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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ALMOST〕It rains more or less every day here in November. 到了11月，这里几乎天天下雨。朗文写作活用〔CHARACTER〕Besides intelligence and charm, Bella had some less desirable qualities. 除了头脑聪慧和富于魅力外，贝拉还有些不太可爱的性格特质。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕The management have offered less money than we wanted so what's our next move? 资方出的钱比我们想要的少，那么下一步我们怎么办？朗文写作活用〔EFFICIENT/NOT EFFICIENT〕Less complex business processes can reduce costs and improve efficiency and quality. 简化业务手续可降低成本，提高效率和质量。朗文写作活用〔IMPROVE〕Accidents have become less frequent, thanks to recent improvements in our safety checks. 由于我们近来改进了安全检查，事故的发生率降低了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Since we got the car, we walk a lot less than we used to. 我们自从有了汽车，走路比以前少多了。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕Some of the miners were earning less than $2 an hour. 有些矿工一小时赚的钱还不到两美元。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕There she was, less than ten feet away from me, walking past with the other guests of honour. 她就在那里，在离我不到10英尺的地方，和其他贵宾一起走过。朗文写作活用〔OBEY〕Patients who are less compliant may be forced to take medication against their will. 不太听话的病人可能要被强迫服药。朗文写作活用〔OWE〕He protected less profitable state farms by writing off their debts. 他保护不怎么赢利的州立农场，取消他们的债务。朗文写作活用〔REMIND/MAKE SB REMEMBER〕The movie evokes a simpler time when life was less complicated. 这部影片唤起人们对过去那个纯朴年代的回忆，那时候的生活没那么复杂。朗文写作活用〔SAME〕They were doing the same jobs as the men, but being paid less. 她们做的是和男人一样的工作，可是拿的钱却比他们少。朗文写作活用〔SPEND MONEY OR TIME|花钱/时间〕In less than three years he had squandered the entire family fortune. 不到三年，他就把家里所有的财产都挥霍一空。朗文写作活用〔STRONG〕Less robust persons might need a siesta, but Eva worked right through from dawn till dusk. 身体不是那么健壮的人也许要午睡，但伊娃却从早到晚地工作。朗文写作活用〔SUBJECT〕How can we best help less developed countries? That's the really important question. 我们如何才能对欠发达国家给予最大的帮助？这才是真正重要的问题。朗文写作活用〔TIDY〕Though she was still immaculately groomed, there seemed somehow less poise about her. 虽然她依旧打扮得十分整洁，但不知怎么好像少了些自信。朗文写作活用〔USE〕Women tend to burn up calories less efficiently than men. 女性消耗热量往往比男性慢。朗文写作活用〔a couple〕This one costs a couple less dollars than that one.这个比那个便宜几美元。韦氏高阶〔accommodating〕She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be.她似乎不像以前那么顺着老板了。韦氏高阶〔actuality〕The actualities are often less than ideal.实际情况往往没有理想中的那么好。外研社新世纪〔adequate〕The amount of money we have been given is more or less adequate.给我们的钱基本上够用。牛津搭配〔advantaged〕Some of the boys come from less advantaged backgrounds.这些男孩中有些家境较差。朗文当代〔axe〕Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.其他盈利较少的服务预计今年稍晚将大量削减。牛津高阶〔azygous〕If the obstruction is above the entry of the azygous vein, the syndrome is less pronounced.如果梗阻位于奇静脉入口上方，症状则会表现得相对不明显一些。剑桥高阶〔balance out〕They made less than comparable city workers but the cost of living was much less so that balanced out.与有可比性的城市工人相比, 他们挣得较少, 但是生活成本要低得多, 所以就相互抵消了。外研社新世纪〔bind〕The world of advertising is obviously less bound by convention than the world of banking.显然，广告业比银行业更少受到惯例的束缚。柯林斯高阶〔bit〕Maybe we'll hear a little bit less noise.也许我们听到的噪音会稍微少一点儿。柯林斯高阶〔bother〕I usually buy sliced bread. It's less bother.我通常买切片面包, 这还省事些。外研社新世纪〔boxing〕Some speakers argued that boxing was less dangerous than rugby.一些发言者认为拳击的危险性比橄榄球小。