less
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UK less adv: (not as)
SC 更少地
SC 较低
I drive to work rather than take the train because it's less expensive.
我开车上班，这样比坐火车更便宜。
less + [adjective] than adv: (not as ... as)
SC 不如
TC 不如
TC 不如
SC 比不上
I find representational art less interesting than abstract art.
我觉得抽象艺术比具像艺术更有意思。
less adj: (smaller in quantity)
SC 更少的 gèng shǎo de
SC 更小的 gèng shǎo de ，gèng xiǎo de
You have less work than I do.
你的工作量比我的小。
less adv: (not as much or as often)
SC 不用那么多
SC 无需经常
I'll be fine, mom! You should worry less.
我没事的，妈妈！不要那么担心。
less adv: (not as much or as often as) (范围、程度、频率等)
SC 较少的 jiào shǎo de
TC 較少的
TC 較少的
SC 较低的 jiào shǎo de ，jiào dī de
TC 較低的
TC 較低的
Richard exercises less than Audrey does.
理查德比奥德丽锻炼得少。
less prep: (minus)
SC 不算，不含
The ring sold for $5 million, less tax.
这枚戒指的税前售价为5百万美元。
less adj: nonstandard (with plural countable noun: fewer)
SC 更少的 gèng shǎo de
SC 比较少的
I've got less sweets than you.
我的糖果比你的更少。
less pron: (smaller amount)
SC 较少量 jiào shǎo liàng
TC 較少量
TC 較少量
SC 较小量 jiào shǎo liàng ，jiào xiǎo liàng
The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less.
价格是五十美元，不能再少了。
less pron: nonstandard (plural countable: fewer) (可数)
SC 更少的，较少的 gèng shǎo de ，jiào shǎo de
TC 較少的
TC 較少的
There are less here than before.
这儿的东西比以前少了。
less prep: (minus) (数学：减法)
SC 减去 jiǎn qù
Four less three equals one.
四减三等于一。
less suffix: (without the thing named) (后缀)
SC [表示没有，不]
If you're not dressed in time, you'll just have to go trouserless!
little adj: (small in size)
SC 小的 xiǎo de
This TV is big, but the one in our bedroom is little.
这个电视机很大，我们卧室里的那个却很小。
little adj: (not much) (程度)
SC 稍许，一点点，少到几乎没有 shāo xǔ ，yì diǎn dian，shǎo dào jī hū méi yǒu
TC 一點點
TC 一點點
She drinks little alcohol.
她喝了一点酒。
little adv: (small amount)
SC 一点点 yì diǎn dian
TC 一點點
TC 一點點
The child ate little at dinnertime.
那个孩子晚饭的时候只吃了一点点。
little adj: (sibling: younger)
SC 年幼的 nián yòu de
SC 幼小的 nián yòu de ，yòu xiǎo de
I have three little brothers and one big sister.
我有三个弟弟和一个姐姐。
little adj: (person: short) (人)
SC 矮小的，个子不高的 ǎi xiǎo de ，gè zi bù gāo de
She is too little to date a basketball player, isn't she?
她个子太矮小了，没办法和篮球运动员约会，对吧？
little adj: (trivial)
SC 琐碎的 suǒ suì de
TC 瑣碎的
TC 瑣碎的
SC 小事的 suǒ suì de ，xiǎo shì de
It is such a little thing. Why do they argue about it so much?
这完全就是件小事。他们为什么如此郑重其事地讨论？
little adj: (mind: narrow) (心胸、胸襟)
SC 狭隘的，狭窄的 xiá ài de，xiá zhǎi de
As Emerson said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
正如爱默生所说：“心胸狭隘的人总是念念不忘，要愚蠢地保持前后一致。”
little adj: (endearingly small)
SC 小得可爱的 xiǎo de kě ài de
Oh, what a beautiful little puppy!
哦，这条狗狗小得可爱，多漂亮啊！
little adv: (almost not at all)
SC 几乎没有地 jī hū méi yǒu de
She was very shy, and spoke little.
她很害羞，几乎不说话。
little adv: formal (not very)
SC 几乎不，不大 jī hū bù
TC 幾乎不
TC 幾乎不
I am little inclined to accept such an offer.
