| Subject | English | Chinese |
| econ. | a gross-less-allowance valuation method | 毛值减备抵计价法 |
| gen. | a proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator | 真分数是其分子小于其分母的一种分数 |
| publ.secur. | a stop-over of less than 24 hours | 不超过 24 小时的停留 |
| publ.secur. | a stop-over of less than 24 hours at the airport and does not leave it, transit visa for both outward and return journeys via Hong Kong | 中途停留在机场不超过24小时和不得离开机场，两次过境香港的签证 |
| gen. | a year less three days | 一年少3天 |
| busin. | accord imported products treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products of national origin | 给予进口产品的待遇不低于给予国产同类产品的待遇 |
| busin. | All representatives shall be resident in China no less than six months each year. | 所有外国律师事务所代表在华居留时间每年不得少于6个月。 |
| commer. | allow 5% more or less in drawings | 允许在收款时有5%增减幅度 |
| econ. | allowance ...％ more or less clause | 有若干％增减的宽容条款 |
| busin. | allowance... % more or less clause | 有…％增减的宽容条款 |
| shipb. | angle bend less than 90° | 折锐角 |
| gen. | As Valentine's Day rolls around this week, love is booming in yet another and far less likely spot: cyberspace. | 本周，又到了一年一度的情人节了，而爱情却在另一个几乎不可能发生的地方绽放，那就是：网络空间。 |
| mil., air.def. | asynchronous connection-less line | 异步无连接链路 |
| busin. | at less than cost | 低于成本价格 |
| busin. | at less than normal value | 以低于正常价格 |
| textile | at less-than-cost price | 按低于成本价 |
| f.trade. | based on a 10 percent or less pump | 用泵注人10%以下的盐水腌肉 |
| gen. | be less known | 不大著名 |
| gen. | be less prone to | 不致老是 |
| busin. | be sentenced to a punishment less than the prescribed punishment | 在法定刑以下判处刑罚 |
| busin. | be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years | 处3年以上7年以下有期徒刑 |
| gen. | become less widespread | 不大普遍了 |
| tech. | bond less pretensioning | 无握裹先张法 |
| tech. | bucket-less jig | 无提升机跳汰机 |
| busin. | carload and less than carload lot or rate | 整车和不足最低载货量的一批货物或运费率 |
| tech. | casing less completion | 无套管成井 |
| tech. | cement less concrete | 不用水泥而用高分子材料作为胶凝材料的塑料混凝土 |
| busin. | cents-less accounting | 整数计算会计以元为单位，无小数点 |
| tech. | cents-less accounting | 整元会计 |
| tech. | Chinese fin less porpoise | 江豚 |
| avia. | composite bearing less rotor | 复合材料无铰旋翼 |
| law | Concerted Action for Economic Development of Economically Less Development Countries | 为经济不发达国家的发展而采取联合行动 (i960 年联大决议) |
| busin. | conditions no less favorable than for domestic users | 不低于国内用户的条件 |
| busin. | containing less than 85% by weight of cotton | 按重量计含棉量在85%以下 |
| textile | containing less than 85 % by weight of wool | 按重量计羊毛含量在85%以下 |
| China, law | continuous period of not less than seven years | 连续七年以上 |
| econ. | cost less depreciation | 减价值 |
| econ. | cost less depreciation | 原价值减去折旧价值 |
| econ. | cost less depreciation | 原价值减去折旧 |
| econ. | cost less depreciation | 成本折旧 |
| securit. | cost less depreciation | 折旧后的价值 |
| busin. | cost of reproduction less depreciation | 重置成本减折旧 |
| tech. | cost of reproduction less depreciation | 重造成本减折旧 |
| tech. | cost of reproduction or replacement less depreciation | 扣除折旧费的再生产或更新费 |
| busin. | cost or-less principle | 成本或低于成本原则 |
| securit. | cost-or-less principle | 成本或低于成本的原则 |
| busin. | cost-or-less principle | 按成本或低于成本计算原则 |
| insur. | cost-or-less principle | 成本或较低原则 |
| busin. | de factor less favourable treatment | 事实上的不利待遇 |
| shipb. | deck-less ship | 无甲板船 |
| securit. | depreciation changing percentage of cost less scrap | 残值变化百分比贬值 |
