less and less
1 ますます少しの量の We spend less and less time together.共に過ごす時間がどんどん減っている He has been seeing less and les...
less than
1 〔less than A〕A(数値)を下回る,A未満(の) an infant less than 6 months old生後6か月未満の幼児 2 〔less than ...;名詞(句)...
less A than B
AというよりはB(というほうが正確・適切)(◆AとBは同等の要素) It was less a question than a statement.それは質問というより主張だった He was l...
little less than A
1 A(人・物など)とほとんど同じくらい多く;ほとんどA(数量)くらい He drinks little less than his father.彼は父親と同じくらいよく飲む It cost m...
much [still, even] less ...
〔否定文で〕まして…なんてない,…はなおさら無理だ We can't buy food, much less a TV.食べ物も買えないのにテレビなんて買えるわけがない We can't cens...
no less
1 同じ程度に,それくらい another issue that is no less important同じくらい[それに劣らず,言うまでもなく]重要な別の問題 2 〔...,no less/...
no less than A
1 (数量の大きさを強調して)A(数量)もの;(数量の下限を表して)A(数量)だけは(not less than) no less than 40%40%も;少なくとも40%は No less t...
no less A than B
1 Bに劣らずAがある[だ] Mark has no less responsibility than I do.マークは私と同じだけ責任を負っている She is no less charmin...
none the less (for A)
(Aがある)にもかかわらず,(Aがあっても)それでもやはり I love her none the less for her faults. = She has faults, but I lov...
not less than A
(数量の下限を表して)A(数量)だけは not less than two of the books specified指定図書のうち少なくとも2冊
not less ... than A
Aと同じかそれ以上に…;Aに劣らず…(no less ... than A)
nothing less than ...
…以下ではない[にほかならない]もの be nothing less than 「a miracle [miraculous]奇跡というほかない,まさに奇跡だ
less of A
1 それほどAでない He's less of a bastard than I thought.彼は思っていたほどいやなやつではない 2 〔命令文で〕((英略式))Aはいいかげん[ほどほど]に...