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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔-worded〕The mobile library services have been reorganised — in other words, they visit fewer places.流动图书馆服务重新作了安排——换句话说，他们去的地方减少了。柯林斯高阶〔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〔COMPARE〕We employ far fewer staff in comparison with similar-sized companies. 与同等规模的公司相比，我们雇用的员工人数要少得多。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〔CRIME〕Women commit far fewer crimes than men. 女性犯罪比男性少得多。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕Women commit far fewer crimes than men. 女性犯罪比男性少得多。朗文写作活用〔EFFICIENT/NOT EFFICIENT〕People should be encouraged to buy smaller, more economical cars with fewer toxic emissions. 应该鼓励人们购买有毒烟气排放量小的经济型车辆。朗文写作活用〔EXPLAIN〕What we need is a more sustainable transport system, in other words, more buses and trains, and fewer cars. 我们所需要的是一个更有持续性的交通系统，也就是说，要增加公共汽车和火车，减少汽车。朗文写作活用〔FIRST〕Far fewer people have applied for the visas than the government initially expected. 申请签证的人数比政府原先预计的要少得多。朗文写作活用〔HARM〕Increasing tax on petrol would encourage people to drive smaller cars with fewer noxious emissions. 提高汽油税会促使人们驾驶有毒废气排放量较少的小型汽车。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes. 教育经费预算的缩减使得教师少了，班级大了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Foreign workers have fewer rights and get lower wages. 来自国外的工人享有的权益较少，所得的薪水较低。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕No reservations are needed for groups of fewer than 15. 15.15人以下的团体无需预订。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Schools in the suburbs have fewer discipline problems and better student attitudes. 郊区的学校纪律问题较少，学生的学习态度也较好。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〔LESS〕Spending cuts will mean fewer social workers. 削减开支意味着社会工作者人数要减少。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Statistics show that nowadays people drink less beer and smoke fewer cigarettes than they used to. 统计显示，现在的人喝啤酒和抽烟比以前少了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕There were far fewer women at the conference this year than last. 今年参加会议的女性比去年少多了。朗文写作活用〔LIMIT〕This year's AIDS conference is restricted in size to fewer than 3,000 participants. 今年的艾滋病大会与会人数限制在3,000人以下。朗文写作活用〔MAKE〕We now have fewer factories and fewer workers in manufacturing than a decade ago. 与十年前相比，现在制造业的工厂和工人数量都减少了。朗文写作活用〔REDUCE〕Cuts in the education budget have led to fewer teachers and larger classes. 教育预算减少导致了教师更少，班级人数更多。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕If fewer than ten students sign up, the course will be discontinued. 如果报名的学生不足十名，这门课就会停办。朗文写作活用〔THING〕The line at the checkout was for people with eight items or fewer. 购买八件或八件以下物品的顾客在此收银台前排队。朗文写作活用〔TYPE〕The giant panda is an endangered species. There are fewer than a thousand living in the wild. 大熊猫属于濒危物种，生活在野外的不足一千只。朗文写作活用〔asylum seeker〕Fewer than 7% of asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees.寻求避难者中有不到7%的人被作为政治难民接受。外研社新世纪〔asylum seeker〕Fewer than 7% of asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees.寻求避难者中有不到7%的人被视作政治难民。柯林斯高阶〔attrition〕The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.公司计划在6年内通过人员自然流失和减少雇用使员工总数减少1/4。柯林斯高阶〔autumn〕We like to travel in (the) autumn when there are fewer tourists.我们喜欢在秋天出游，那时游人较少。剑桥高阶〔backward〕His new job, which paid less and had fewer responsibilities, felt like a step backward.他的新工作薪酬低管事少，感觉像是倒退了一步。韦氏高阶〔birth〕Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer still births.