外研社新世纪〔brief〕The plan is to change the radio station's style: in brief, less talk and more music.这个计划准备改变广播电台的风格，简言之，少谈话多放音乐。麦克米伦高阶〔bruising〕The bruising should soon become less painful.这些伤痕很快就不会那么疼了。剑桥高阶〔burn〕As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories.随着年龄的增长，我们的身体消耗热量的能力越来越弱。朗文当代〔buy〕For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.对他们来说，富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才获得的。柯林斯高阶〔candid〕I felt she was being less than candid with me.我感觉她对我一点儿都不坦诚。牛津搭配〔carry〕To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).维护，支持：维护或支持（如弱小的或是能力差的人）美国传统〔chance〕The chance of rain is less than 20%.下雨的可能性不到20%。麦克米伦高阶〔charitable〕Some critics said the show was good in parts - those less charitable said the whole thing was a disaster.有些批评家说演出有些部分还不错——而那些不那么厚道的批评家则说整场演出都糟透了。剑桥高阶〔childlike〕Standing, she looked less childlike.她站着的话，看起来就不那么像小孩子了。朗文当代〔circumnavigate〕Our race to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days is over.我们80天内环游世界的比赛已经结束了。外研社新世纪〔closed〕It might be less draughty if the door were closed.把门关上可能就不会有那么强的穿堂风了。剑桥高阶〔coinsurance〕A form of insurance in which a person insures property for less than its full value and agrees to be responsible for the difference.共同保险：一种担保形式，一人保证得到少于全值的财产，并同意对差值负有责任美国传统〔cold〕The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day.第二天早晨脑子清醒时，这房子似乎就不那么吓人了。朗文当代〔comparison〕Smaller towns have less money to spend, so their systems are very modest in comparison.小城镇没有多少钱可花，所以他们的体系相比之下也很简单。麦克米伦高阶〔considerable〕Their dinner parties had become considerably less formal.他们的晚餐会已经远不如以前正式。柯林斯高阶〔cool〕To make less warm.使…变凉美国传统〔corner the market〕They've more or less cornered the fast-food market - they're in every big city in the world.他们几乎垄断了快餐市场——世界各大城市都有他们的分店。剑桥高阶〔crumble〕Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。牛津高阶〔daring〕There are plenty of activities at the resort for the less daring.度假胜地有许多活动是供不太敢于冒险的人玩的。牛津高阶〔defined〕Here the path is less defined.小路在这里就不那么清楚好认了。柯林斯高阶〔dictate〕The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments.这些军官多多少少都能和继任的各届政府谈些条件。柯林斯高阶〔directive〕The team leader will have a less directive role.这名队长将起较小的指导作用。朗文当代〔do with〕I could do with a little less criticism right now, if you don't mind! 如果你不介意，我希望现在少点批评！韦氏高阶〔ecological footprint〕I'm trying to reduce my ecological footprint by cycling more and driving less.我试图通过多骑车、少开车减少我的生态足迹。剑桥高阶〔effort〕Make a conscious effort to drink less tea and coffee.要有意识地少喝茶和咖啡。麦克米伦高阶〔elitist〕The legal profession is starting to be less elitist and more representative.法律行业正开始变得更具平民性, 不像从前那么精英化。外研社新世纪〔elitist〕The legal profession is starting to be less elitist and more representative.法律行业正开始变得更具平民性，不像从前那么精英化。柯林斯高阶〔enthusiastic〕She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain.她对去西班牙更是不感兴趣。牛津高阶〔exercise〕People who can exercise some control over their surroundings feel less anxious.能对周围环境有所控制的人就不会那么焦虑。朗文当代〔extend〕Her solicitude extends to all of the less fortunate.她对所有处境不幸的人都很关怀。英汉大词典〔fallacy〕It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些;这种观点是一种谬见。柯林斯高阶〔fare〕Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.街对面的餐馆提供便宜一些的饭菜。韦氏高阶〔favourable〕Part-time workers should not receive less favourable treatment than full-timers.兼职员工的待遇不应低于全职员工。麦克米伦高阶〔fecund〕Large animals are less fecund than small ones.大动物没有小动物繁殖能力强。