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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔AND/ALSO〕This new equipment will be very expensive to set up. Furthermore, more machines will mean fewer jobs. 安装这种新的设备成本很高，况且，机器越多将意味着就业机会越少。朗文写作活用〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕The ink-black nights were turning cold, and the stars were frosty and fewer. 漆黑的夜一下子冷起来，星星冷冰冰的，也越来越少了。朗文写作活用〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕The longer you vacillate the less time you'll have to do anything worthwhile. 你越是犹豫，余下来做有价值的事的时间就越少。朗文写作活用〔CONTINUE〕We drove on, passing fewer and fewer houses. 我们继续往前行驶，路边的房子越来越少了。朗文写作活用〔FRIGHTENED/FRIGHTENING〕Aids has caused such a scare that fewer and fewer people are giving blood. 艾滋病引起了那么大的恐慌，越来越少的人愿意捐血了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Since 1985, fewer and fewer people have been drinking decaffeinated coffee, and the trend shows no signs of halting. 1985年以来，越来越少的人喝脱咖啡因的咖啡，而且这种势头尚无停止的迹象。朗文写作活用〔MEMBER〕Obviously the veterans’ association has a rather old and declining membership. 显然退伍军人协会的成员年纪都很大了，而且人数越来越少。朗文写作活用〔PREJUDICED〕Sexism in advertising is becoming less common thanks to the new complaints commission. 多亏新设立的投诉委员会，广告中的性别歧视正变得越来越少。朗文写作活用〔RARE/RARELY〕As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent. 时间久了，她探访得越来越少了。朗文写作活用〔altogether〕She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.她动笔的次数越来越少，最后完全停笔了。剑桥高阶〔ascend〕The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.专业级别越高，女性越少。朗文当代〔attendance〕Attendances at church are falling.去教堂做礼拜的人越来越少了。剑桥高阶〔better〕The fewer things in the room the better.房间里的东西越少越好。柯林斯高阶〔breed〕Entertainers of this sort are now a dying breed.这类艺人越来越少，行将消失。牛津搭配〔buck〕While other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend.当其他报纸的发行量越来越少时，我们却逆势而进。柯林斯高阶〔burn〕Jets burn less fuel the higher they go.喷气式飞机飞得越高用的燃料就越少。麦克米伦高阶〔close in〕As autumn advances the days close in and the hours of light become fewer and fewer.随着秋天的推移，白昼越来越短，光照时间也越来越少。21世纪英汉〔competition〕Competition between the industry players for fewer contracts has put pressure on prices and profit margins.业内各商家为争夺越来越少的合同而展开的竞争对价格和利润率造成了压力。外研社新世纪〔corresponding〕As the course becomes more difficult, there's usually a corresponding drop in attendance.随着课程逐渐变难，来上课的人也越来越少了。剑桥高阶〔cowboy〕Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.幸运的是, 这种骗子公司越来越少了。外研社新世纪〔cowboy〕Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.幸运的是，这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。柯林斯高阶〔day〕He thought of her less as the days passed.随着时间的流逝，他对她的思念越来越少。牛津搭配〔decline〕Cheque use is on the decline among personal bank customers.银行个人客户对支票的使用越来越少。外研社新世纪〔decline〕Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it).自己在家做饭的人似乎越来越少了。剑桥高阶〔decline〕Thankfully, this is a disease that is now on the decline.令人欣慰的是，这是一种现在越来越少的疾病。麦克米伦高阶〔decrease〕The number of quarrels among children decreases with age.孩子年龄越大，吵架的次数就越少。牛津搭配〔depressed〕Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.由于不断增长的工业需求，油储量越来越少美国传统〔disappear〕These flowers are disappearing from our fields and woods.这些花在我们的田野和树林里变得越来越少。剑桥高阶〔drain〕Does television drain away the cinema audience? 电视会使电影观众越来越少吗? 英汉大词典〔drop away〕The attendance has dropped away recently.近来出席人数越来越少。21世纪英汉〔dry〕As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up.随着她年龄渐长，邀请她做模特儿的工作已越来越少。牛津高阶〔dwindle away〕Her savings has dwindled away over the years as the result of her extravagance.由于挥霍无度，几年中她的存款越来越少。21世纪英汉〔dwindle〕My savings have dwindled away over the years till there is hardly any money left.几年中我的存款越来越少,直至所剩无几。英汉大词典〔dwindle〕The town's population is dwindling away.镇上的人口越来越少。韦氏高阶〔entry〕As his illness progressed, he made fewer entries in his diary.随着病情加重，他日记记得越来越少。剑桥高阶〔fall〕The programme was cancelled because of falling audience figures.因为观众人数越来越少，节目被取消了。麦克米伦高阶〔frequent〕Her headaches are becoming less frequent.她头痛的次数越来越少了。朗文当代〔fund〕His funds were getting lower as he continued to look for a job.他一直在找工作，手头的钱越来越少了。韦氏高阶〔high〕It seems that the higher you rise, the less time you have to actually do your job.似乎职位越高，参与实际工作的时间越少。朗文当代〔less〕I've got less time for hobbies now.我现在花在业余爱好上的时间越来越少了。外研社新世纪〔less〕Many basic goods are now rationed. Less and less is available.很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。外研社新世纪〔less〕Many basic goods are now rationed. Less and less is available.很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。柯林斯高阶〔less〕Sometimes it seems like the less I do, the more tired I feel.有时候我好像活儿干得越少就越觉得累。