生活条件改善，活产婴数会增加，死产婴数会减少。牛津搭配〔business〕Currently, there are fewer firms in business (= operating) in the area than ever before.目前在该地区经营的公司比以往任何时候都少。剑桥高阶〔calming〕Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.官员们希望通过减少外国人入境的数量来使局势平定下来。柯林斯高阶〔calm〕Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.官员们希望减少外国人入境会使局势安定下来。外研社新世纪〔car pool〕The government says fewer Americans are carpooling to work.政府称拼车上班的人渐渐少了。柯林斯高阶〔cast〕Fewer than 20% of the votes cast were for conservative candidates.不到20%的选票投给了保守党候选人。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〔column〕In The Dictionary of Quotations, there are no fewer than one and a half columns devoted to 'kiss'.在《引语词典》中，“亲吻”这一条目不下一栏半。柯林斯高阶〔comedown〕These days he plays to audiences of a hundred or fewer which is a bit of a comedown after Wembley Stadium.如今，看他打球的观众只有100位甚至更少，跟温布利体育场的情景相比，真是有些落魄。剑桥高阶〔counterterrorism〕The city has fewer than 50 officers assigned to counterterrorism.将近50名警察被派到这个城市打击恐怖主义。剑桥高阶〔cut〕Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共开支的缩减意味着能够接受高等教育的人数将会减少。朗文当代〔decrease〕Fewer houses are available, but there is no corresponding decrease in demand.房子供应减少，但需求没有相应减少。牛津搭配〔delegate〕No fewer than 2 000 delegates attended the conference.不少于 2,000 名代表出席了会议。牛津搭配〔demand〕There would be fewer international crises demanding his attention.需要他去关注的国际危机将会减少。外研社新世纪〔demand〕There would be fewer international crises demanding his attention.需要他去关注的国际危机将会减少。柯林斯高阶〔desire〕Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.想住在这个国家北方的人减少了。牛津高阶〔disbud〕Many plants, if they are disbudded, will produce larger, though fewer, flowers.许多植物如经除芽会开出较少但较大的花朵。英汉大词典〔doer〕We need fewer organizers and more doers.我们需要的是少些组织者，多些实干者。牛津高阶〔due date〕Fewer than five percent of women have their babies on their due date.不到百分之五的妇女在预产期生产。朗文当代〔economy〕They will make economies by hiring fewer part-time workers.他们将通过减少雇用兼职工人来节省开支。外研社新世纪〔economy〕They will make economies by hiring fewer part-time workers.他们将通过减少雇用兼职工人来节省开支。柯林斯高阶〔effect〕This treatment causes fewer ill effects.这种治疗方法基本没什么副作用。韦氏高阶〔encumber〕When you're walking 30 miles a day, the fewer encumbrances the better.你若每天要走30英里路，就尽量轻装上阵。剑桥高阶〔end result〕The end result of these changes will be more bureaucracy and fewer resources.这些变化最终将导致官僚主义更加严重以及资源进一步匮乏。剑桥高阶〔exempt〕Companies with 55 or fewer employees would be exempted from the requirements.员工人数等于或少于55人的公司可不用遵守这些规定。外研社新世纪〔extrinsic〕Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.现在来自外部的结婚压力少了。外研社新世纪〔extrinsic〕Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.现在来自外部的结婚压力少了。柯林斯高阶〔fast〕The fast train (= one that stops at fewer stations and travels quickly) to London takes less than an hour.到伦敦的快车需时不到一小时。剑桥高阶〔fewer〕Fewer came than were expected.来的人比预期的要少。韦氏高阶〔fewer〕Fewer have come than we anticipated.来的人较我们预料的少。21世纪英汉〔fewer〕Fewer have come than we expected.来的人比我们预料的要少。英汉大词典〔fewer〕Fewer streetcars are running now than twenty years ago.目前在行驶的有轨电车较20年前少。英汉大词典〔fewer〕Fewer than 50 percent of registered voters turned out for the primary.不足50%的登记选民参加了初选投票。韦氏高阶〔fewer〕There were no fewer than 500 people present.出席的人数不下500。英汉大词典〔few〕Fewer people smoke these days than used to.现在吸烟的人比以往少了。剑桥高阶〔few〕Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams.不到 20 个学生考试全部及格。牛津高阶〔few〕Fewer than 3,500 tigers are left in the wild today.如今野生虎类还不到3500只。剑桥高阶〔few〕Few people have read the book, and even fewer understand it.很少有人看过这本书，看懂的人就更少了。