1·In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.
在西方国家,女孩们远不像男孩们那样容易犯罪。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression.
吃大量新鲜蔬菜的女人患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要少得多。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·However, far less has been known about how meal timing and exercise might affect general health.
然而,对于进餐时间和运动如何影响整体健康,人们所知甚少。
4·A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.
当今美国一个更令人不安的趋势是,青少年花在阅读上的时间比40年前要少得多。
5·High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might, or than many other nations currently offer, creating a growing skills gap in our economy.
在工作准备方面,高中学位实际提供的东西远远少于他们应当提供的东西,也少于许多其他国家目前所提供的,这在我们的经济上造成了越来越大的技能差距。
6·The job prospects for those graduating in engineering are far less rosy now than they used to be.
那些工科毕业生的就业前景远不如以往那么乐观。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos.
蓝色的石棉在建筑中要少见得多,幸好是这样,因为它比白色石棉更危险。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming.
我尝试在那里玩滑板,但当地人不太欢迎我。
9·Snow and camel are far less important in English-speaking cultures, and the single words "snow" and "camel" can usually satisfy their needs.
雪和骆驼在英语文化中远没有那么重要,单是“雪”(snow)和“骆驼”(camel)这两个词通常就能满足所需。
10·The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museum, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected from our everyday life.
设计博物馆的选择似乎远没有艺术博物馆那么严格,参观者也可以在参观这些展品时感受到我们社会的幽默部分,这些展品是从我们日常生活中收集的有趣且异常吸引人的玩具。