1 ADJ-COMPAR [ADJ n] 较少的；较轻的；较小的 You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned. 较少的；较轻的；较小的
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No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors.
药物治疗不可能孤立地发生作用，多多少少会受很多其他因素的影响。
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The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands.
最可能成为盟国的有爱尔兰和丹麦，放宽些还可以把荷兰算上。
Lesser is also an adverb.
2 ADJ-COMPAR [ADJ n] 次要的；较不重要的 You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type. 次要的；较不重要的
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They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage.
他们承认了刑事毁坏的较轻罪名。
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He was feared by other, lesser, men.
其他那些不如他的男人都很怕他。
SYN lower, slighter, secondary, subsidiary
3 N-IN-NAMES （用在鸟类、哺乳动物、植物等名称中）小 Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants. （用在鸟类、哺乳动物、植物等名称中）小
4 the lesser of two evils→see: evil
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