less adj. 〔little 的比较级之一〕 1.更小的,较小的,更少的,较少的。 2.较次的,较劣的,较不重要的;身分较低的。 find less difficulty with one's work 觉得工作困难较少。 Your shadow hasn't grown any less. 你一点也没有瘦。 an article of less weight 更轻的东西。 Eat more vegetable and less meat. 多吃蔬菜少吃肉。 He spends less time at work than at play. 他工作上的时间比游玩时间少。 less but better 少而精。 L- noise, please! 请静一点。 More haste, less speed. 〔谚语〕欲速则不达。 try to make less mistakes 尽量少犯错误。 an article of less value 更不值钱的东西。 a matter of less importance 次要的事情。 James the L- 副手杰姆斯,打下手的杰姆斯。 ★ 表示数量意义时, fewer 比 less 普通: Fewer people study Latin today than formerly. 现在学拉丁文的人比从前少了。 far less 远不及。 little less 少一点。 little less than 相差无几。 more or less 多少,或多或少,若干。 no less than 1. 正好…,至少…,有…那么多 (He has no less than three daughters. 他有三个女儿之多)。 2. 原来就是,…那样的 (He was no less (a person) than the mayor. 他原来就是市长)。 nothing less than = no less than (We expected nothing less than an attack. 受攻击是预料到的)。 adv. 1.较少,更少。 2.没有…那样。 be less known 不大著名。 He is less fat than he was. 他不及过去胖了。 The heat has grown less intense. 没有先前那样热了。 Eat less, drink less and sleep more. 少吃少喝多睡觉。 Speak less and listen more. 少讲多听。 no less ... than 不下于,和…同样 (He is no less clever than his brother. 他跟他兄弟一样聪明)。 none the less = not the less = no less 仍旧,依然 (He has faults, but I like him none the less . = I like him none the less for his faults. = He has faults; none the less, I like him. 他有缺点,但我仍旧喜欢他)。 not less than 不少于;至少 (Each party shall consist of not less than ten. 每组至少由十人组成)。 not less ... than 在…方面不下于 (The pupil was not less famous than his master. 学生同老师齐名)。 nothing less than 完全一样 (He is nothing less than a thief. 他简直是个贼). sth. less than 较…少几分。 still [even, much] less 〔附在否定句后〕更不用说,何况 (We fear no death, still less difficulties. 我们死都不怕,何况困难)。 少掉;不足;减去。 a year less three days 一年差三天。 Five less three leaves two. 五减三剩二。 n. 较少,更小。 expect to see less of sb. 不想多见某人。 He is less of a fool than he looks 他不像看上去那样笨。 He will not take less. 他不肯少拿〔坚持要那么多〕。 in less than a year 在不到一年的时间里。 L- of your nonsense. 少说废话。 L- than twenty of them remain now. 他们剩下的现在还不到二十人。 any the less 更少一点,更小一些 (He did not work any the less for his illness. 他虽有病在身,工作却没有少做)。 in less than no time 立刻,马上。 nothing less than 同样,正好是,恰恰是。
any adj. 1.〔用于疑问句、否定句、条件子句中,或用于肯定句但与含有疑问、否定意义的词连用〕什么,一些,一点。 Have you any book to read 你有什么可读的书吗? If there arise any difficulty, send for me. 有什么麻烦找我好了。 I cannot see any difference. 我一点差别也看不出。 2.〔通常重读,多用于肯定句〕任何,随便哪一个,每一个。 Any child knows that … 任何孩子都知道…。 You may call any day you please. 随便哪天来都可以。 3.一般的,普通的。 We don't accept just any students. 我们并不收一般的学生〔只收高材生〕。 You are not just any girl. 你和一般女子就是不一样。 4.〔与单数名词连用,代替 a, an, one〕 一个。 This bucket is useless - it hasn't any handle. 这桶没啥用场--它没有桶柄。 pron. 〔sing., pl.〕 哪个,无论哪个,任何,(无论)多少。 Choose any of these books. 这些书随便挑哪本好了。 Do any of you know 你们当中,有谁知道吗? Keep the apple, I don't want any. 把苹果收起来,我不要吃。 A- is better than none. 有总比没有好。 adv. 一些,少许,略微,稍微。 〔常与比较级连用〕。 Is he any better today 他今天好些吗? Did she cry any? 她一点没有哭吗? Any and every 统统,全体 (any and every book in this library 这个图书馆里的全部藏书)。 Any amount [number] 许多,很多 (“Have you any salt” 你有盐吗? “Any amount.” 啊,有的是)。 Any longer 再 (I don't drink any longer. 我不再喝酒了)。 Any more 再;更 (I won't smoke any more. 我不再抽烟了)。 Any old 任何…都 (A- old colour will do. 任何颜色都好)。 Any one 随便哪一个 (You may take any one of these. 任择其一)。 Any time 无论何时,随便什么时候 (You are welcome any time. 无论何时,你都受欢迎)。 At any cost 无论如何,必得,非要 (The stolen painting must be recovered at any cost. 无论如何要把被盗的画找回来)。 At any rate 好歹,总之,无论如何;至少 (The firm has done much better this year than last at any rate, so I am told by one of the staff. 这家公司今年比去年好,至少我是听一位职工这样说的)。 If any 若有;即使有也(极少) (There is little (water), if any. 水吗大概没有)。 In any case 横竖,总之 (In any case you had better hear what your wife has to say. 总之,你最好听你妻子的话)。 Of any 在所有的…之中 (the biggest war of any since 1946 1946年以来最大的一次战争)。 Scarcely any 几乎没有,少有。
He did not work any the less for his illness . 他虽有病在身,工作却没有少做。
She did not work any the less for her illness 她没有因为生病而少做一些工作。
Any the less 更少一点
All the same , such considerations did not make me any the less wretched for the rest of the evening , and i felt extremely miserable as i left , having seen prudence , the count and marguerite stepping into the barouche which stood waiting for them at the door 这天晚上剩下来的时间我也不见得更好受一些,在看到普律当丝伯爵和玛格丽特坐上等在剧院门口的四轮马车以后,我也怏怏地走了。