柯林斯高阶〔follow〕The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.根据这些调研得出的结论是，市中心区的学校需要增加资金投入，而不是要减少。朗文当代〔forthcoming〕She has been less than forthcoming about her involvement in the scandal.对于自己与那桩丑闻的牵连，她越来越讳莫如深。韦氏高阶〔generation〕The younger generation smokes less than their parents did.年轻的一代比他们父母这一代人吸烟要少。剑桥高阶〔globular cluster〕A system of stars, generally smaller in size than a galaxy, that is more or less globular in conformation.恒星团：恒星系统，一般体积比星系小，其结构近似球形美国传统〔gratuitously〕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。柯林斯高阶〔hard-pressed〕The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.该地区的消费者经济窘迫，在奢侈品上的开销比以前少了。柯林斯高阶〔haul〕Take the coast road—it'll be less of a haul(= an easier journey).走海岸线吧，这样会好走一些。牛津高阶〔heaping〕For less than $5, you get a sandwich, a heaping helping of fries, and a soft drink.花不到5美元，你就可以得到一块三明治，一大份薯条，一杯软饮料。剑桥高阶〔hers〕The author can report other people's results which more or less agree with hers.作者可以提及其他人得出的和她自己基本吻合的结果。柯林斯高阶〔humanity〕Guilt and a sense of common humanity make people less harsh.内疚感和人类的博爱使得人们少了几分严酷。牛津搭配〔hunt down〕I'm sure he will be hunted down in less than a week.我敢保证他一定会在一个星期内被捉拿归案。21世纪英汉〔hypotonic〕Pathology Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.【病理学】 张力减退的：（比如动脉或肌肉）比正常张力少的美国传统〔infested〕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恢复正常了。外研社新世纪〔innately〕Older people either have less spending money or are more innately cautious.老年人要么零用钱少, 要么就是生性花钱谨慎。外研社新世纪〔insofar as〕We are entering a period of less danger insofar as the threat of nuclear war between the superpowers is less.超级大国之间发生核战争的威胁变小了, 从这一点上来说, 我们正进入一个危险较少的时期。外研社新世纪〔intuitive〕Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.一般都认为男人的直觉不如女人敏锐。剑桥高阶〔kill〕He killed three beers in less than an hour.他不到一小时就喝光了三瓶啤酒。韦氏高阶〔last〕The marriage had lasted for less than two years.这段婚姻维持了不到两年。外研社新世纪〔lead〕With two laps to go Ngomo led by less than two seconds.还剩下两圈时恩科莫领先不到两秒钟。剑桥高阶〔less〕Less of your impudence! 不得无礼! (或:收敛些!)英汉大词典〔less〕Less people go to the concert than to the movies.去听音乐会的人比去看电影的少。文馨英汉〔less〕Less than 30 of them survived.他们之中存活下来的不到三十人[个]。文馨英汉〔less〕Children of very low ability should not be permitted to pay less attention to the sciences.不应让能力非常差的孩子放松对理科课程的学习。柯林斯高阶〔less〕He can't run a mile, much less complete a marathon.他连一英里都跑不到，更不用说跑一场马拉松了。韦氏高阶〔less〕He gave us our money back, less the $2 service charge.他把钱还给我们，扣去了两美元的服务费。朗文当代〔less〕He still eats meat, but far less often.他还吃肉, 但次数少多了。外研社新世纪〔less〕He's trying to save more and spend less.他在设法少花钱多存钱。韦氏高阶〔less〕Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.她的建议往往毫无帮助。柯林斯高阶〔less〕I aim to spend less of my time travelling from place to place.我打算少花些时间在旅游上。麦克米伦高阶〔less〕I never talked about the marriage, still less about my ex-wife.我从未谈论过婚姻, 更别提谈论我的前妻了。外研社新世纪〔less〕She visits much/far less often than she used to.她拜访的次数远少于以前了。韦氏高阶〔less〕She's less happy than she was.她比以前不快乐。文馨英汉〔less〕Social class matters a lot less than it used to.社会阶层远不如以前重要了。朗文当代〔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 other option would be for me to own less of the house but that would be stupid.还有一个选择是我放弃房子的部分产权，但这是个蠢办法。柯林斯高阶〔less〕The victory was nothing less than a miracle.这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。牛津高阶〔less〕The visiting foreign minister was reluctant to deal with anyone less than the Secretary of State.