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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The truck was coming round the corner near the school.
这辆卡车正饶着学校附近的拐弯处驶过来。
That's right. I remember now.
对了。我现在想起来了。
Look! It's inside another pot. What was that pot used for?
“瞧！还是大壶套小壶呢。有什么用途？”