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| ADJ only before noun |
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| /ˈlesə/ |
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| 1 | formal smaller, less important , or less serious than something else 更小的；更少的；较不重要的；较不严重的 |
| matters of lesser importance 较不重要的事情 |
| He was flanked by two officers of lesser rank. 他两侧是两位级别较低的官员。 |
| lesser charge/offence She was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. 她被判犯了情节较轻的过失杀人罪。 |
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| 2 | used in the names of some animals, birds, or plants to show that they are a smaller type （用于一些动物、鸟类或植物的名字中，表明其形态较小） |
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| - | a lesser man/woman/person
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| someone who is not as good or as moral as someone else |
| 素质（或品行）较差的男子/女子/人 |
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| A lesser man wouldn’ t have admitted he was wrong. 若是品行较差的男人，他不会承认自己错了。 |
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| - | the lesser of two evils
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| the less unpleasant or harmful of two possible choices |
| 两害中的较轻者 |
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| He’ s convinced the voters that he is the lesser of two evils. 他使投票人深信他们两个中他还稍微好一些。 |
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| - | to a lesser extent/degree
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| less strongly or not as much |
| 在较小范围内/在较小程度上 |
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| She was encouraged by her mother and, to a lesser extent, her father. 她得到她母亲的鼓励，其次是父亲的。 |
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