我不大倾向于接受这样的提议。
any less adv: (not as)
SC 没有，不足以 méi yǒu
TC 沒有
TC 沒有
Being young doesn't make her any less qualified for the job.
any less adv: (not as much)
SC 没那么多，更少 gèng shǎo
Even though I disapprove of what you did, that doesn't mean that I love you any less.
couldn't care less about [sth], could not care less about [sth] v expr: informal (feel completely apathetic towards)
SC 对…丝毫不感兴趣 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù
SC 毫不在意
SC 不喜欢 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù，bù xǐ huān
TC 不喜歡
TC 不喜歡
I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines.
even less adj: (not so, not as)
SC 甚至更少
This year's episodes of "Love or Lust" on TV are even less interesting than last year's.
even less adv: (to a smaller degree)
SC 更不用说 gèng bú yòng shuō
TC 更不用說
TC 更不用說
far less adj: (not nearly so, nowhere near as)
SC 远不如的 yuǎn bù rú de
TC 遠不如的
TC 遠不如的
SC 远不及的
SC 运比不上的
My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am.
far less adj: (not nearly as much)
SC 远低于的
TC 遠低於的
TC 遠低於的
SC 远少于的
I watch far less TV than I used to.
far less adv: (to a much lesser degree)
SC 程度低得多
I play guitar far less since taking up the piano.
less and less adv: (to a progressively smaller degree)
SC 越来越少地 yuè lái yuè shǎo de
As I get older I like the hot weather less and less every year.
less than adj: (not as many as) (数字、数目)
SC 小于…的，少于…的 xiǎo yú de，shǎo yú de
We have less than ten places available for students.
我们为学生准备的位置少于10个。
less than adj: (not as much or as great as)
SC 小于/少于/亚于…的
SC 比…少
She ate less than her brother. Five is less than seven.
五小于七。
她吃的比哥哥少。
make [sth/sb] less alarming vtr: (lessen the shock of [sth])
SC 使…变得不太惊人 shǐ biàn de bú tài jīng rén
The prime minister was accused of 'doctoring' crime figures to make them less alarming.
more haste, less speed expr: (Work carefully to finish faster)
SC 欲速则不达
Proofreading requires a lot of careful attention to detail; it's a case of more haste, less speed.
more or less adv: (to a greater or lesser extent)
SC 或多或少地 huò duō huò shǎo de
I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year.
我或多或少已经决定要推迟一年再去上大学。
much less n: (a considerably smaller quantity)
SC （比…）少得多 bǐ shǎo de duō
Men have fought wars for much less.
much less adv: (to a lesser degree)
SC （比…）程度低得多 bǐ chéng dù dī de duō
If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all!
neither more nor less n: (the same amount or degree)
SC 不多不少 bù duō bù shǎo
Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl.
Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did.
neither more nor less adv: (to the same amount or degree)
SC 不多不少 bù duō bù shǎo
This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one.
no less adv: (however surprising that seems)
SC 仍然 réng rán
TC 仍然
TC 仍然
He came top of his class, no less!
no less pron: (nothing inferior)
SC 不比…差 bù bǐ chà
I expect perfection; no less will do!
no less adv: (not any less, not to any lesser degree)
SC 不少于 bù shǎo yú
TC 不少於
TC 不少於
SC 不低于 bù shǎo yú，bù dī yú
no less than expr: (at least)
SC 至少 zhì shǎo
TC 至少
TC 至少
SC 不少于 zhì shǎo ，bù shǎo yú
TC 不少於
TC 不少於
That year, inflation was no less than 60%, and people saw a dramatic fall in the value of their savings.
No less than 150 people entered the contest.
no less than expr: (equivalent to)
SC 相当于, 不亚于
The general said that declaring a no-fly zone would be no less than an act of war.
no more and no less n: (an equal amount or degree)
SC 不多不少 bù duō bù shǎo
SC 正好 bù duō bù shǎo ，zhèng hǎo
TC 正好
TC 正好
Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less.
no more and no less adv: (equally)
SC 和…相比不多不少
SC 和…完全一样
The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time.
no more and no less adj: (exactly)
SC 不多不少的
SC 刚刚好的
I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with noun: only)
SC 只有 zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with adjective: utterly)
SC 十足，简直 shí zú
TC 十足，簡直
TC 十足，簡直
His behaviour was nothing short of rude.
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- underutilization
- underutilize
- underutilized
- undervaluation
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- underweight
- underwhelm
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