Vegetarians are less likely to suffer from obesity.素食者患肥胖症的可能性较小。

He's a lot less intelligent than her.他远不如她聪明。

I often think about those less fortunate than me.我经常想到那些不如我幸运的人。

He still eats meat, but far less often.他还吃肉, 但次数少多了。

He goes out less than he used to.他不像以前那样经常出去了。

I visit him less than I should.我没有像我应该做的那样经常去拜访他。

We are eating more and exercising less.我们吃得多了, 锻炼却少了。

She sounded less and less eager to come with us.她听上去越来越没那么渴望和我们一起来。

We go out less and less.我们出去的次数越来越少。

The less he works, the more he complains.他工作得越少, 抱怨就越多。

Her greeting was less than enthusiastic.她的问候一点儿也不热情。

She was less than helpful.她一点儿忙也不帮。

Trade union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.那个时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业, 倒不如说是一种使命。

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。

He didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.他连女朋友都没有, 更不用说有妻子了。

She did not understand our feelings, and those of her family even less.她连我们的感受都不能理解, 更不用说她家人的感受了。

A bit less, please.请再少一点儿。

It cost a bit less than we thought.费用比我们想的少了一点点。

Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside.乡村高速公路的覆盖率实际上不到0.1%。

Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.不到半个小时后他回到了楼上。

Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies.去年投向高科技公司的资金较少。

I see less of them now they've moved.他们搬走了, 我现在很少看到他们了。

Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.现在贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。

The book was less of a success than I'd hoped.这本书不像我所希望的那么成功。

Many basic goods are now rationed. Less and less is available.很多基本商品现在都要定量供给。能买到的东西越来越少。

I met the Prime Minister, no less!我居然遇到了首相！

No less than 45% of the electorate abstained.多达45％的选民弃权了。

No one will think any less of you if you own up.如果你坦白承认的话, 没有人会看轻你的。

I've got less time for hobbies now.我现在花在业余爱好上的时间越来越少了。

A shower uses less water than a bath.淋浴比盆浴用的水少。

No less a figure than the President watches the programme.正是总统本人观看了这个节目。

It costs £500 less tax.扣除税款, 费用是500英镑。

less 10% discount减去10％的折扣