less 可以做形容词,副词,甚至是介词,远不止作为比较级那么的单调;今天小编跟大家一起来学习几个关于 less的固定搭配!
less and less
与more and more的意思相反,表示“越来越小”“越来越少”。
例如:
He comes here less and less.
他来这里的次数越来越少了。
I find I’m eating less and less meat.
我发现我肉吃得越来越少了。
He became less and less interested.
他越来越不感兴趣。
Holiday nights are getting less and less expensive.
假日机票越来越便宜了。
less than
与more than意思相反,主要用法有:
1.用于两者比较,意为“比……少(小)”;
例如:
I earn less than he does.
我比他钱挣得少。
She eats less than a bird.
她的食量比小鸟还少。
2. 指数量上“少于”“不足”;
例如:
It costs less than£5.
这值不了5英镑。
I’ll see you in less than three weeks.
要不了3周我就能再见到你了。
3.表示轻微的否定,意为“不很”“并不是太”(主要见于美国英语中)。
例如:
The job was less than perfect.
这工作不十分理想。
The boys were less than happy about having a party.
开晚会男孩子并不很高兴。
no less than
1. 表示“多达”“有……之多”,用于强调数量之多;
例如:
No less than a thousand people came.
来的人竟然有上千人之多。
He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.
他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
2. 表示“简直”“与……没差别”;
例如:
It is no less than robbery to ask for so much.
要求多么多,简直跟抢劫没两样。
Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable.
运动服和西服套一样,非常畅销。
3. 表示“原来就是”“正是”;
例如:
He was no less than the mayor.
他原来就是市长。
Good heavens! It’s no less a person than the president!
天哪!原来真是总统啊!一点儿不假。
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