单词 | no less |
释义 | no lessno less a) used to emphasize that an amount or number is large 不少于,多达 no less than By 1977, the USA was importing no less than 45% of its oil. 到了1977年,美国有高达45%的石油依赖进口。 b) used to emphasize that the person or thing you are talking about is important or impressive 正是;竟是〔强调谈及的人或物很重要〕 Our awards were presented by the mayor, no less. 给我们颁奖的正是市长。 The message came from no less a person than the prime minister. 电文竟是首相发来的。 Examples from the Corpus no less• Yet priorities are no less a matter of concern here than in other areas.• It is no less barbaric than killing people on a street corner.• And now ... Ace's face was no less expressive.• One could remain in life, in the selfless performance of secular tasks, and arrive no less securely at the goal.• This helped Airtours generate no less than £8m in interest alone during the year.• And if his comparison was contrived, it is no less valid for that.• Housman's style is no less vulnerable to the distortions of the rhymed quatrain. → no less at less2(1) |
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