| busin. | depreciation-changing percentage of cost less scrap | 成本减余值变率折旧法 |
| tech. | depreciation-changing percentage of cost less scrap method | 按成本减残值变率折旧法 |
| tech. | depreciation-charging percentage of cost less scrap method | 折旧原值减残值百分法 |
| tech. | dimension less variance | 无量纲方差 |
| tech. | direct-fired scale-less of free heating furnace | 敞焰少无氧化加热炉 |
| gen. | Do you charge less for kids? | 小孩子吃饭便宜么？ |
| publ.secur. | driver failing to ensure that a passenger less than 23 kg is properly secured | 司机没有确保体重在23千克以下的乘客的行车安全 |
| expl. | Electricity consumption on large coal mines may be reduced through improved throw blasting, requiring less overburden movement by the draglines | 改进后抛掷爆破法可减少大煤矿的电力消耗、且不需要索斗铲进行大量的剥离运动 |
| busin. | enterprises with foreign ownership equal to or less than 50 per cent | 外资股比等于或低于50%的企业 |
| avia. | equal to or less than | 等于或小于 |
| f.trade. | equal to or less than | 至多 |
| f.trade. | equal to or less than | 等于或低于 |
| f.trade. | equal to or less than | 图示符号<= 不得超过 |
| law | estate less than freehold | 非完全保有地产 |
| law | estate less than freehold | 任意不动产物权 |
| tech. | estate less than freehold | 非自由拥有地产 |
| law | estate less than freehold | 定期不动产 |
| tech. | extra-low carbon stain less steel | 超低碳不锈钢 |
| textile | fiber present in amount of less than 5% | 份量少于5%的纤维 |
| tech. | fin less black porpoise | 江豚 |
| busin. | fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years | 十年以上有期徒刑 |
| tech. | friction less channel flow | 无摩擦河槽水流 |
| tech. | friction less plane | 无摩擦层面 |
| f.trade. | fruit pulp in proportion to net weight on an average per tin not less than... | 每罐果肉平均不得低于净重的… |
| f.trade. | fruit pulp in proportion to net wt. on an average per tin not less than... | 每罐果肉平均不得低于净重的… |
| diet. | fry with less oil | 干炒 |
| tech. | full cost less depreciation | 全部成本减折旧 |
| tech. | gear less traction elevator system | 高速电梯 |
| tech. | gear less traction elevator system | 无级传动电梯系统 |
| tech. | gear less traction elevator system | 滑轮传动电梯系统 |
| securit. | get less than the capital invested | 赚少亏多 |
| gen. | give less cause for complaint than | M 与M相比人们的意见要少一些 |
| gen. | give less cause for complaint than | M 比 M 要受欢迎一些 |
| busin. | have practiced for no less than two years outside of China | 在中国境外执业不少于2年 |
| anim.husb. | hogs having less fat | 肥肉少的猪 |
| tech. | hollow concrete with less sand | 少砂大孔混凝土 |
| econ. | How shall we treat the property sold at a price less than its fair market value? | 我们应如何处理卖价不到公平市价的财产问题？ |
| agric. | hull-less barley | 裸大麦 |
| biol. | hull-less barley | 裸大麦 (Hordeum sativum var. nudum L.; Hordeum vulgare var. nudum Hook. f.，禾本科) |
| biol. | hull-less oat | 裸燕麦油麦，攸麦，Avena nuda L.，禾本科 |
| biol. | hull-less oats | 裸燕麦油麦，莜麦，Avena nuda L.，禾本科 |
| busin. | illegally possesses opium of not less than 1000 grams | 非法持有鸦片1000克以上 |
| gen. | in a less degree | 程度较少的 |
| gen. | in less than a year | 不到一年 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 马上 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 一眨眼工夫 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 立刻 |
| gen. | in machines less work is got out than what is put in | 输出的功小于输人的功 |
| gen. | in machines less work is got out than what is put in | 在机械里 |
| econ. | income-less-lending | 预扣利息放款 |
| econ. | income-less-lending | 所得减去放款 |
| busin. | Individual embezzles not less than 100,000 yuan. | 个人贪污10万元以上。 |
