Definition of less in English:

less

determiner & pronounlɛslɛs

1A smaller amount of; not as much.
量更少；量较少
as determiner the less time spent there, the better
在那儿花的时间越少越好。
as pronoun storage is less of a problem than it used to be
现在储存问题不像过去那样突出了。
they returned in less than an hour
一个小时不到准备就绪。
Example sentencesExamples
- You are entitled to the full amount if your annual income is less than £18,900.
- She will be no less protected on the floor below and she will be less of a hassle for you.
- Also, they frequently carry outrageously high charges, so less of your money goes to work on day one.
- Government is taking less of the national wealth than any time since 1974.
- I appreciate trying to save money and being less of a consumer and all those other good things.
- I shall be watching most of the track athletics, some of the swimming, some of the sailing and even less of the gymnastics.
- I woke up with less of a headache than I head yesterday, which is good.
- The main problem is that they tend to charge a lot more and that leaves less of your money going into investments.
- They come out three months later than their UK counterparts, but that is markedly less of a gap than previously.
- The applicant's income was less than that of the respondent but still significant.
- Never had he accepted anything less than what he wanted, not even then.
- About this we need to ask, would we want to do less of it in order to save money to be spent elsewhere?
- So, the lower the charges, the less of your money is gobbled up and the better chance you have of matching the market.
- If he devoted less of his time to goading opposition supporters then perhaps he would not be the most hated man in Scottish football.
- They also backed simple measures to remind people about their appointments, so less of doctors' time was wasted.
- Being too cautious could mean that you invest less of your money in shares and keep more in cash.
- I think there's a lot less of that sort of thing now than there used to be.
- Urban and rural membership will be less of a fault-line than male and female.
- Full-face masks also reduce the amount of heat loss, because less of the head is exposed.
- They want more of acting and less of dancing on the slopes of Switzerland.
Synonyms
not so much, not so great, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced
fewer
1. 1.1 Fewer in number.
  数量较少（或更少）
  as pronoun a population of less than 200,000
  少于20万的人口。
  See less below
  Example sentencesExamples
  In most cases fast greens present less problems when drawing around a blocking bowl.
  Yes, but it would present less difficulties once it is acknowledged that the writ is almost as of right.
  It can be shown for example that there were less that 5000 men present but this is not of any importance.
  Synonyms
  a smaller amount
  not so much as, not as much as, under, below
  informal shy of

adjectivelɛslɛs

archaic

Of lower rank or importance.
〈古〉等级较低的；次要的
James the Less
小詹姆士。

adverblɛslɛs

1To a smaller extent; not so much.
量更少；量较少
cut out less important material
that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype
虽然这一陈规有积极的一面，但总还只是个陈规而已。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think labels are less important than practical solutions to fund museums.
- Suddenly the whole prospect seems considerably less appealing.
- Alcohol use disorders are considerably less common in this age range than they are among younger individuals.
- As we focus on that, what happens to the institution becomes less important.
- Small HDL particles are much less effective at soaking up their bad brethren.
- It's less important that they suffer than we're made to look stupid.
- Punitive and other reactions were considerably less common.
- At first, the design of the network will seem less important than the content that is moved over it.
- It is said that this kind of convention is getting less important in modern China.
- The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format.
- What I am trying to say is that the end result makes the platform choice less important.
- To some extent the presence or absence of fine writing is even less important to me here than it is with people journals.
- I look up and see he is wearing rather academic spectacles, which makes him look slightly less threatening.
- The story itself appears less important than the manner in which it has been told.
- Sometimes the vanity is so strong that the health or even the life of the kids becomes less important.
- Well, now that we have broadband, the ability to load pages without images has become a lot less important.
- One apparently almost universal discriminatory practice was to pay women less than men.
- That is part of the answer, but a less important part than the nature of the new legislation.
- Lower leaves often turn yellow as the plant begins to head and become less important.
- In reality, the factors that caused the war are far less important than its consequences.
Synonyms
to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so much, not as much
rarely, barely, little, not much
1. 1.1less than Far from; certainly not.
  远不是，根本不
  Mitch looked less than happy
  米切尔看上去一点儿也不快乐。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was some constant fuzz on the track, so the clarity was less than perfect.
  Graham was less than pleased.
  David seemed less than delighted with the new situation.
  Due to poor promotion a less than adequate turnout was achieved.
  The examination she was put through was less than thorough

prepositionlɛslɛs

Before subtracting (something); minus.
减去…之前，除去
£900,000 less tax
不算税款计90万英镑，税前90万英镑。
Synonyms
minus, subtracting, excepting, without, lacking