朗文当代〔few〕He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.他抓到的鱼比我们其他人抓到的都要少。韦氏高阶〔few〕His library contains no fewer than 800 Latin and Greek volumes.他的藏书包括至少800册拉丁语和希腊语的书。麦克米伦高阶〔few〕No fewer than 1,000 people attended the meeting.至少有1000人参加了大会。韦氏高阶〔few〕No fewer than 80 percent of registered voters turned out for the primary.至少有80%的登记选民参加了初选投票。韦氏高阶〔few〕No fewer than five people lost their lives.至少五人丧生。外研社新世纪〔few〕No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。柯林斯高阶〔few〕There are fewer children at the school this year.今年来这所学校上学的孩子更少了。韦氏高阶〔few〕There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.这个地区有不少于 100 个的不同物种。牛津高阶〔few〕We received far fewer complaints than expected.我们接到的投诉比预计的少很多。剑桥高阶〔fingerprint〕The detective discovered no fewer than 35 fingerprints.侦探发现了不下35枚指纹。外研社新世纪〔fingerprint〕The detective discovered no fewer than 35 fingerprints.那位侦探发现了至少35个指纹。柯林斯高阶〔flow〕With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing (= moving forward) more smoothly than usual.路上的车少了，交通比平时更通畅了。剑桥高阶〔hard〕There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.有关亨利•普赛尔生平的可靠资料或许比文艺复兴时期以来任何其他伟大作曲家的都要少。外研社新世纪〔hitch〕The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched.报告显示，结婚的人数呈下降趋势。柯林斯高阶〔hydraulically〕The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。柯林斯高阶〔hydraulic〕The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这条船上有不少于5个液压泵。外研社新世纪〔if not for〕If not for modern medicine, fewer babies would survive.要不是有现代医学，幸存的婴儿会更少。韦氏高阶〔infantilism〕I persisted in asking to be taught adult French and did get fewer infantilisms.我坚持要求学成人法语,结果也的确少学了些小儿用语。英汉大词典〔inflection〕English has fewer inflections than many other languages.英语的屈折成分比许多语言少。韦氏高阶〔insistence〕Insistence on better working conditions by the union has resulted in fewer employee absences.工会坚决要求改善工作条件使得员工缺勤的现象有所减少。剑桥高阶〔largely〕Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars.上月零售额下降了千分之六，主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。柯林斯高阶〔largely〕Retail sales dipped last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars.上个月零售额下降了, 主要是因为美国人购车量减少了。外研社新世纪〔lead to sth〕Reducing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads.降低限速可以减少交通死亡人数。剑桥高阶〔lean〕With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years.城里游客寥寥无几, 出租车业正经历着30年来最惨淡的时期。外研社新世纪〔lean〕With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years.随着城里游客的减少，出租车行业正遭受30年来最不景气的时期。柯林斯高阶〔left〕Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.用左手写字的人比用右手的人少。牛津高阶〔less〕He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer.有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。牛津高阶〔less〕I eat less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to.巧克力和饼干我比以前吃得少了。剑桥高阶〔less〕Less than 10 people showed up. = Fewer than 10 people showed up.来的人不到10个。韦氏高阶〔less〕The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.公司的资金和人员都比去年少了。英汉大词典〔lifetime〕He painted fewer than 50 paintings in his lifetime.他一生画了不到50幅画。外研社新世纪〔limit ourselves〕Because of our lack of money, we have to limit ourselves to fewer options.由于资金缺乏，我们只好缩小选择范围。韦氏高阶〔limit〕We are limited to fewer options by our lack of money.由于缺乏资金，我们的选择较少。韦氏高阶〔little〕Working fewer hours will make life just that little bit easier for me.工作时间少几个小时就会让我的生活过得轻松一点。朗文当代〔low-key〕The wedding was a low-key affair, with fewer than 30 people attending.婚礼办得很低调，参加者不足30人。剑桥高阶〔militarily〕While that option would incur fewer casualties, it would not be militarily effective.尽管那种选择造成的伤亡人数可能会更少，却并不能取得军事上的胜利。