| busin. | industrial less-developed country | 工业欠发达国家 |
| gen. | M is N times less heavy than R | M的重量为 R 的 1/N |
| gen. | M is N times less than R | M 为 R 的 1/N |
| busin. | least less developed countries | 后发展中国家 |
| econ. | least less developed country | 最不发达国家 |
| busin. | least less developed country | 欠发展国家 |
| busin. | ledger-less book keeping | 无分类账簿记 |
| busin. | ledger-less bookkeeping | 无分类账簿记 |
| gen. | less and less | 愈来愈少〔小〕 |
| agric. | less biosynthesis | 较少生物合成 |
| tech. | less bridge | 桁架桥 |
| insur. | less capital-intensive | 资本占用低 |
| commer. | less capital-intensive technique | 资本密集度较低工艺 |
| f.trade. | less than carload | 铁路运输中的零担货 |
| busin. | less cash fewer checks society | 现金少、支票少的社会 |
| gen. | less certain | 不太有把握 |
| gen. | less certain | 不太保险 |
| chem. | less-chalk-resistant | 不耐粉化的 |
| busin. | less commission | 减去佣金 |
| gen. | less-common | 稀有的 |
| gen. | less-common | 不太常见的 |
| chem. | less common exchanger | 不常见的交换剂 |
| chem. | less common metals | 稀有金属 |
| busin. | less container load | 拼装集装箱 |
| tech. | less container load | 并柜卸载 |
| agric. | less damage | 较小损害 |
| agric. | less damage | 损害较小 |
| busin. | less-developed area | 欠发达地区 |
| tech. | less developed area | 不发达地区 |
| law | less-developed contracting party | 欠发达缔约方 |
| econ. | less developed countries | 发展中国家 |
| busin. | less-developed country | 欠发达国家 |
| mil., air.def. | less differential gear reductor | 少齿差减速器 |
| f.trade. | less 10% discount | 减去 10%折扣 |
| econ. | less discount of 5% | 打九五折 |
| econ. | less discount of 5% | 减价5% |
| f.trade. | less down time | 节省时间 |
| chem. | less draft on intermediate drawing frame | 倒牵伸 |
| textile | less duty rule | 较低征税原则 |
| tech. | less easily falling roof | 中等冒落顶板 |
| chem. | less elastic lay-in warp knitted fabric | 小延伸衬纬经编组织 |
| econ. | less energy-intensive | 耗能较少 |
| busin. | less energy-intensive | 能源密集程度较低 |
| busin. | less expensive and reasonable price goods | 中低档货物 |
| busin. | less expensive, higher quality goods | 价廉质高物品 |
| securit. | less favorable currency | 不坚挺货币 |
| econ. | less favourable currency | 弱币 |
| econ. | less favourable currency | 软币 |
| busin. | less favourable currency | 软通货 |
| busin. | less favourable treatment | 不利待遇 |
| econ. | less favoured area | 处境较差的地区 |
| law | less favoured areas | 处境较差的地区 |
| busin. | less favoured currency | 弱币 |
| anim.husb. | less feeding period | 少食期 |
| insur. | less 3% for interest and insurance | 扣除 3% 作为利息及保险费 |
| anim.husb. | less-frequent feeding of silkworm | 少回育养蚕时，少次给桑饲育法 |
| agric. | less harm | 少伤害 |
| busin. | less in price | 减价 |
| gen. | less-in-demand | 需要量少的 |
| gen. | less-in-demand | 不太〔不常〕需要的 |
| ecol. | less industrialized countries | 工业不发达国家 |
| econ. | less industrialized country | 欠工业化国家 |
| commer. | less input and more output | 少投入多产岀 |
| busin. | less input and more output | 少投入多产出 |
| econ. | less known and error brand | 杂牌 |
| agric. | less light | 少光 |
| gen. | less likely | 可能性较少 |
| gen. | less likely | 不太可能 |
| securit. | less liquid stock | 流动性差的股票 |
| textile | less nozzle hole filaments | 少孔丝 |
| earth.sc. | less nutrient flux habitat | 低营养流生境 |
| dragon.dance. | less or over the stipulated time | 不足或超出规定时间 |
| avia. | less paper in the cockpit | 〔客〕少纸化驾驶舱 |
| busin. | less pay for less work | 少劳少得 |
| tech. | less permeable layer | 弱透水层 |
| gen. | less persistence | 短余辉余辉时间较短 |