Usage

In standard English less should only be used with uncountable things (less money, less time). With countable things it is incorrect to use less (less people and less words); strictly speaking, correct use is fewer people and fewer words. See also few

Phrases

less and less

At a continually decreasing rate.
越来越少
she ate less and less
they became less and less willing to spend money
Example sentencesExamples
- I like to see people talking on the streets but you see it less and less.
- The chance of people learning by experience gets less and less as the jobs become few and far between.
- We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear.
- The couple had been seen less and less because of their health problems.
- Gradually, the regular rugby writers have come to realise that, and they talk to me less and less.
- This is happening less and less, though the laid-back Holmes claims he never got uptight about it.
- Those interesting searches seem to be coming less and less now than they did before.
- Virtually everything this man does these days makes me respect him less and less.
- America is sliding toward a firmer belief in the inequality of men and believes less and less in the unity of the human species.
- I just wonder why he has been replying less and less to my attempts to contact him.

less is more

Used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective.
Example sentencesExamples
- Less is more for some of your favorite stars.
- My idea of sexy is that less is more.
- Concerned with characters more than special effects, Fawcett has succeeded in creating a film where less is more.
- The structure is exposed to demonstrate that less is more.
- This is arguably a case where less is more.
- Indeed, the majority of the evidence still suggests that in the care of patients with low back pain, less is more.
- Well I think in many cases less is more.
- You could sum the site up by saying less is more.
- One of the lessons for the market is " less is more ".
- Remember you can still look sexy without revealing all your goods; less is more!

much (or still) less

Used to introduce something as being even less likely than something already mentioned.
表示比刚刚说过的事更不可能或更不适合更不要说
what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage?
什么样的女人愿意跟他约会，更不要说嫁给他了？
Example sentencesExamples
- This is likely to be still less problematic for nonmammalian vertebrates.
- I do not say that the Mirror could have known that a specific ‘reprisal’ would take place, still less that they wanted it to.
- In poor countries with under-resourced police departments, enforcement is still less likely.
- The Green Paper does not even mention this issue, still less propose change.
- This is understandable enough - but the idea that the former should find it surprising, still less offensive, is anything but.
- By 1867, this had become highly improbable, and still less likely by 1870.
- She does not acknowledge the tremendous task she has already embarked upon, still less what she has achieved.
- Men are possibly more likely to be unwilling to report it, and are much less likely to be believed if they do.
- Lynch does not mention a battle, still less a location for one.
- It is not about punishing councils, still less about forcing them to fund people who wait for services that are not their responsibility.

no less

1Used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive.
用于表示某事令人惊讶或给人留下深刻印象，常有讽刺意味竟，居然
Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less
彼得做了饭——居然还有里脊扒和香槟酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the many highlights of the Craft Fair will be the arrival of Santa by boat no less.
- Our route took us to the village of West Lilling and involved a climb to 100 feet no less.
- It felt like aeons before she said we were on, and then furnished us with VIP passes no less!
- I justify my call with reference to the philosophy of a former Warden of Wadham, no less.
- Impending parenthood is a fertile time for dreams, no less for fathers than for mothers.
- So it wants a legal framework to bring about the industrialisation of drug production, no less.
- Day three took us to a site no less impressive, aptly named Mysterious Lagoon.
- Having scooped a major award, covered by the Times no less, neither paper has said a thing about this!
1. 1.1Used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount.
  强调数目大得惊人不少于
  no less than eight people died
  Example sentencesExamples
  A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office.
  During his long association with the club, Parkes performed the role on no less than six separate occasions.
  After all, in their case, the plate on their car could amount to no less than one third of the price of the car.
  That test has been applied in this Court on no less than eight subsequent occasions.
  That song was picked up by Chris Evans and played no less than three times on his radio show in one sitting.
  If you include the doll made in his likeness, there are no less than six incarnations of Pekar in the film.
  Within two days of the departure of Davies, Nevin had written no less than 33 names into his notepad.
  On Easter Sunday there are no less than three helpings of jazz in York.
  Another city drawing inspiration from the past is Coventry, with no less than 26 twins.
  A global race is under way as no less than four separate research teams compete to make archaeological history.
  Synonyms
  at the minimum, no less than, not less than