柯林斯高阶〔militarily〕While that option would incur fewer casualties, it would not be militarily effective.这一选择会减少人员伤亡, 但军事上没什么效果。外研社新世纪〔minority〕A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes.少数派，少数党：投票票数不足以控制结果的一派或一党美国传统〔minor〕A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major.辅修专业：学术研究的第二个特定领域，其要求的课程和学分比主修课要少美国传统〔mom-and-pop〕So we know that there will be fewer distributors. Many moms-and-pops will die.由此我们知道分销商的数量将会减少,许多夫妻老婆店将随之消失。英汉大词典〔net result/outcome/effect〕The net result/outcome/effect of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams.这座新桥的最终结果将是交通堵塞减少。韦氏高阶〔no fewer than〕No fewer than five hundred delegates attended the conference.多达500名代表出席了大会。剑桥高阶〔no〕He committed no fewer than 91 errors.他犯的错误竟有91个之多。英汉大词典〔no〕Yesterday no fewer than thirty climbers reached the summit.昨天至少30名攀登者登上了顶峰。外研社新世纪〔numbers game〕Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.遗憾的是，他又玩起了老一套的数字游戏，吹嘘说目前属于公有部门的国营企业已不到300家。柯林斯高阶〔number〕The decline in numbers of young people means that fewer teachers will be needed.年轻人数量的下降意味着对教师的需求也会减少。牛津搭配〔opportunity〕There are fewer job/employment opportunities this year for graduates.今年毕业生的工作/就业机会更少了。韦氏高阶〔opportunity〕There are fewer opportunities for new graduates this year.对今年新毕业的大学生来说，就业机会要少一些。朗文当代〔ordinary〕Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ordinary people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.这本杂志的读者说他们希望多登一些普通人的故事，少登一些关于富人和名人的事情。剑桥高阶〔oriented〕Fewer young fledged from southerly oriented nests than from those oriented north.从向南的鸟巢出窝的幼鸟要少于从向北的鸟巢出窝的幼鸟。外研社新世纪〔perverse〕There is a perverse logic in the suggestion that fewer people should be imprisoned because prisons have almost reached maximum capacity.有人建议入狱人员的数量应当减少, 理由是监狱快要人满为患了, 这其中的逻辑很怪。外研社新世纪〔plant〕Several years after the hatchery fish were planted, there were found fewer second-generation young coho in the stocked streams.在将孵化场里的鱼放养几年后, 放养溪中的第二代银大麻哈幼鱼见少了。外研社新世纪〔play〕When the new policy comes into play, fewer people will have control.新政策生效的时候，较少有人能把控。麦克米伦高阶〔plug in〕There were fewer temporary engineers to plug in in that city because of low pay.由于报酬低，该城市雇用得到的临时工程师就更少了。21世纪英汉〔political asylum〕Fewer than 10 percent of applicants are granted political asylum by German courts.申请政治庇护者中，只有不到10%获得了德国法庭批准。柯林斯高阶〔political asylum〕Fewer than 10 percent of applicants are granted political asylum by the courts.申请政治庇护者中, 只有不到10%获得了法庭批准。外研社新世纪〔popular〕Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men.与普遍的看法相反，女性交通肇事比男性少。牛津高阶〔print〕We found that television and radio gave rise to far fewer complaints than did the printed media.我们发现电视和广播引发的投诉比印刷媒体要少多了。柯林斯高阶〔produce〕We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.我们现在用少得多的工人生产出数量相同的货物。麦克米伦高阶〔prod〕Kenya's experience suggests that a nation needs a combination of catalysts to prod couples to have fewer children.肯尼亚的经验表明, 为鼓励少生, 政府需出台多种激励性政策。外研社新世纪〔purpose〕For the purposes of this study, we ignored the responses of those with fewer than three children.为了这项研究，我们忽略了那些少于3人的孩子的反应。麦克米伦高阶〔pyramid〕Many organizations have a pyramid structure (= there are fewer people at the top levels of them than there are at the bottom).许多团体是金字塔式的组织结构。剑桥高阶〔question〕Whether children are reading fewer books is open to question (= there is some doubt about it).人们怀疑孩子们是否书读得少了。剑桥高阶〔receive〕Fewer people receive state benefits now.现在得到政府津贴的人更少了。麦克米伦高阶〔reduction〕The reduction of the speed limit resulted in fewer traffic accidents.车速限制的降低使交通事故减少。