| gen. | less-persistent | 低残留的 |
| gen. | less-persistent | 持续〔持久〕性短的 |
| chem. | less-persistent pesticide | 低残留农药 |
| ecol. | less persistent pesticide | 低残留农药 |
| chem. | less-polluting | 低污染的 |
| gen. | less-pollution | 无公害 |
| gen. | less-pollution | 无污染 |
| busin. | less pollution product | 少污染产品 |
| econ. | less privileged country | 条件差的国家 |
| law | less privileged country | 条件较差的国家 |
| tech. | less prominent | 不突出 |
| agric. | less radiation | 少辐射 |
| f.trade. | less refined oil | 粗炼油 |
| tech. | less reinforced concrete | 少筋混凝土 |
| tech. | less saline water | 低盐水 |
| comp. | less significant | 较小较右的有效数位 |
| tech. | less simple morphologic | 形态较简单的 |
| tech. | less simple morphological | 形态较简单的 |
| tech. | less soluble gas | 非溶性气体 |
| tech. | less suitable water | 不太适用的水 |
| f.trade. | less than | 以下 |
| gen. | less M than | 更多地不是M而是N (N) |
| gen. | less than 80 | 小于 〔不到〕80 |
| gen. | less than | 不足 |
| busin. | less than | 少于… |
| avia. | less than | 决不 |
| avia. | less than | 少于 |
| f.trade. | less than | 图示符号＜ |
| f.trade. | less than a container load | 并箱货 |
| gen. | less than a 10fold increase | 不到〔小于〕十倍 |
| tech. | less than average | 中下 |
| econ. | less than car load | 零担货物装载 (lot) |
| commer. | less than carload | 零担 |
| econ. | less than carload | 零担货物装载 |
| commer. | less than carload | 少于一车的货 |
| railw. | less than carload | 零担不满整车 |
| econ. | less-than carload rate | 包裹运价 |
| econ. | less-than carload rate | 零担货运费率 |
| tech. | less than condition | 小于条件 |
| tech. | less than contained load | 拼箱装载 |
| f.trade. | сокр. less than a container load | 并箱货 |
| econ. | less than container load | 拼箱货物 |
| econ. | less than container load | 未装满载集装箱 |
| econ. | less than container load | 拼箱装载货物 |
| econ. | less than container load | 拼装/拼拆 |
| tech. | less than container load | 未满载货柜 |
| tech. | less than container load | 零担的 |
| commer. | less than container load | 拼箱货载 |
| textile | less than container load | 拼箱货集装箱内的货物由多个托运人发运，或由多个收货人接收 |
| commer. | less than container load/full container load | 散装整交 |
| tech. | less than container lot | 零担货 (物) |
| busin. | less-than cumulation | 零星积累 |
| econ. | less than fair value | 低于公平价格 |
| econ. | less than fair value | 低于公平价值 |
| textile | less-than fair value imports | 低于公平价格的进口商品 |
| law | Less than full container load | 集装箱装载量不足 |
| law | Less than full Container Load | 未满载的集装箱 |
| textile | less than its fair value | 低于其公平价值 |
| tech. | less than match | 小于符合 |
| tech. | less than normal refraction | 小于正常折射 |
| agric. | less-than or equal to | 小于或等于 |
| tech. | less than part-load transshipment station | 零担货 (物) |
| gen. | less than satisfactory | 不令人满意 |
| earth.sc. | less than the minimum | 小于最小值 |
| China, law | less than the prescribed punishment | 法定刑以下 |
| busin. | less than trailer load | 不满整车货载 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 拼车货 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 不足一车零担货 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 零担的 |
| cloth. | less-than-carload | 零担的 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 拼车货 |
| busin. | less-than-carload | 零担货物装载 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 沿途零担车 |
| railw. | less-than-carload | 零担 (wagon load) |
| railw. | less-than-carload | 铁路货车零担的 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 铁路运输零担 |
| econ. | less-than-carload | 零担 (货物) |