Origin

Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos 'last'.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of less in US English:

less

determiner & pronounleslɛs

1A smaller amount of; not as much.
量更少；量较少
as determiner the less time spent there, the better
在那儿花的时间越少越好。
as pronoun storage is less of a problem than it used to be
现在储存问题不像过去那样突出了。
ready in less than an hour
一个小时不到准备就绪。
Example sentencesExamples
- The applicant's income was less than that of the respondent but still significant.
- Full-face masks also reduce the amount of heat loss, because less of the head is exposed.
- Government is taking less of the national wealth than any time since 1974.
- Also, they frequently carry outrageously high charges, so less of your money goes to work on day one.
- I woke up with less of a headache than I head yesterday, which is good.
- I appreciate trying to save money and being less of a consumer and all those other good things.
- Being too cautious could mean that you invest less of your money in shares and keep more in cash.
- If he devoted less of his time to goading opposition supporters then perhaps he would not be the most hated man in Scottish football.
- Never had he accepted anything less than what he wanted, not even then.
- I think there's a lot less of that sort of thing now than there used to be.
- I shall be watching most of the track athletics, some of the swimming, some of the sailing and even less of the gymnastics.
- So, the lower the charges, the less of your money is gobbled up and the better chance you have of matching the market.
- She will be no less protected on the floor below and she will be less of a hassle for you.
- They want more of acting and less of dancing on the slopes of Switzerland.
- About this we need to ask, would we want to do less of it in order to save money to be spent elsewhere?
- The main problem is that they tend to charge a lot more and that leaves less of your money going into investments.
- Urban and rural membership will be less of a fault-line than male and female.
- They also backed simple measures to remind people about their appointments, so less of doctors' time was wasted.
- They come out three months later than their UK counterparts, but that is markedly less of a gap than previously.
- You are entitled to the full amount if your annual income is less than £18,900.
Synonyms
not so much, not so great, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced
1. 1.1 Fewer in number.
  数量较少（或更少）
  as pronoun a population of less than 200,000
  少于20万的人口。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yes, but it would present less difficulties once it is acknowledged that the writ is almost as of right.
  It can be shown for example that there were less that 5000 men present but this is not of any importance.
  In most cases fast greens present less problems when drawing around a blocking bowl.
  Synonyms
  a smaller amount

adjectiveleslɛs

archaic

Of lower rank or importance.
〈古〉等级较低的；次要的
James the Less
小詹姆士。

adverbleslɛs

1To a smaller extent; not so much.
量更少；量较少
that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype
虽然这一陈规有积极的一面，但总还只是个陈规而已。
he listened less to the answer than to Kate's voice
他更多是在听凯特的声音而不是听她的回答。
Example sentencesExamples
- Alcohol use disorders are considerably less common in this age range than they are among younger individuals.
- At first, the design of the network will seem less important than the content that is moved over it.
- Suddenly the whole prospect seems considerably less appealing.
- The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format.
- I think labels are less important than practical solutions to fund museums.
- Well, now that we have broadband, the ability to load pages without images has become a lot less important.
- Lower leaves often turn yellow as the plant begins to head and become less important.
- In reality, the factors that caused the war are far less important than its consequences.
- As we focus on that, what happens to the institution becomes less important.
- It's less important that they suffer than we're made to look stupid.
- One apparently almost universal discriminatory practice was to pay women less than men.
- It is said that this kind of convention is getting less important in modern China.
- Punitive and other reactions were considerably less common.
- Small HDL particles are much less effective at soaking up their bad brethren.
- That is part of the answer, but a less important part than the nature of the new legislation.
- I look up and see he is wearing rather academic spectacles, which makes him look slightly less threatening.
- Sometimes the vanity is so strong that the health or even the life of the kids becomes less important.
- The story itself appears less important than the manner in which it has been told.
- What I am trying to say is that the end result makes the platform choice less important.
- To some extent the presence or absence of fine writing is even less important to me here than it is with people journals.
Synonyms
to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so much, not as much
1. 1.1less than Far from; certainly not.
  远不是，根本不
  Mitch looked less than happy
  米切尔看上去一点儿也不快乐。
  the data was less than ideal
  数据实在是太不理想了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  David seemed less than delighted with the new situation.
  The examination she was put through was less than thorough
  Graham was less than pleased.
  Due to poor promotion a less than adequate turnout was achieved.
  There was some constant fuzz on the track, so the clarity was less than perfect.