英汉大词典〔reflect〕This year's budget simply reflects the fact that we have fewer people out of work.本年度的预算仅仅反映出失业人口有所减少。牛津搭配〔resource〕There will be fewer hospitals but they will be adequately resourced.医院数量将减少，但会得到充分的资金保障。麦克米伦高阶〔restriction〕The revised programme would carry fewer restrictions on spending.修改后的方案将减少对支出限制的规定。英汉大词典〔season〕There will be more documentaries and fewer quiz shows in the autumn season on TV.秋季电视上会播放更多的纪录片，智力问答节目会比较少。剑桥高阶〔send〕The courts are sending fewer offenders to prison.法院判处收监的犯人在减少。英汉大词典〔short-staffed〕Having fewer staff members than is usual or desirable.人手短缺的：较平常或所需的员工数量少的美国传统〔side effect〕A side effect of the new law is that fewer people will take out insurance.这项新法律的一个未曾预料的结果是购买保险的人少了。剑桥高阶〔sinfonietta〕A symphony that is shorter than usual or that calls for fewer than the usual number of instruments.小交响曲：一个比通常交响曲短的或需要的乐器比通常少的交响乐美国传统〔solder〕Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.焊接电路板需要的工人减少了。外研社新世纪〔solder〕Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.焊接电路板需要的工人更少了。柯林斯高阶〔space〕Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart.女人再次减少了生孩子的数量，而且生育之间相隔的时间也更长了。柯林斯高阶〔squeak〕He squeaked into office by fewer than 2,000 votes.他以不足2000票勉强当选入职。韦氏高阶〔starter〕Fewer than half the starters will finish within four hours.不到一半的参赛者将在4小时内完成比赛。麦克米伦高阶〔strength〕The police force is below strength at the moment (=there are fewer police than there should be).目前警力不足。朗文当代〔strength〕These cuts have left the local police force under strength(= with fewer members than it needs).这几次裁减造成地方警力不足。牛津高阶〔stroke〕He won by two strokes(= in golf, by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent).他以少于对手两杆的成绩获胜。牛津高阶〔study〕A new study shows that fewer students are studying science.一项新的研究显示，学理科的学生减少了。牛津搭配〔super giant slalom〕A downhill skiing race that has fewer gates set farther apart than those used in a giant slalom.超大回转滑雪赛：一种向下滑坡的滑雪比赛，门比大回转滑雪赛少得多，而且距离也远得多美国传统〔surfeit〕Fewer die of hunger than of surfeit.暴饮暴食比饥饿更能要人命。外研社新世纪〔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〔terror〕Childbirth now held fewer terrors for her than it once had.她现在不像原来那样害怕分娩了。柯林斯高阶〔than〕There were fewer than twenty people there.那里有不到二十个人。牛津高阶〔threshold〕Fewer than forty per cent voted — the threshold for results to be valid.投票的人不到 40%——投票结果无效。柯林斯高阶〔thus〕Fewer pupils will attend the schools, and they will thus have fewer teachers.上学的学生人数会减少，因此他们将会减少教师的数量。麦克米伦高阶〔tip〕We get fewer tips on weeknights.周一至周五的晚上我们收到的小费少些。牛津搭配〔title〕The company is publishing fewer titles than last year.公司出版的书比去年品种少。牛津搭配〔trio〕She wanted to play more duets and trios and fewer solo numbers.她希望多演奏一些二重奏和三重奏乐曲, 少一些独奏曲。外研社新世纪〔true〕As there are fewer teenagers, the crime rate may go down. The same holds true for traffic accidents.十几岁的青少年较少,犯罪率有可能下降。这情况同样适用于交通事故发生率。英汉大词典〔true〕It's generally true to say that fewer people are needed nowadays.总的来说现在需要的人员少了。朗文当代〔undercount〕To record fewer than the actual number of (persons in a census, for example).少计：记录少于（如，普查中的人口）实际数目美国传统〔undersubscribed〕Having fewer participants or subscribers than desirable.认购不足的，供过于求的：参与者或认购者比期望数量少的美国传统〔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〔way〕Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries.各国不可能两全其美：环境更清洁的代价有时可能就是污染企业就业岗位的减少。柯林斯高阶〔wildness〕Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.只有不到1,000只大熊猫仍然在野外生活。柯林斯高阶〔zap〕In the old days there were fewer channels to zap.过去的时候，能切换的频道要少得多。麦克米伦高阶Fewer foreign exhibitors took part in the fair this year.参加今年交易会的外国展商比去年少。