【less音标】 英[les] 美[les]
【单词释义】 less是什么意思：
adj.较少的（little的比较级）；较小的；较次的，较劣的；较不重要的
adv.较少地，较小地
prep.减去；少掉；不足
n.较少，较小
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
【常用短语】
more or less 几乎；差不多
【单词例句】
◇ In order to remove people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation.
为了解开人们的疑问，一个由不少于20人的调查队开展了一次非正式的调查。
---- A Brave Maid
◇ Milk also has sodium, which acts like a sponge and holds onto water in the body and results in less urine produced.
牛奶还含有钠，钠可以像海绵一样在身体里留住水分，并导致产生的尿液减少。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ So what absolutely makes you nuts is having to take orders from someone who's not only less qualified than yourself, but also pitifully less suited to the position. Fortunately, that doesn't happen much, now does it?
你最不能忍受的就是让你听命于那些才干不如你且并不适合这个位置的人。幸运的是，这种情况并不经常发生，对吗？
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ However, in humid conditions this cooling effect is less effective, so drinking hot drinks won't help to cool you down.
但是，在潮湿的环境中，这种降温效果就没那么明显，因此在潮湿天气喝热饮也就不能帮助你解暑。
---- Drinking hot tea in summer really does cool you down
◇ In fact, women who took 4,400 steps per day, on average, were about 40 percent less likely to die during the follow-up period of about four years compared with women who took 2,700 steps. The findings were published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
事实上，与每天走2700步的女性相比，平均每天走4400步的女性在大约四年的随访期间死亡的可能性要低40%。该研究结果于上周三发表在《美国医学会内科杂志》上。
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt
◇ The findings, published on the American College of Cardiology, come days after a similar study showed people who skip breakfast and eat a late dinner are less likely to survive a heart attack.
该研究结果刊登在《美国心脏病学会》期刊上，而在几天前，一项类似的研究显示，不吃早餐且吃晚饭较晚的人在心脏病发作时幸存下来的可能性要小一些。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ In fact, people who run for less than an hour a week - as long as they get in those few minutes each day - see similar benefits in terms of heart health compared to those who run more than three hours per week.
实际上，每周跑不到一小时（只要他们能每天都跑几分钟）给心脏健康带来的益处和每周跑三小时以上的差不多。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ Travelling at a less than overwhelming 3kph - a slow human walk - the robot has room for improvement, said one customer as she removed a packet of nuts from its bowels.
一位顾客从“真机小黄马”的送货箱中取出一包坚果时说，这款送货机器人还有提升空间，它的时速还不到3公里，相当于人们慢走的速度。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ According to Women's Health, in his book, A Life Less Stressed, Dr Ron Ehrlich reveals the positions he thinks we should and shouldn"t avoid in bed.
根据《妇女健康》报道，罗恩-欧立希在其所著的《更轻松的生活》一书中告诉了人们应采用和应避免的睡姿。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ On the other hand, less fitted clothes like loose pants, a flowy shirt, or a dress all allow air to keep circulating.
另外，像是宽松的裤子、飘逸的衬衫或裙子等等不那么紧身的衣物可以保持空气的流通。