B：You‘re asking too much for this part .
      這零件你們要價太高了。

A：we have some cheaper ones .
      我們有便宜一點的。

B：What is the price difference ?
      價錢差多少？

A：The basic model will cost about 10% less .
      基本型的便宜約10%左右。

less的意思

A：I would suggest that you use this material instead of that .
      我建議你改用這種替代那種。

less

B：But that costs more .
      可是那樣成本較高。

less是什么意思

A：But you will get less waste from this .
      但可以減少浪費。

B：We‘ll try it once .
      那么就試一次看看吧。

less

A：Front Desk. Can I help you?
      前臺，需要我為您服務(wù)嗎？

B：Yes. I'm checking out now, and want to get a taxi to the cinema. Could you get one for me, please?
      我現(xiàn)在要退房，需要一部出租車到電影院。麻煩你幫我叫一輛好嗎？

less的反義詞

A：Certainly, sir. I'll get a taxi for you. Are you going directly to the cinema?
      好的，先生。我會幫您叫車的，您直接去電影院嗎？

B：No. I need to stop by the shop.
      不，我要先到商店停一下。

less

A：OK. There will be a taxi waiting outside in 10 minutes.It will take less than 5 minutes to check out.
      好，10分鐘后會有一部出租車在外面等候。 退房最多只需5分鐘。

B：Good. Thank you. I'll be right down.
      好，謝謝你。我馬上下來。

1. （數(shù)量）較?。ɑ蛏伲┑?；更?。ɑ蛏伲┑模ㄇ懊婵捎胊 little，a lot，a bit，far和much等修飾）
    You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front of less.

    e.g. People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.
           人們應(yīng)該減少脂肪攝入，以降低患心臟病的危險。
    e.g. ...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines...
           較舊式機器省水省電的洗碗機

2. （用在數(shù)字或數(shù)量前）少于，低于，比…少
    You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.

    e.g. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside...
           高速公路的實際覆蓋面積還不到農(nóng)村地區(qū)的0.1%。
    e.g. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
           不到半個小時，他又跑上樓來。

3. （某一特性的程度與以往或一般情況相比）較輕地，較差地
    You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual.

less的意思

    e.g. I often think about those less fortunate than me...
           我經(jīng)常想到那些沒我這么幸運的人。
    e.g. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room...
           還有一些不太常有的設(shè)施，包括圖書館和健身房。

4. 不像…（更像…）；與其說…（倒不如說…）
    If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.

    e.g. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp...
           乍看上去，它不像是首府，更像是礦工村。
    e.g. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
           那時候的工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與其說是一份職業(yè)，倒不如說是一種使命。

5. （做得）較少，更少
    If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.

    e.g. We are eating more and exercising less...
           我們吃得多了，鍛煉卻少了。
    e.g. I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
           我見所有朋友都比以前少了。

6. （用于否定句后）遑論，更何況，更不用說
    You use the expressions still less ,much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too.

    e.g. I never talked about it, still less about her...
           我從來沒說起過這事，更沒有提起過她。
    e.g. The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.
           這小伙子連女朋友都沒有，更不用提老婆了。

7. （用在數(shù)字或數(shù)量前）扣除，減去
    When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned.

    e.g. ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: ￡750, less ￡400...
           博伊頓金融服務(wù)費：750英鎊，扣除400英鎊
    e.g. Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.
           公司的司機要支付10%到25%，從中扣除稅款。

8. 逐漸減少；越來越小
    You use less and less to say that something is becoming smaller all the time in degree or amount.

less的解釋

    e.g. The couple seem to spend less and less time together...
           兩口子在一起的時間似乎越來越少。
    e.g. She sounded less and less eager to return to Ireland...
           聽她話音，她回愛爾蘭的熱情似乎日漸消退。

9. 毫不；完全不；一點都不
    You use less than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something as less than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all.

    e.g. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic...
           她的問候一點都不熱情。
    e.g. Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful.
           她的建議往往毫無幫助。

10. （對某事物或某人的重要性表示驚訝或欽佩）竟然，居然
      You can use no less as a way of expressing surprise or admiration at the importance of something or someone.

      e.g. He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier no less...
             他竟然坐航空母艦回的英格蘭。
      e.g. Who wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith's book? Raymond Chandler, no less.
             帕特里夏·海史密斯那本書是誰改編成劇本的？雷蒙德·錢德勒呀，厲害。

11. （對某一數(shù)目之大表示驚奇）多達
      You use no less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected.

      e.g. No less than 35 per cent of the country is protected in the form of parks and nature sanctuaries...
             該國多達35%的地區(qū)以公園和自然保護區(qū)的形式受到保護。
      e.g. He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews.
             多達4家美國電視媒體排期邀請他上節(jié)目接受采訪。

12. couldn't care less -> see care
      more or less -> see more
      nothing less than -> see nothing