less的用法和短语例句
less有更少的;较少的等意思,那么你知道less的用法吗?下面跟着小编一起来学习一下,希望对大家的学习有所帮助!
less的用法大全:
less的用法1:less是little的比较级,基本意思是“较少的,更少的”,指物体的体积或分量相对于别的物体少。
less的用法2:less多用来修饰不可数名词,但当名词前有数词或a few等修饰时,其后可接可数名词;在把时间、距离、金钱等短语看作是一个整体时, less可用来修饰可数名词;在有些短语中,说话人着眼于有关事物的大约的量,而不去细算精确的数额时, less可用来修饰可数名词;用在感叹句中, less后可接可数名词。
less的用法3:由no less than连接的两个成分,其强势总是落在前面一个。
less的用法4:less用作副词时的意思是“较少,更少,少”,可用来修饰动词、形容词或副词。
less的用法5:less有时用在某些形容词前并无比较的意思,只是为了避免使用不大文雅的词语而采用的委婉说法,且less一般不可用于形容词的比较级前。
less的用法6:much〔still〕 less短语多半用于否定结构,用于肯定结构时,则须改用much〔still〕 more。
less的常用短语:
用作形容词 (adj.)
no less than
用作副词 (adv.)
less and less
much〔still〕 less
less的用法例句:
1. These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space.
这些文档已经进行了压缩,以节省磁盘空间。
2. He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews.
多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。
3. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room.
还有一些不太常有的设施,包括图书馆和健身房。
4. His team-mates opened hotel windows, shouting "Jump!" and somewhat lessprintable banter.
他的队友打开了酒店的窗户,大叫着“跳!”,还开了一些上不了台面的玩笑。
5. They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.
他们希望我将题目修改一下,以免显得太过冒犯。
6. In less than seven days the infested plants had recovered.
不到7天时间,受虫害侵袭的植物就复原了。
7. In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand.
还不到两个小时,科恩就屈服了,接受了几乎一切要求。
8. There was less receptiveness to liberalism in some areas.
在一些地区自由主义并不怎么受欢迎。
9. I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。
10. Women are sometimes seen to be less effective as managers.
女性有时被认为不善于管理。
11. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside.
高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。
12. He wants to be seen as less bossy and high-handed.
他不想让自己显得太专横霸道。
13. The game took her less than an hour to finish.
她没用一个小时就拿下了这场比赛。
14. The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.
这小伙子连女朋友都没有,更不用提老婆了。
15. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
不到半个小时,他又跑上楼来。