer. Less refers strictly only to quantity and not to number: there is less water than before. Fewer means smaller in number: there are fewer people than before
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Examples

less and less
(as adj)越来越少的；(as adv) 越来越少地 → less
the less you eat, the less you want → less
to put less emphasis on athletics
不太强调体育运动 → athletics
$5000 less taxes
扣除税收的5000元 → less
a narrowgauge car tracks less than 56 inches
狭轨车厢的轮距小于56英寸 → track
She won't take less than $50 for that dress.
那条裙子她要价五十美元，少了就不卖。 → take
Less than half the kids showed up.
只有不到一半的孩子到场了。
This food usually is eaten in less than a week.
这个吃的通常不到一周之就吃完了。 → week
I couldn't agree less. It's totally wrong.
我完全赞同。这是完全错误的。 → agree
If we split the list among us we'll finish this task in less that one month.
如果我们如果我们把表格分开，一人一份儿，用不了一个月就可以完成任务了。 → among
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fewer & less 辨析

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less I drink less milk than he does.

fewer There were fewer days below freezing last winter. “fewer”用来表示数量少，而“less”用来表示程度低。 The general rule is to use fewer for things which you can count, and less for things which you can only measure.

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