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。