来访的外长不愿同级别低于国务卿的任何官员打交道。英汉大词典〔less〕You had better eat less meat.你最好少吃点肉。文馨英汉〔lighten〕To make less heavy.使变轻美国传统〔lime〕He spread lime over the garden to make the soil less acidic.他在花园撒右灰以减少土壤的酸性。韦氏高阶〔little〕He ate little, and drank less.他没吃什么东西，更没喝什么。柯林斯高阶〔little〕It cost me little less than ￡80.这使我花费了几达80镑之多。英汉大词典〔little〕She drinks little less than her husband.她喝酒喝得几乎和她丈夫一样多。英汉大词典〔mint〕I bought a two-year-old car, in mint condition, with less than 20,000 miles.我买了一辆开了两年的车，车子簇新，才开了两万英里。剑桥高阶〔moderate〕To become less violent, severe, or extreme; abate.变缓和：变得较不激烈、不剧烈或不极端；缓和美国传统〔more or less〕He more or less admitted he'd done it.他差不多算是承认了是他做的。剑桥高阶〔more〕I told him the truth. No more, no less.我告诉了他真相，未加任何演绎。柯林斯高阶〔more〕Roger's ideas had been more or less ignored.罗杰的想法差不多被忽视了。麦克米伦高阶〔more〕They've settled here more or less permanently.他们差不多永久定居在这儿了。朗文当代〔more〕We need 22 boxes—no more, no less.我们需要22盒，不多也不少。韦氏高阶〔much〕With an 18-watt fluorescent bulb you get as much light but use 75% less electricity.用18瓦的荧光灯灯泡有同样的亮度，而用电量却减少75％。柯林斯高阶〔nature〕Her illness was Nature's way of telling her to do less.她的疾病是天意在告诉她不要太劳累。牛津高阶〔net〕The net effect of these interventions has been to make Britain less effective at generating growth.这些干预的最终效果是影响了英国在刺激增长方面的成效。外研社新世纪〔nitpicking〕If you spent less time nitpicking, you'd get more work done.如果你少花点时间吹毛求疵，就可以完成更多工作。剑桥高阶〔offspring〕Eleanor was now less anxious about her offspring than she had once been.埃莉诺现在不像以往那样为子女忧心了。外研社新世纪〔ordinary〕It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream.它所含热量比普通的冰激凌少了25卡路里。柯林斯高阶〔ought〕By rights the Social Democrats ought to be the favourites in the election. But nothing looks less certain.社会民主党按理应该最有希望赢得这次选举，但一切从未如此不确定过。柯林斯高阶〔passing〕Her grief became less intense with the passing years.随着光阴的流逝，她的悲伤不那么强烈了。朗文当代〔pedigreed〕A pedigreed product can cost twice as much as less well-known varieties.知名产品可能是其他类似产品价格的两倍。剑桥高阶〔personage〕The premiere was attended by no less a personage than the president himself.出席首次公演的是和总统本人一样重要的人物。韦氏高阶〔personally〕Personally I couldn't care less.我个人毫不在乎。文馨英汉〔piddling〕They are making piddling profits of less than $20,000.他们赚的利润很低，还不到两万美元。剑桥高阶〔pitch〕They had timber-boarded roofs with a pitch of not less than 45°.他们让木板屋顶斜度不小于45度。外研社新世纪〔pliable〕As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable.随着宝宝的成长, 其骨骼的柔韧性会降低。外研社新世纪〔prise〕I more or less had to prise it out of him.我或多或少得逼他供出情况。朗文当代〔profession〕The energy companies' professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day.能源公司对支持环保的表态似乎一天比一天不可信。剑桥高阶〔reactive〕The skin of an old person is less reactive than that of a young person.老人的皮肤对于刺激的反应不如青年人的灵敏。英汉大词典〔regime〕The authorities moved him to the less rigid regime of an open prison.当局把他转到一个管制不那么严格的开放式监狱。柯林斯高阶〔repose〕His face looked less hard in repose.他睡眠时，脸上显得不那么无情。朗文当代〔reprint〕Reprints are less expensive than original editions.翻版书比原版要便宜。英汉大词典〔residence〕Average residence in one place is less than four years.通常人们在一个地方的居住时间平均不会超过4年。外研社新世纪〔retrogression〕Biology A return to a less complex or more primitive state or stage.【生物学】 退化：向不太复杂的或更原始的状态或阶段的回归美国传统〔ripe〕Eat less and exercise more if you want to live to a ripe old age .想长寿要少吃多锻炼。朗文当代〔seating〕The stadium has seating for less than 10 000.这个体育场有不到 10,000 个座位。牛津搭配〔selfish〕I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being selfish? 我希望他少花点时间陪朋友，多花点时间陪我。