less
Less is an adverb used to indicate a smaller amount, degree, or extent of something. It is most frequently used to modify adjectives or verbs in comparative sentences to show that something is not as much as it was before or as much as something else.
例句
3 / 5I walk less now that I have a car.
I do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
The findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
Attempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
词族
记忆技巧
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
快速测验
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
正确!
正确答案是: less
例句
I walk less now that I have a car.
everydayI do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
formalThe findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
informalAttempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
Subjects in the control group were less prone to errors.
academicPeople in the test group had a lower tendency to make mistakes.
The new model is less expensive to produce than the old one.
businessThe current version costs a smaller amount of money to manufacture.
词族
常见搭配
常用短语
more or less
approximately or almost
less is more
the idea that simplicity is better than complexity
no less than
used to suggest that a number is surprisingly large
容易混淆的词
Fewer is used for countable things (e.g., fewer books), while less is used for uncountable amounts or degrees (e.g., less water, less happy).
使用说明
Use 'less' to compare degrees of adjectives (less interesting) or to indicate a smaller amount of an uncountable quality. It can also follow a verb to show reduced frequency or intensity.
常见错误
Many learners use 'less' with plural countable nouns (e.g., 'less people'), which is common in casual speech but considered incorrect in formal writing where 'fewer' should be used.
记忆技巧
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
词源
From the Old English word 'læs', which meant 'smaller' or 'lesser'.
语法模式
快速测验
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
正确!
正确答案是: less
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