| gen. | less-than-carload | 不满一车的 |
| econ. | less-than-carload car | 沿途零担车 |
| busin. | less-than-carload car | 零担车 |
| busin. | less-than-carload cargo | 零担货 |
| busin. | less-than-carload container | 并装集装箱 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担运费 |
| econ. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货物 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货运 |
| econ. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货运费 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货运费不满一辆货车的货物运费 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight store | 沿线零担仓库【铁】 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight train | 沿途零担货物列车 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight transshipment station | 零担货 (物) |
| busin. | less-than-carload goods | 零担货物 |
| econ. | less-than-car-load lot | 零担货运 |
| econ. | less-than-car-load lot | 零星货运 |
| busin. | less-than-carload lot | 零担货运 |
| tech. | less-than-carload lot | 零担货 (物) |
| adv. | less-than-carload lots | 零担货运商品 |
| tech. | less-than-carload rate | 零担运价 (率) |
| busin. | less-than-carload rate | 零担费率 |
| econ. | less-than-carload rate | 包裹运费 |
| econ. | less-than-carload rate | 零担运价率 |
| busin. | less-than-carload rate | 零担货运费率 |
| tech. | less-than-carload rate | 包裹运价 |
| busin. | less-than-carload shipment | 零担货运 |
| busin. | less-than-carload shipment | 不够整车货运 |
| tech. | less-than-carload team yard | 零担货场 |
| tech. | less-than-carload traffic | 零担运输 |
| busin. | less-than-carload train | 零担列车 |
| railw. | less-than-carload yard | 零担货场 |
| gen. | less-than-condition | 小于条件 |
| busin. | less-than-container load | 拼装箱指集装箱内的货物分别属于两个或两个以上的货主，因此在装货和卸货时需要特殊处理 |
| busin. | less-than-container load cargo | 未满箱货物 |
| busin. | less-than-container load cargo | 拼箱装货 |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 不满一集装箱的 |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 拼箱的 |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 零担的 |
| law | less-than-freehold | 非完全保有地产权 |
| gen. | less-than-ideal | 不太〔不够〕理想的 |
| gen. | less-than-truckload | 零担运输的 |
| busin. | less-than-truckload | 卡车零担货运 |
| nautic. | less-than-truckload | 拼车货的 |
| gen. | less-than-truckload | 卡车零担的 |
| tech. | less-than-truckload lot | 载货车零担货物 |
| railw. | less-than-wagon-load and pick-up train | 沿零摘挂列车 |
| tech. | less thermal stability coal | 热稳定性较差煤 |
| econ. | less tian container load/full container load | 拼装/整拆 |
| agric. | less-tillering | 少分蘖 |
| econ. | less time-consuming way | 省时的办法 |
| gen. | less-trafficked | 交通稀少的 |
| tech. | less-trafficked area | 交通稀少地区 |
| tech. | less turbid | 微浊 |
| expl. | -less zone | 无应变带 |
| busin. | list less pricing | 价表减额定价法 |
| gen. | little less than | 大致与…相等 |
| gen. | little less than | 不下于 |
| gen. | little less than | 大致…与相等 |
| gen. | little less than | 几乎不下于 |
| gen. | little less than | 几乎不下于 |
| agric. | long-culm-less tillering type | 高秆少分蘖型 |
| securit. | market less treasury bills | 不包括短期国库券的证券市场 |
| gen. | M matters less than | M不如N重要 (N) |
| adv. | Miller Lite beer, "Tastes great, less filling" | 米勒淡啤酒、"美妙口味不可言传"、麦肯世界集团、1974 (McCann-Erickson Worldwide) |
| tech. | more loss less gain | 得不偿失 |
| commer. | more or less allowed | 允许溢短 |
| commer. | more or less allowed | 溢短允许率 |
| busin. | more or less at owner's option | 溢短装由船主选择 |
| busin. | more or less at seller's option | 溢短装由卖方选择 |
