less of

不如以前多。
常用释义
更少的:指数量、程度等比较少,不如以前多。
不太像:指某人或某物与某种特征或形象相比较时,不太具备这种特征或形象。
不那么……:用于表示程度、数量等比较小,不如预期或以前的那么大。

例句

1·They could campaign on the slogan "We'll take less of your money."

他们可以打着“我们将少赚你的钱”的广告语开展宣传攻势。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·We can use less of Earth's fuel resources.

我们可以使用更少的地球燃料资源。

3·It is less of a problem than I'd expected.

问题不像我预料的那么大。

—— 《牛津词典》

4·As time went by we saw less and less of each other.

随着时间的推移,我们见面越来越少。

—— 《牛津词典》

5·This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.

此举主要是权宜之计,而非道德问题。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected.

面试并非如她想象的那样可怕。

—— 《牛津词典》

7·Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies.

去年,投入到高科技公司的钱较少。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.

随着时间的消逝,她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。

—— 《牛津词典》

9·Students are getting less and less of sleep which might lead to more stress.

学生们的睡眠越来越少,这可能导致更多压力。

10·Being called Koala doesn't make him any less of a computer expert.

被称为树袋熊并不意味着他就不是一位电脑专家。