少 meaning in English
少
Ⅰ形容词
(数量小) few; little; less 短语和例子
少出差错 made fewer mistakes; 少说空话 renounce empty talk; 以少胜多 defeat the many with the few; 留下吃饭的人很少。 only a few stayed for dinner. 你应该少喝酒。 you should drink less. 七比九少二。 seven is two less than nine. 少花钱, 多办事。 get more done on less money. 现在我工作中困难少些了。now i meet with fewer difficulties in my work. 最近我们很少见到他。 we've seen very little of him lately.Ⅱ动词
1.(不够原有或应有的数目; 缺少) be short; lack 短语和例子
缺医少药 be short of doctors and medicine; 还少一双筷子。 we still lack a pair of chopsticks. 我们还少两把椅子。we've still two chairs short. 我们少一个好的守门员。 we lack a good goalkeeper. 帐算错了, 少一块钱。 this account is wrong; we're one yuan short.2.(丢; 遗失) lose; be missing 短语和例子
看看少不少人。 see if anyone is missing. 少了一本书。 one book is missing. 他屋里少了东西。 he had lost sth. in his house. 羊群里少了几只羊。 a few sheep have been lost from the flock. 这里肯定少了一个字。 surely, there's a word missing here.3.(不要) stop; quit 短语和例子
少废话! stop talking rubbish! 少给我装蒜! stop pretending! 少来这一套。 cut it out.; quit that!Ⅲ副词
1.(稀有) seldom 短语和例子
少见 seldom seen; unique; rare2.(暂时; 稍微) a little while; a moment 短语和例子
请少候。 wait a moment, please.
- The resources of new york are rather meagre .
纽约的娱乐场所太少了。 - We are struggling along on a tiny income .
我们依靠极少的收入过活。 - "you've nearly got nothing on, 'he said .
“你穿得太少了”，他说。 - The hammer is missing from my tool-box .
我的工具箱里少了一把锤子。 - She never does more work than she can help .
她做工作，能少做就少做。
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