prepositionleslɛs

Before subtracting (something); minus.
减去…之前，除去
$900,000 less tax
不算税款计90万英镑，税前90万英镑。
Synonyms
minus, subtracting, excepting, without, lacking

Usage

In standard English, less should be used only with uncountable things (less money; less time). With countable things, it is incorrect to use less: thus, less people and less words should be corrected to fewer people and fewer words. See also few

Phrases

less and less

At a continually decreasing rate.
越来越少
Example sentencesExamples
- Those interesting searches seem to be coming less and less now than they did before.
- This is happening less and less, though the laid-back Holmes claims he never got uptight about it.
- We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear.
- The chance of people learning by experience gets less and less as the jobs become few and far between.
- I just wonder why he has been replying less and less to my attempts to contact him.
- America is sliding toward a firmer belief in the inequality of men and believes less and less in the unity of the human species.
- Virtually everything this man does these days makes me respect him less and less.
- I like to see people talking on the streets but you see it less and less.
- The couple had been seen less and less because of their health problems.
- Gradually, the regular rugby writers have come to realise that, and they talk to me less and less.

less is more

Used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective.
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, the majority of the evidence still suggests that in the care of patients with low back pain, less is more.
- Remember you can still look sexy without revealing all your goods; less is more!
- Well I think in many cases less is more.
- You could sum the site up by saying less is more.
- This is arguably a case where less is more.
- Less is more for some of your favorite stars.
- My idea of sexy is that less is more.
- Concerned with characters more than special effects, Fawcett has succeeded in creating a film where less is more.
- One of the lessons for the market is " less is more ".
- The structure is exposed to demonstrate that less is more.

much (or still) less

Used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned.
表示比刚刚说过的事更不可能或更不适合更不要说
what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage?
什么样的女人愿意跟他约会，更不要说嫁给他了？
Example sentencesExamples
- This is understandable enough - but the idea that the former should find it surprising, still less offensive, is anything but.
- She does not acknowledge the tremendous task she has already embarked upon, still less what she has achieved.
- Lynch does not mention a battle, still less a location for one.
- I do not say that the Mirror could have known that a specific ‘reprisal’ would take place, still less that they wanted it to.
- Men are possibly more likely to be unwilling to report it, and are much less likely to be believed if they do.
- This is likely to be still less problematic for nonmammalian vertebrates.
- In poor countries with under-resourced police departments, enforcement is still less likely.
- By 1867, this had become highly improbable, and still less likely by 1870.
- The Green Paper does not even mention this issue, still less propose change.
- It is not about punishing councils, still less about forcing them to fund people who wait for services that are not their responsibility.

no less

1Used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive.
用于表示某事令人惊讶或给人留下深刻印象，常有讽刺意味竟，居然
Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less
彼得做了饭——居然还有里脊扒和香槟酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- So it wants a legal framework to bring about the industrialisation of drug production, no less.
- Day three took us to a site no less impressive, aptly named Mysterious Lagoon.
- Our route took us to the village of West Lilling and involved a climb to 100 feet no less.
- It felt like aeons before she said we were on, and then furnished us with VIP passes no less!
- Impending parenthood is a fertile time for dreams, no less for fathers than for mothers.
- I justify my call with reference to the philosophy of a former Warden of Wadham, no less.
- Among the many highlights of the Craft Fair will be the arrival of Santa by boat no less.
- Having scooped a major award, covered by the Times no less, neither paper has said a thing about this!
1. 1.1Used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount.
  强调数目大得惊人不少于
  Example sentencesExamples
  A global race is under way as no less than four separate research teams compete to make archaeological history.
  During his long association with the club, Parkes performed the role on no less than six separate occasions.
  That test has been applied in this Court on no less than eight subsequent occasions.
  A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office.
  After all, in their case, the plate on their car could amount to no less than one third of the price of the car.
  Another city drawing inspiration from the past is Coventry, with no less than 26 twins.
  On Easter Sunday there are no less than three helpings of jazz in York.
  If you include the doll made in his likeness, there are no less than six incarnations of Pekar in the film.
  That song was picked up by Chris Evans and played no less than three times on his radio show in one sitting.
  Within two days of the departure of Davies, Nevin had written no less than 33 names into his notepad.
  Synonyms
  at the minimum, no less than, not less than

in less than no time

informal Very quickly or soon.
〈非正式〉很快，马上，立即
Example sentencesExamples
- Follow the road east or west to reach historic towns, eclectic fishing villages and flume crazy waterparks in less than no time.
- There was no time to parley, so I climbed a tree in less than no time, and had presence of mind to take my gun with me.
- The light filtering between the boards wakens me up, and in less than no time I go and test the light switch.
- As a result of this, you can have healthy cuticles in less than no time!

