英語語法|less 的各種固定搭配

less 可以做形容詞,副詞,甚至是介詞,遠不止作為比較級那麼的單調;今天小編跟大家一起來學習幾個關於 less的固定搭配!

less and less

與more and more的意思相反,表示「越來越小」「越來越少」。

例如:

He comes here less and less.

他來這裡的次數越來越少了。

I find I』m eating less and less meat.

我發現我肉吃得越來越少了。

He became less and less interested.

他越來越不感興趣。

Holiday nights are getting less and less expensive.

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假日機票越來越便宜了。

less than

與more than意思相反,主要用法有:

1.用於兩者比較,意為「比……少(小)」;

例如:

I earn less than he does.

我比他錢掙得少。

She eats less than a bird.

她的食量比小鳥還少。

2. 指數量上「少於」「不足」;

例如:

It costs less than£5.

這值不了5英鎊。

I』ll see you in less than three weeks.

要不了3周我就能再見到你了。

3.表示輕微的否定,意為「不很」「並不是太」(主要見於美國英語中)。

例如:

The job was less than perfect.

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這工作不十分理想。

The boys were less than happy about having a party.

開晚會男孩子並不很高興。

no less than

1. 表示「多達」「有……之多」,用於強調數量之多;

例如:

No less than a thousand people came.

來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英鎊的獎券。

2. 表示「簡直」「與……沒差別」;

例如:

It is no less than robbery to ask for so much.

要求多麼多,簡直跟搶劫沒兩樣。

Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable.

運動服和西服套一樣,非常暢銷。

3. 表示「原來就是」「正是」;

例如:

He was no less than the mayor.

他原來就是市長。

Good heavens! It』s no less a person than the president!

天哪!原來真是總統啊!一點兒不假。

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