英语中含有less的八条重要短语

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. 她跟你一样聪明(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。　　

6. even [much, still] less 　　

表示“更不用说”“更何况”。如：　　

He can hardly afford beer, much less champagne. 他连啤酒都喝不起，更不用说喝香槟了。　　

He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, still less speak to a room full of people. 他连向陌生人打听时间都不好意思，更不用说向一屋子人讲话了　　

注意不要将该固定短语与自由搭配的短语相混淆——作为非固定短语理解的even [much, still] less 的意思是“更少”“更不”。如：　　

He’s eating even less than usual. 他吃得甚至比平时还少。　　

He thought he knew better than I did, though he was much less experienced. 他认为他比我更懂，虽然他的经验远不如我。　　

7. none the less 　　

该短语的意思是“尽管如此”“依然”“然而”。如：　　

It’s not cheap but I think we should buy it none the less. 这个虽然不便宜, 但我觉得我们还是应该买。　　

该短语也可写成nonetheless或nevertheless。如：　　

Though very intelligent, she is nevertheless rather modest. 她很聪明，倒也很谦虚。　　

The soldiers were cold, tired, and hungry; nonetheless, they continued to march. 战士们又冷、又累、又饿，然而他们仍然继续行军。　　

8. the less…the less…　　

the less…the less… 用于表示比例，其意为“越……就越不……”。如：　　

The less efforts you make, the less progress you achieve. 你付出的努力越少，你的进步也就越少。　　

但更多情况是，只出现一个the less，另一个the less用其他形式的比较级代替。如：　　

The less said about the whole thing, the happier I’ll be. 对整件事谈得越少我越高兴。　　

Sometimes it seems like the less I do, the more tired I feel. 有时我感觉好像活干得越少越觉得累。　　

The more fruit and vegetables you eat, the less chance you have of getting cancer. 吃的蔬菜、水果越多，得癌症的可能性就越少。