Origin

Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos ‘last’.

词汇	less
释义	Definition of less in English: less determiner & pronounlɛslɛs 1A smaller amount of; not as much. 量更少；量较少 as determiner the less time spent there, the better 在那儿花的时间越少越好。 as pronoun storage is less of a problem than it used to be 现在储存问题不像过去那样突出了。 they returned in less than an hour 一个小时不到准备就绪。 Example sentencesExamples You are entitled to the full amount if your annual income is less than £18,900. She will be no less protected on the floor below and she will be less of a hassle for you. Also, they frequently carry outrageously high charges, so less of your money goes to work on day one. Government is taking less of the national wealth than any time since 1974. I appreciate trying to save money and being less of a consumer and all those other good things. I shall be watching most of the track athletics, some of the swimming, some of the sailing and even less of the gymnastics. I woke up with less of a headache than I head yesterday, which is good. The main problem is that they tend to charge a lot more and that leaves less of your money going into investments. They come out three months later than their UK counterparts, but that is markedly less of a gap than previously. The applicant's income was less than that of the respondent but still significant. Never had he accepted anything less than what he wanted, not even then. About this we need to ask, would we want to do less of it in order to save money to be spent elsewhere? So, the lower the charges, the less of your money is gobbled up and the better chance you have of matching the market. If he devoted less of his time to goading opposition supporters then perhaps he would not be the most hated man in Scottish football. They also backed simple measures to remind people about their appointments, so less of doctors' time was wasted. Being too cautious could mean that you invest less of your money in shares and keep more in cash. I think there's a lot less of that sort of thing now than there used to be. Urban and rural membership will be less of a fault-line than male and female. Full-face masks also reduce the amount of heat loss, because less of the head is exposed. They want more of acting and less of dancing on the slopes of Switzerland. Synonyms not so much, not so great, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced fewer 1.1 Fewer in number. 数量较少（或更少） as pronoun a population of less than 200,000 少于20万的人口。 See less below Example sentencesExamples In most cases fast greens present less problems when drawing around a blocking bowl. Yes, but it would present less difficulties once it is acknowledged that the writ is almost as of right. It can be shown for example that there were less that 5000 men present but this is not of any importance. Synonyms a smaller amount not so much as, not as much as, under, below informal shy of adjectivelɛslɛs archaic Of lower rank or importance. 〈古〉等级较低的；次要的 James the Less 小詹姆士。 adverblɛslɛs 1To a smaller extent; not so much. 量更少；量较少 cut out less important material that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype 虽然这一陈规有积极的一面，但总还只是个陈规而已。 Example sentencesExamples I think labels are less important than practical solutions to fund museums. Suddenly the whole prospect seems considerably less appealing. Alcohol use disorders are considerably less common in this age range than they are among younger individuals. As we focus on that, what happens to the institution becomes less important. Small HDL particles are much less effective at soaking up their bad brethren. It's less important that they suffer than we're made to look stupid. Punitive and other reactions were considerably less common. At first, the design of the network will seem less important than the content that is moved over it. It is said that this kind of convention is getting less important in modern China. The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format. What I am trying to say is that the end result makes the platform choice less important. To some extent the presence or absence of fine writing is even less important to me here than it is with people journals. I look up and see he is wearing rather academic spectacles, which makes him look slightly less threatening. The story itself appears less important than the manner in which it has been told. Sometimes the vanity is so strong that the health or even the life of the kids becomes less important. Well, now that we have broadband, the ability to load pages without images has become a lot less important. One apparently almost universal discriminatory practice was to pay women less than men. That is part of the answer, but a less important part than the nature of the new legislation. Lower leaves often turn yellow as the plant begins to head and become less important. In reality, the factors that caused the war are far less important than its consequences. Synonyms to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so much, not as much rarely, barely, little, not much 1.1less than Far from; certainly not. 远不是，根本不 Mitch looked less than happy 米切尔看上去一点儿也不快乐。 Example sentencesExamples There was some constant fuzz on the track, so the clarity was less than perfect. Graham was less than pleased. David seemed less than delighted with the new situation. Due to poor promotion a less than adequate turnout was achieved. The examination she was put through was less than thorough prepositionlɛslɛs Before subtracting (something); minus. 减去…之前，除去 £900,000 less tax 不算税款计90万英镑，税前90万英镑。 