fewer than 和less than的区别具体说明举例
1、意思上的区别
fewer than:少于。
less than:不足;以内;小于,决不;没有。
2、用法上的区别
fewer than用于可数名词。
less than用于不可数名词,实际生活中也可以用于可数名词。
例句:
①、fewer than
Yesterday no fewer than thirty climbers reached the summit
昨天至少30名攀登者登上了顶峰。
Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.
只有不到1,000只大熊猫仍然在野外生活。
②、less than
The marriage had lasted for less than two years
这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand.
还不到两个小时,科恩就屈服了,接受了几乎一切要求。
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同义词解析:
not enough
意思:不够的,不充足。
例句:
I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life
我觉得对当地野生动物的保护力度不够。
It's just not enough money to start life over.
这些钱根本不够用来开始全新的生活。
There's not enough people willing to take the risk
没有足够的人愿意冒这个险。
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There are fewer students at present than we expected.
We need less water than what we have planned for.
但是,实际生活中 less than 也用于可数名词:
We have less than 3 months left for the project. We'll have to request more time.