Less Than A Pearl 珍珠般渺小 ; 微弱的存在 ; 珍珠般微小 ; 不如珍珠
less than a week 不到一周 ; 一周以内
know less than a year 认识不到一年的时间 ; 知道不到一年 ; 认识不到一年 ; 知道少于一年
In less than a minute 不到一分钟
less than once a month 一个月少于一次
a little less than one-third 三分之一弱
less A than B 意为“与其说
This is a less than desirable state of affairs.
这是个不太理想的事态。
This is just a less than charismatic new way of flogging a few ephemeral images.
但这不过只比出售一些转瞬即逝的图像的新鲜行为稍稍欠缺了些魅力而已。
Now, Judaism is actually a religion with a less than clear story about the afterlife.
犹太教实际上,并没有对人死后的去向给予清晰的解释
Beauregard had twenty thousand soldiers at Manassas Junction, a railroad village in Virginia less than fifty kilometers from Washington.
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Now, Judaism is actually a religion with a less than clear story about the afterlife.
犹太教实际上,并没有对人死后的去向给予清晰的解释
So it's a bit less negative than saying you absolutely don't want to do it.
所以,相比绝不会做某事的说法,这个句型包含的否定意味更少。
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