| 短语 | Less |
| 释义 | Less Less 扣除;减除：When we finished their work，they gave us as our reward one hundred yuan less five yuan for the service charge.当我们做完他们的工作以后，他们给我们的报酬是100元，但扣了5元手续费。/ The profit our company obtained last year was a million yuan less transactions tax.去年我们公司所得利润扣除营业税是一百万元。/ Mr Brown’s salary is thirty pounds a week less two pounds for insurance premium.布朗先生每周的薪水是30镑，另扣除2镑的保险费。/ That shop earned two hundred yuan in its business less ten yuan for commission.那家商店营业上赚了200元，扣除10元的佣金。◆本词也是形容词，词义为：少量的;较……少的：Please give us less coffee，for most of us prefer tea.请少给我们一些咖啡，因为我们大部分人都愿意喝茶。/ I am suffering from lack of appetite，less food will be enough for me.我胃口不好，少量的食物我就够了。/ We cannot afford to buy a new-type refrigerator，for we have less money than needed.我们买不起新式电冰箱，因为我们的钱不够。◆本词也是副词，词义为：不如;较少;较差：John is more diligent but less careful than his brother.约翰比他的弟弟更勤勉，但不那么细心。/ Mary is ill，she eats much less than before.玛丽病了，她吃的比以前少得多了。/ An honest man should work more and talk less.一个诚实的人应当少说多做。◆本词也是名词，词义为：较少的量(指数量、物体、时间等)：They both lost money in business，but one lost less than the other.营业中他们二人都赔了钱，但是其中的一个比另一个赔的少。/ That rich man spent no less than one hundred yuan in his journey.那个富人旅行中花的钱不下于100元。/ To our surprise，the sculptor finished such a magnificent sculpture in less than a year.使我们吃惊的是，那雕塑家竟在不到一年的时间里完成了这样一件宏伟的雕塑。 |
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