The sergeant faces a lesser charge of wilful neglect of duty.

这位军士面临着一个较轻的故意玩忽职守指控。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors.

任何药都不能独立起效果，而是或多或少地受到很多其它因素的影响。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent , wildlife.

森林污染严重影响了植物的生存，其次也对野生动物造成了影响。

《牛津词典》

Decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to trigger headaches, but to a lesser extent.

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I suppose to a lesser literacy skill of being a good listener or viewer and have information push condensed.

假设一名优秀的聆听者,或观众需要较少的文化素养,我会将信息压缩。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

How can a utilitarian distinguish qualitatively higher pleasures from lesser ones, base ones, unworthy ones? Yes?

功利主义者何以将性质上更高级的快乐,与较低级，基本无价值的区分开呢，请说？

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Women are driven to a lesser degree by a mixture of testosterone and oestrogen, he explains.

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And as this becomes more global, there is even an African and a kind of, to a lesser extent, a European flair.

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He could learn from Scott, who endured a collapse that might have scarred a lesser player for a lot longer than nine months.

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