Synonyms minus, subtracting, excepting, without, lacking Usage In standard English less should only be used with uncountable things (less money, less time). With countable things it is incorrect to use less (less people and less words); strictly speaking, correct use is fewer people and fewer words. See also few Phrases less and less At a continually decreasing rate. 越来越少 she ate less and less they became less and less willing to spend money Example sentencesExamples I like to see people talking on the streets but you see it less and less. The chance of people learning by experience gets less and less as the jobs become few and far between. We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear. The couple had been seen less and less because of their health problems. Gradually, the regular rugby writers have come to realise that, and they talk to me less and less. This is happening less and less, though the laid-back Holmes claims he never got uptight about it. Those interesting searches seem to be coming less and less now than they did before. Virtually everything this man does these days makes me respect him less and less. America is sliding toward a firmer belief in the inequality of men and believes less and less in the unity of the human species. I just wonder why he has been replying less and less to my attempts to contact him. less is more Used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective. Example sentencesExamples Less is more for some of your favorite stars. My idea of sexy is that less is more. Concerned with characters more than special effects, Fawcett has succeeded in creating a film where less is more. The structure is exposed to demonstrate that less is more. This is arguably a case where less is more. Indeed, the majority of the evidence still suggests that in the care of patients with low back pain, less is more. Well I think in many cases less is more. You could sum the site up by saying less is more. One of the lessons for the market is " less is more ". Remember you can still look sexy without revealing all your goods; less is more! much (or still) less Used to introduce something as being even less likely than something already mentioned. 表示比刚刚说过的事更不可能或更不适合更不要说 what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage? 什么样的女人愿意跟他约会，更不要说嫁给他了？ Example sentencesExamples This is likely to be still less problematic for nonmammalian vertebrates. I do not say that the Mirror could have known that a specific ‘reprisal’ would take place, still less that they wanted it to. In poor countries with under-resourced police departments, enforcement is still less likely. The Green Paper does not even mention this issue, still less propose change. This is understandable enough - but the idea that the former should find it surprising, still less offensive, is anything but. By 1867, this had become highly improbable, and still less likely by 1870. She does not acknowledge the tremendous task she has already embarked upon, still less what she has achieved. Men are possibly more likely to be unwilling to report it, and are much less likely to be believed if they do. Lynch does not mention a battle, still less a location for one. It is not about punishing councils, still less about forcing them to fund people who wait for services that are not their responsibility. no less 1Used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive. 用于表示某事令人惊讶或给人留下深刻印象，常有讽刺意味竟，居然 Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less 彼得做了饭——居然还有里脊扒和香槟酒。 Example sentencesExamples Among the many highlights of the Craft Fair will be the arrival of Santa by boat no less. Our route took us to the village of West Lilling and involved a climb to 100 feet no less. It felt like aeons before she said we were on, and then furnished us with VIP passes no less! I justify my call with reference to the philosophy of a former Warden of Wadham, no less. Impending parenthood is a fertile time for dreams, no less for fathers than for mothers. So it wants a legal framework to bring about the industrialisation of drug production, no less. Day three took us to a site no less impressive, aptly named Mysterious Lagoon. Having scooped a major award, covered by the Times no less, neither paper has said a thing about this! 1.1Used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount. 强调数目大得惊人不少于 no less than eight people died Example sentencesExamples A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office. During his long association with the club, Parkes performed the role on no less than six separate occasions. After all, in their case, the plate on their car could amount to no less than one third of the price of the car. That test has been applied in this Court on no less than eight subsequent occasions. That song was picked up by Chris Evans and played no less than three times on his radio show in one sitting. If you include the doll made in his likeness, there are no less than six incarnations of Pekar in the film. Within two days of the departure of Davies, Nevin had written no less than 33 names into his notepad. On Easter Sunday there are no less than three helpings of jazz in York. Another city drawing inspiration from the past is Coventry, with no less than 26 twins. A global race is under way as no less than four separate research teams compete to make archaeological history. Synonyms at the minimum, no less than, not less than Origin Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos 'last'. Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes det.1 phr. Definition of less in US English: less determiner & pronounleslɛs 1A smaller amount of; not as much. 量更少；量较少 as determiner the less time spent there, the better 在那儿花的时间越少越好。 