我很自私吗？韦氏高阶〔settle for sth〕He wants a full refund and he won't settle for anything less.他想全额退款，少一分也不行。剑桥高阶〔shade〕A shade less than 50 per cent approve of the idea.略少于50％的人赞同这个意见。麦克米伦高阶〔shift〕These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade.这些气候变化是在不到 10 年的时间内出现的。牛津搭配〔showy〕Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy.也许你该穿一些不那么花哨的衣服。韦氏高阶〔show〕As has been shown by our study, young people are less likely to vote.我们的研究证明，年轻人投票的可能性较小。麦克米伦高阶〔similarly〕The first letter she wrote me was less than a page long, and her second letter was similarly brief.她写给我的第一封信不到一页，第二封信也差不多那么短。朗文当代〔sink〕The company's stock sank after it announced that profits were less than expected.这家公司宣布其收益低于预期值后，股票价格下跌了。韦氏高阶〔slap〕The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist.他们对她开出的罚金不过是一个轻微的警告而已。柯林斯高阶〔square〕Ensure that the exposed area is less than 2 cm2.要确保暴露在外的面积小于2平方厘米。剑桥高阶〔static〕The population remained more or less static.人口基本上保持稳定。牛津搭配〔sting〕He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words(= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult).他冲她微微一笑，想使他的话不至于刺痛她。牛津高阶〔than〕It cost less than I expected.它比我预计的便宜。剑桥高阶〔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〔together〕Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.他们总共占不到总人口的 5%。柯林斯高阶〔turn aside〕They turned aside from the main path onto less well-trodden ways.他们离开大路, 走上没那么多人走的小路。外研社新世纪〔twilight〕He became less radical in his twilight years.他晚年的时候不那么激进了。韦氏高阶〔uncut〕Uncut diamonds are worth less than those that have been cut and shaped.未经雕琢的钻石不如那些切割好的值钱。剑桥高阶〔undersell〕To sell (something) at a price less than the actual value.廉价出卖，亏本出售：以低于实际价值的价格出售（某物）美国传统〔unfashionable〕They paid less for the house because it was in an unfashionable part of town.他们买的这个房子价格低一些，因为位置在城里没有那么热门的一个地方。剑桥高阶〔unmanned〕The fare from the last unmanned station is probably less than a pound.从上一个无人站过来的费用可能还不到1镑。柯林斯高阶〔unmanned〕The fare from the last unmanned station is probably less than a pound.从上一个无人站过来的费用很可能还不到1镑。外研社新世纪〔used to〕I feel less anger than I used to.我觉得自己比过去少了些怒气。外研社新世纪〔warmth〕The warmth of her voice made him feel less nervous.她亲切的声音使他感到不那么紧张了。麦克米伦高阶〔weed out〕They will review the applications to weed out the less qualified candidates.他们将审查申请表，剔除不合格的申请者。韦氏高阶〔well-off〕Many pensioners are less well-off (=have less money) than they used to be.许多退休人员生活都不如以前富裕了。朗文当代〔wind〕We'll wait till the wind drops (=blows less strongly) before we put the tent up.我们等风势减弱后再把帐篷支起来。朗文当代〔young〕The equipment is less than five years young.这设备使用还不到5年。英汉大词典〔zip〕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。柯林斯高阶Less than 2% of all overseas aid is going to improve communications.只有不到2%的国外援助将被用来改善通讯系统。剑桥国际Less than two weeks ago Gough finally served a writ on Slater, claiming damages for alleged loss of royalties.不到两个星期以前，高夫终于将传票送达给斯莱特，对所指控的版税损失提出赔偿要求。剑桥国际A well-balanced vegetarian diet can be a lot healthier for you than the average meat-eater's diet because it contains less fat and more fibre.对你来说平衡良好的素食饮食比食肉者的饮食要健康得多，因为前者含脂肪少一些而含纤维多一些。剑桥国际After a while the burning sensation began to subside and my skin looked less red and sore.过了一会儿，炙烧感渐渐减轻，我的皮肤看上去不那么又红又肿了。剑桥国际America's aid budget for sending food, medicine and equipment to less developed countries is many times less than what Americans spend on dieting.美国给不发达国家发送食品、药物和设备的援助预算比美国人用于减肥的花费要低很多倍。