Lesser
[ 'lesə ]
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adj. 较小的;较少的;次要的;
📝 例句
She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
她也受到波及, 但程度较轻.
Numerous lesser roads branched off from the main highway.
从主要公路上分出无数小道。
I was very tired. To a lesser extent so was he.
我累极了。他也很累,但比我稍好些。
The case has been remitted from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.
此案已由上诉法庭转给下级法庭处理.
The chief source of livelihood of lesser dignitaries was petty office and graft.
较小头头的主要生活来源，是占据一个小职位，收点贿赂。
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📖 牛津释义
lesser
adj[attrib 作定语]
1 not as great as the other(s) 较小的; 较少的; 次要的
one of the author's lesser works 该作者的一部次要的著作
He's stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree, ie not as much. 他很固执, 她也是, 只是程度差些.
one of the lesser lights (ie less prominent members) of his profession 他那一行的一个次要人物.
2 (idm 习语) the ,lesser of two `evils the less harmful of two bad choices 两害相权其中之轻者.
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Yesterday morning she came into class as usual.
昨天早上，她像往常那样走进教室。
I didn't mind, because it was really cold in Moscow. There was thick snow everywhere!
我并不介意，因为莫斯科的天气非常寒冷。到处都可看见厚厚的雪！
No, Mrs Brown. Your son's trouble is very common these days. It happens all the time. It comes and goes very quickly. He'll get well soon.
是的，布朗太太。你儿子的毛病现在是极常见的，经常有的。它来得快，去得也快。他不久就会好的。