as pronoun storage is less of a problem than it used to be 现在储存问题不像过去那样突出了。 ready in less than an hour 一个小时不到准备就绪。 Example sentencesExamples The applicant's income was less than that of the respondent but still significant. Full-face masks also reduce the amount of heat loss, because less of the head is exposed. Government is taking less of the national wealth than any time since 1974. Also, they frequently carry outrageously high charges, so less of your money goes to work on day one. I woke up with less of a headache than I head yesterday, which is good. I appreciate trying to save money and being less of a consumer and all those other good things. Being too cautious could mean that you invest less of your money in shares and keep more in cash. If he devoted less of his time to goading opposition supporters then perhaps he would not be the most hated man in Scottish football. Never had he accepted anything less than what he wanted, not even then. I think there's a lot less of that sort of thing now than there used to be. I shall be watching most of the track athletics, some of the swimming, some of the sailing and even less of the gymnastics. So, the lower the charges, the less of your money is gobbled up and the better chance you have of matching the market. She will be no less protected on the floor below and she will be less of a hassle for you. They want more of acting and less of dancing on the slopes of Switzerland. About this we need to ask, would we want to do less of it in order to save money to be spent elsewhere? The main problem is that they tend to charge a lot more and that leaves less of your money going into investments. Urban and rural membership will be less of a fault-line than male and female. They also backed simple measures to remind people about their appointments, so less of doctors' time was wasted. They come out three months later than their UK counterparts, but that is markedly less of a gap than previously. You are entitled to the full amount if your annual income is less than £18,900. Synonyms not so much, not so great, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced 1.1 Fewer in number. 数量较少（或更少） as pronoun a population of less than 200,000 少于20万的人口。 Example sentencesExamples Yes, but it would present less difficulties once it is acknowledged that the writ is almost as of right. It can be shown for example that there were less that 5000 men present but this is not of any importance. In most cases fast greens present less problems when drawing around a blocking bowl. Synonyms a smaller amount adjectiveleslɛs archaic Of lower rank or importance. 〈古〉等级较低的；次要的 James the Less 小詹姆士。 adverbleslɛs 1To a smaller extent; not so much. 量更少；量较少 that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype 虽然这一陈规有积极的一面，但总还只是个陈规而已。 he listened less to the answer than to Kate's voice 他更多是在听凯特的声音而不是听她的回答。 Example sentencesExamples Alcohol use disorders are considerably less common in this age range than they are among younger individuals. At first, the design of the network will seem less important than the content that is moved over it. Suddenly the whole prospect seems considerably less appealing. The same trend applies, albeit to a less impressive extent, in the abbreviated format. I think labels are less important than practical solutions to fund museums. Well, now that we have broadband, the ability to load pages without images has become a lot less important. Lower leaves often turn yellow as the plant begins to head and become less important. In reality, the factors that caused the war are far less important than its consequences. As we focus on that, what happens to the institution becomes less important. It's less important that they suffer than we're made to look stupid. One apparently almost universal discriminatory practice was to pay women less than men. It is said that this kind of convention is getting less important in modern China. Punitive and other reactions were considerably less common. Small HDL particles are much less effective at soaking up their bad brethren. That is part of the answer, but a less important part than the nature of the new legislation. I look up and see he is wearing rather academic spectacles, which makes him look slightly less threatening. Sometimes the vanity is so strong that the health or even the life of the kids becomes less important. The story itself appears less important than the manner in which it has been told. What I am trying to say is that the end result makes the platform choice less important. To some extent the presence or absence of fine writing is even less important to me here than it is with people journals. Synonyms to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so much, not as much 1.1less than Far from; certainly not. 远不是，根本不 Mitch looked less than happy 米切尔看上去一点儿也不快乐。 the data was less than ideal 数据实在是太不理想了。 Example sentencesExamples David seemed less than delighted with the new situation. The examination she was put through was less than thorough Graham was less than pleased. Due to poor promotion a less than adequate turnout was achieved. There was some constant fuzz on the track, so the clarity was less than perfect. prepositionleslɛs Before subtracting (something); minus. 减去…之前，除去 $900,000 less tax 不算税款计90万英镑，税前90万英镑。 Synonyms minus, subtracting, excepting, without, lacking Usage In standard English, less should be used only with uncountable things (less money; less time). With countable things, it is incorrect to use less: thus, less people and less words should be corrected to fewer people and fewer words. See also few Phrases less and less At a continually decreasing rate. 