牛津商务Fewer graduates are taking jobs in industry, choosing instead careers in the civil service, the universities and the‘caring’professions.较少的毕业生从事工业领域的工作，而是在政府的文职机关、大学以及护理行业寻找职业。剑桥国际Fewer people smoke these days than used to.现在吸烟的人比以前少了。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Fewer than 12 per cent of workers are union members.不到 12% 的工人是工会会员。牛津商务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As the new technology was applied to farming, fewer workers were needed.随着新技术在农业中的应用，对工人的需求减少了。牛津商务Currently, there are fewer firms in business (= operating) in the area than ever before.现在,还在该地区经营的公司比以前任何时候都少。剑桥国际Customers with ten items or fewer can use the express lane. 购买十件或以下商品的顾客可以走快速通道。牛津商务He wants to see fewer gongs going automatically to senior diplomats and civil servants.他希望看到自动授予老资格的外交家和国家公务员的奖章数量减少。剑桥国际I eat less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to.我巧克力和饼干比过去吃得少。剑桥国际If this product does fewer than 12 stock turns a year, it is overstocked.如果这一产品每年的存货周转次数少于 12 次，就是库存过多了。牛津商务If you just take fewer puffs on/(Br also) at each cigarette you'll reduce your smoking without really missing it.如果你每支烟少吸几口，你就能减少吸烟而又不是真的不抽烟。剑桥国际Instead of fewer accidents, there were more. 意外事故非但没有减少，反而增多了。译典通It is ironic that although many items are now cheaper to make, fewer people can afford to buy them.虽然很多物品的制作成本降低了，但能买得起的人却更少了，真是一种讽刺。剑桥国际It's simply not true to say that we can do the same amount of work with fewer staff.说我们可以用更少的员工做同量的工作是不确实的。剑桥国际Many organizations have a pyramid structure (= there are fewer people at the top levels of them than there are at the bottom).许多团体拥有金字塔式结构。剑桥国际The Act defines ‘small companies’ as firms with fewer than 25 employees.这法案将“小企业”定义为员工少于 25 人的企业。牛津商务The cross-Channel ferries are cheaper out of season (= during the period when fewer people want to travel).横渡海峡的渡轮在淡季时比较便宜。剑桥国际The end result of these changes will be more bureaucracy and fewer resources.这些变化的最终结果将是更多的官僚作风，更少的资源。剑桥国际The examination is so hard that fewer than 2% of all applicants pass.考试这么难，以致于所有申请人中不到百分之二通过。剑桥国际The fast train (= one that stops at fewer stations and travels quickly) to London takes less than an hour.到伦敦的快车需时不到一小时。剑桥国际The government aims to make British industry leaner and fitter (= employing fewer people and with lower costs).政府旨在使英国的工业更加精简（雇用的人更少，成本更低）。牛津商务The new methods used in factories are more productive but provide fewer jobs.工厂采用的新方法提高了生产效率，但减少了就业机会。牛津商务There will be more documentaries and fewer quiz shows in the autumn season on TV.秋季电视上会有更多的纪录片，而少一些智力竞赛节目。剑桥国际Three-quarters of the 672 doctors interviewed claimed to have fewer than four drinks a week and 12% said they were teetotal.接受采访的672位医生中有四分之三主张每周喝酒以四杯为限，12%说他们是主张绝对戒酒的。剑桥国际Use the express checkout if you are buying five items or fewer.购买五件或以下商品请用快速结账柜枱。牛津商务We like to travel in the autumn when there are fewer tourists.我们喜欢在秋季旅行，那时游客较少。剑桥国际We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.我们需要减少燃料消耗，方法是减少路上的车辆。剑桥国际Whether children are reading fewer books is open to question (= there is some doubt about it).人们怀疑孩子们是否书读得少了。剑桥国际While personal attention is important, do not be overly impressed by tiny classes--a year in a group of five or fewer can be stultifying.尽管个人关注很重要，但用不着过分看重小班----在一个五人或不到五人的小组里学一年可能收效甚微。剑桥国际With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing (=moving forward) more smoothly than usual.路上的车辆少了，交通就比平日要畅通了。剑桥国际 |
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