剑桥国际Exports were higher this year, though still piddling, at less than $1 billion.尽管数目不大，今年出口还是提高了，近10 亿美元。剑桥国际For the first time in my life I weigh less than 62 kilos.我这一辈子第一次体重轻于62公斤。剑桥国际Have a black coffee--that should sober you up (= make you less drunk)! 来杯清咖啡----那会使你清醒的。剑桥国际He has less strength than I. 他力气比我小。译典通He hasn't mellowed (= made less strong) his views on soft drugs--he's as opposed to legalization as he ever was.他对低毒性毒品的态度没有软化，和以前一样，他一直反对这类毒品的合法化。剑桥国际I want to buy a new durable car. My last one broke down in less than three months after bought it. 我想买一部耐用的新车。我的上一部买了不到三个月就坏了。译典通If you shop around you should be able to find most models selling for around 10% less than the manufacturer's list prices.如果你货比三家的话，你会发现大部分型号的商品售价要比生产厂家的价目表上的价格便宜大概10%左右。剑桥国际In-state students pay less to attend the state university than out-of-state residents.本州的学生上州立大学可比外州的学生少付学费。剑桥国际It's difficult to think of a less hospitable environment than the surface of the Moon.很难想象有比月球表面更恶劣的环境。剑桥国际Non-smokers are less likely to contract lung cancer than smokers.不吸烟者感染肺癌的可能性要比吸烟者小。剑桥国际Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than 2% this year.据预测说今年石油价格增长将低于2％。剑桥国际Seeing so many disasters on television makes us less sensitive to human tragedy and suffering.在电视上看到这么多灾祸使我们对人类的灾难和苦难变得麻木了。剑桥国际She stayed a month less two days. 她待了差两天一个月。译典通Small employers need support to comply with disability legislation (= that states that people with a disability must not be treated less fairly than others).小雇主需要资助以遵守残疾法规（必须平等对待残疾人）。牛津商务Such shoes usually wholesale for much less. 这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。译典通Television trivializes almost everything it touches and makes us less sensitive to human tragedy and suffering.电视使得它所触及到的几乎所有东西都显得不那么重要，使得我们对人类的悲剧和苦难不再那么容易动恻隐之心。剑桥国际The less well-developed areas of Europe are much less attractive as investment prospects than the major centres.欧洲发展次好地区作为投资前景的吸引力要比主要中心地区小得多。剑桥国际The favourable variance of $700 000 (= we spent $700 000 less than expected) is mainly due to good control of expenses.70 万元的正差额主要是由于对开支控制良好。牛津商务The heavy rain in the last few days has helped make the reservoirs less depleted.最近几天的大雨有助于使水库不那么枯竭。剑桥国际The ordinary players in the orchestra get paid much less than soloists.管弦乐队中的一般演奏者的薪水比独唱演员的薪水要少得多。剑桥国际The private sector can produce these products less expensively than the government.私营部门可以以比政府更低的成本生产这些产品。牛津商务The scatter diagram clearly shows that heavier vehicles use fuel less efficiently.这幅散点图清楚地显示出重型车辆的能耗效率较低。牛津商务Their dream was nothing less than a revolutionary project to bring computers and ordinary people together.他们梦想着能把计算机和普通老百姓联系在一起，这简直就像是一项革命性的工程。剑桥国际There is growing/mounting/increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.有越来越多的证据表明吃含维生素多的食物的人得某些癌症的可能性要小。剑桥国际There were no less than a thousand people there buying tickets.买票的人有上千个。剑桥国际Tony can barely boil an egg, much less (= and certainly not) cook dinner.托尼连鸡蛋都煮不好，更不用说烧饭了。剑桥国际We had walked less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest.我们才走了不到三公里，罗伯特就说他想要休息。剑桥国际When the recession began / started to bite, people spent less on eating out in restaurants.当经济衰退后果显现时，人们很少外出到饭店就餐。剑桥国际You can buy a negative ion hair dryer for less than 1000 NT dollars. 目前流行的负离子吹风机，一台还不到一千块台币。译典通 |
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