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含有less的固定搭配

2016-11-13来源:和谐英语

含有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”。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)”。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”。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。

2. 表示轻微的否定,意为“不很”“并不是太”(主要见于美国英语中)。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。

less...than

1. 表示“不像(如)……”。如:

He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥聪明。

This film is less interesting than that one. 这部电影不如那部电影有趣。

2. 表示“比……少”“不如……多”。如:

We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。

We have less rainfall here than in Shanghai. 我们这儿的降雨量比上海少。

3. 表示“与其……不如……”。如:

I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师,不如说我是把他当作朋友。

no less than

1. 表示“多达”“有……之多”,用于强调数量之多。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”。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”。如(www.hxen.net):

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。

no less...than

主要用于强调同等性,意为“与……一样”“不比……差”。如:

She is no less wise than you. 他跟你一样聪明(他并不比你笨)。

He is no less determined than you. 他的决心不亚于你。

A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。