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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第716页（1506字）

【释义】：

a．(little的比较级)(修饰不可数名词)较少的，较小的，较差的，较低的：the principle of less but better teaching content教学内容少而精的原则．less time(value， money)较少的时间(价值、钱)．far(or much) less 少得多．less than fifty少于五十．of less importance不太重要的．less size means less weight．体积小些就轻一些．Less noise， please!请安静一点!

－ad．(little的比较级)①(修饰形容词、副词)较少，没有…那样：The heat has grown less intense．没先前那么热了．He is less clever than diligent．与其说他聪明，不如说他勤勉．②(修饰动词)少：drink less 少喝点．still(or even，much) less 何况、更谈不上：I never think of it，still less say it．我想也没有想到它，更谈不上说到它了．any the less 较低地：I don’t think any the less of him because of this one failure．我并不因为这一次失败就降低了对他的看法．none the less 仍然：Though he has made a great contribution， he is none the less modest and prudent．他有许多贡献，但他仍然是谦虚谨慎的．

－n．较少量，较小者：in less than a year不到一年．Less of your nonsense!少说废话!Less than twelve of them remain．他们剩下来的不到十二人．Of two evils choose the less．两害相权取其轻． in less than no time马上，立刻．

△less than一点也不：The road is something less than smooth．这条路一点也不平no less than 1)不低于，相当于：Italian is no less a mother tongue for her than English．她说意大利语和本国语－英语一样流利．2)恰恰是：He is no less(a person)than our secretary．他正是我们的书记．nothing less than1)正好是，恰恰是：We expected nothing less than technical revolution．技术革命正是我们盼望的．2)正好没有，恰恰不(此义现在较少用)：The enemy expected nothing less than an attack．敌人万万没有想到会遭到袭击．

-prep．减去，扣去，不足：a year less three days一年差三天．60 yuan a month less 2 yuan for rent一月六十元扣两元房租．six less four六减四．