越来越少 Example sentencesExamples Those interesting searches seem to be coming less and less now than they did before. This is happening less and less, though the laid-back Holmes claims he never got uptight about it. We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear. The chance of people learning by experience gets less and less as the jobs become few and far between. I just wonder why he has been replying less and less to my attempts to contact him. America is sliding toward a firmer belief in the inequality of men and believes less and less in the unity of the human species. Virtually everything this man does these days makes me respect him less and less. I like to see people talking on the streets but you see it less and less. The couple had been seen less and less because of their health problems. Gradually, the regular rugby writers have come to realise that, and they talk to me less and less. less is more Used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective. Example sentencesExamples Indeed, the majority of the evidence still suggests that in the care of patients with low back pain, less is more. Remember you can still look sexy without revealing all your goods; less is more! Well I think in many cases less is more. You could sum the site up by saying less is more. This is arguably a case where less is more. Less is more for some of your favorite stars. My idea of sexy is that less is more. Concerned with characters more than special effects, Fawcett has succeeded in creating a film where less is more. One of the lessons for the market is " less is more ". The structure is exposed to demonstrate that less is more. much (or still) less Used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned. 表示比刚刚说过的事更不可能或更不适合更不要说 what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage? 什么样的女人愿意跟他约会，更不要说嫁给他了？ Example sentencesExamples This is understandable enough - but the idea that the former should find it surprising, still less offensive, is anything but. She does not acknowledge the tremendous task she has already embarked upon, still less what she has achieved. Lynch does not mention a battle, still less a location for one. I do not say that the Mirror could have known that a specific ‘reprisal’ would take place, still less that they wanted it to. Men are possibly more likely to be unwilling to report it, and are much less likely to be believed if they do. This is likely to be still less problematic for nonmammalian vertebrates. In poor countries with under-resourced police departments, enforcement is still less likely. By 1867, this had become highly improbable, and still less likely by 1870. The Green Paper does not even mention this issue, still less propose change. It is not about punishing councils, still less about forcing them to fund people who wait for services that are not their responsibility. no less 1Used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive. 用于表示某事令人惊讶或给人留下深刻印象，常有讽刺意味竟，居然 Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less 彼得做了饭——居然还有里脊扒和香槟酒。 Example sentencesExamples So it wants a legal framework to bring about the industrialisation of drug production, no less. Day three took us to a site no less impressive, aptly named Mysterious Lagoon. Our route took us to the village of West Lilling and involved a climb to 100 feet no less. It felt like aeons before she said we were on, and then furnished us with VIP passes no less! Impending parenthood is a fertile time for dreams, no less for fathers than for mothers. I justify my call with reference to the philosophy of a former Warden of Wadham, no less. Among the many highlights of the Craft Fair will be the arrival of Santa by boat no less. Having scooped a major award, covered by the Times no less, neither paper has said a thing about this! 1.1Used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount. 强调数目大得惊人不少于 Example sentencesExamples A global race is under way as no less than four separate research teams compete to make archaeological history. During his long association with the club, Parkes performed the role on no less than six separate occasions. That test has been applied in this Court on no less than eight subsequent occasions. A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office. After all, in their case, the plate on their car could amount to no less than one third of the price of the car. Another city drawing inspiration from the past is Coventry, with no less than 26 twins. On Easter Sunday there are no less than three helpings of jazz in York. If you include the doll made in his likeness, there are no less than six incarnations of Pekar in the film. That song was picked up by Chris Evans and played no less than three times on his radio show in one sitting. Within two days of the departure of Davies, Nevin had written no less than 33 names into his notepad. Synonyms at the minimum, no less than, not less than in less than no time informal Very quickly or soon. 〈非正式〉很快，马上，立即 Example sentencesExamples Follow the road east or west to reach historic towns, eclectic fishing villages and flume crazy waterparks in less than no time. There was no time to parley, so I climbed a tree in less than no time, and had presence of mind to take my gun with me. The light filtering between the boards wakens me up, and in less than no time I go and test the light switch. As a result of this, you can have healthy cuticles in less than no time! Origin Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos ‘last’. det.1 phr.
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