麦克米伦高阶〔less〕The band was doing less and less of that kind of music.那乐队越来越少演奏那种音乐了。朗文当代〔less〕The couple seem to spend less and less time together.两口子在一起的时间似乎越来越少。柯林斯高阶〔less〕The less he works, the more he complains.他工作得越少, 抱怨就越多。外研社新世纪〔less〕The less said the better.【谚】话说得越少越好，少开口为妙。文馨英汉〔less〕They began spending less and less time together.他们在一起的时间越来越少了。朗文当代〔less〕We go out less and less.我们出去的次数越来越少。外研社新世纪〔lovemaking〕Their lovemaking became less and less frequent.他们越来越少做爱。外研社新世纪〔low〕Our stocks of food were getting low.我们的食物储备越来越少。牛津搭配〔more〕The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be.对这整件事情谈得越少，我越高兴。牛津高阶〔narrow〕The choice of goods available is narrowing.可供选择的商品越来越少。朗文当代〔naturally〕Naturally we want to see as few job losses in the industry as possible.当然我们希望这一行业中失业的人越少越好。剑桥高阶〔paradoxically〕Paradoxically, the less you have to do the more you may resent the work that does come your way.矛盾的是，你手头的事越少，一旦有工作落在头上，你就越会愤愤不平。柯林斯高阶〔paradox〕Paradoxically, the less she ate, the fatter she got.很矛盾的是，她吃得越少，却变得越胖。牛津高阶〔ran short of〕Supplies were running low/short.补给品越来越少/短缺了。韦氏高阶〔recession〕With a recession looming, consumers are spending less.经济日渐萧条，人们的消费也越来越少了。牛津搭配〔rich〕The richer he becomes, the unhappier he is.他越是有钱却越少幸福可言。英汉大词典〔run down〕The tourist season was almost over and things were definitely running down.旅游旺季快要结束了, 东西当然越来越少了。外研社新世纪〔scarce〕Food and clean water were becoming scarce.食物和洁净的水越来越少了。剑桥高阶〔scarce〕Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.工作机会越来越少。柯林斯高阶〔spare〕His words were increasingly spare.他的话越来越少了。英汉大词典〔stuffing〕This seat is losing its stuffing.这个垫子的填料越来越少。剑桥高阶〔tail off〕The profits tailed off after a few years.几年后，利润越来越少。剑桥高阶〔tail〕The number of tourists tails off in October.十月份游客人数越来越少。牛津高阶〔take-up〕Fewer French classes are being offered due to low take-up.由于就读率低，法语课开得越来越少。韦氏高阶〔tapered〕Immigration is expected to taper off.估计移民会越来越少。柯林斯高阶〔taper〕The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off.申请做教学工作的人数越来越少。牛津高阶〔the〕The faster he spoke, the less people understood him.他说得越快, 能听懂他说什么的人就越少。外研社新世纪〔the〕The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be.对整个事情议论得越少，我越高兴。牛津高阶〔thin〕His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.他的头发越来越少。韦氏高阶〔thin〕Traffic was finally thinning.路上行驶的车辆终于越来越少了。朗文当代〔time〕As time went by we saw less and less of each other.光阴荏苒，我们见面越来越少。牛津搭配〔time〕As time went by we saw less and less of each other.随着时间的过去，我们见面越来越少。牛津高阶〔truth〕It is a universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.我们在工作中越往上晋升, 那些最初的工作技能就用得越少, 这是明摆着的普遍事实。外研社新世纪〔truth〕It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.这几乎是一条普遍的真理：我们在某一工作中越往上晋升，实际运用那些当初在工作中经常实践的技能的机会就越少。柯林斯高阶〔use〕Traditional farming methods are going out of/coming into use (= used less and less/more and more) in many areas.传统耕作方式在很多地区用得越来越少／越来越多。剑桥高阶〔viewer〕While fewer people are attending live sports events, armchair viewers are growing in number.现场观看体育比赛的人越来越少，坐在家里看电视转播的却越来越多。牛津搭配〔would〕He kept trying to start the car and the battery got flatter and flatter, until it wouldn't turn the engine at all.他反复试着发动车子，但电池的电越来越少，最后根本就打不着火了。柯林斯高阶As his illness progressed he made fewer entries in his diary.由于病情发展，他日记上记的事越来越少。剑桥国际Churchgoing in Britain is declining.在英国上教堂做礼拜的人越来越少。剑桥国际Fewer teenagers are leaving school and joining the labour force at 16.在16岁中学毕业后参加工作的青少年越来越少了。剑桥国际Less and less money is being put into scientific research projects.越来越少的钱被投入科研项目。剑桥国际Manufacturers have suffered as orders have dried up.由于订单越来越少，制造商日子难熬。牛津商务She phones me less and less.她给我打电话的次数越来越少。剑桥国际She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.她写得越来越少，最后完全停止了。剑桥国际Smaller cars have better mileage and so cost less to run.越小的汽车有越高的耗油里程数，所以开车的花销越少。剑桥国际The fewer moving parts (= parts that change their position) that a machine has, the fewer there are to go wrong.一架机器的活动部件越少，它们就越不容易出毛病。剑桥国际The further under par your golf score gets, the better you're playing.你的高尔夫球打数离规定打数越少，你打得就越好。剑桥国际The higher the cash ratio, the less money the bank has available to lend.现金比率越高，银行可供借贷的钱越少。牛津商务The less said about this unpleasant business, the better.这件不愉快的事提得越少越好。剑桥国际The savage cuts in education spending will mean bigger classes and fewer books.教育经费的大量削减将意味着班级越来越大，书本越来越少。剑桥国际The stereotypical family of husband, wife and two children is becoming less common.由丈夫、妻子和两个孩子组成的陈旧模式家庭正变得越来越少。剑桥国际Their cash is being depleted by spending on investments and unprofitable trading.他们的现金由于花在投资和不赚钱的买卖上，正变得越来越少。牛津商务Their sources of finance are drying up.他们的资金来源越来越少。牛津商务 |
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