| busin. | more or less cause | 溢短装条款 |
| textile | more or less cause | 溢短装条件 |
| tech. | more or less clause | 超过或不足条款 |
| busin. | more or less clause | 溢装或短装条款指交易双方事先商订的交货数量的溢量或短量限度 |
| securit. | more or less clause | 过多与不足条款 |
| sport. | more or less equal in strength | 不相上下 |
| f.trade. | 5% more or less is allowed. | 允许溢短装5%。 |
| tech. | more or less open | 半公开的 |
| tech. | more or less shipowner's option | 船东有增减选择权 |
| shipb. | more or less shipped terms | 溢短装条件 |
| busin. | more or less term | 溢短装条件 |
| busin. | more or less terms | 溢短装条件 |
| tech. | more or less terms | 数量增减范围条款 |
| busin. | more or less tolerance | 溢短装限度 |
| f.trade. | much less predictable | 更难于断定 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | M 和M完全一样 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 正是 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 正好 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 简直 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 不多不少 |
| securit. | net operating profit less adjusted taxes | 税率调整后净经营利润 |
| securit. | net operating profit less adjusted taxes | 付税调整后的经营净利润 |
| busin. | no investigation on the same subject matter could be initiated less than one year after completion of a previous investigation | 在前一次调查结束后少于一年的时间内对同一主题事项不得进行调查 |
| busin. | No investigation under Section 16 of the Protocol on the same subject matter could be initiated less than one year after completion of a previous investigation. | 不得根据议定书草案第16条在前一次调查结束后少于一年的时间内对同一主题事项进行调查。 |
| gen. | no less a person than | M 级别〔身份〕不低于M |
| gen. | no less a person than | 级别〔身份〕不低于 |
| busin. | no less favorable than for domestic users | 条件不低于国内用户的优惠条件 |
| China, law | no less favourable than before | 不低于原来的标准 |
| gen. | no less M than | 同N —样的M (N) |
| gen. | no less than | …有…那么多 |
| gen. | no less than | 不少于… |
| gen. | no less than | 和…一样 |
| gen. | no less than | 简直是 |
| gen. | no less than... | 有那么多 |
| gen. | no less than... | 简直是 |
| gen. | no less than... | 在…方面不亚于 |
| gen. | no less than... | 和…一样 |
| gen. | no less than | 正是 |
| gen. | no less than | 正好 |
| gen. | no less M than | 在M方面不亚于N (N) |
| busin. | No or less tax due | 不征或少征应征税款 |
| law | not less than | 最低估价 |
| textile | not less than | 不低于 |
| textile | not less than | 不小于 |
| gen. | not less than | 至少 |
| busin. | not less than | …不少于… |
| gen. | not less than | 至少不比… 差 |
| f.trade. | not less than | 等于或高于 |
| f.trade. | not less than | 图示符号>不得低于 |
| law | not less than | 在最小或最低的程度上 |
| China, law | not less than a two-thirds majority of all the members | 不少于全体议员三分之二多数 |
| China, law | not less than, not more than and within | 以上、以下、以内 |
| publ.secur. | not less than RMB 10,000 yuan but not more than RMB 50,000 yuan | 一万元以上五万元以下 |
| busin. | not less than six months but not more than 15 years | 为6个月以上15年以下 |
| mech. | not to be less than 20.3 mm dimension | 尺寸不能小于 20.3mm |
| gen. | nothing less than | 恰恰是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 无异于 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 无非是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 只不过是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 不外是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 正好是 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 正好 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 正是 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 不多不少 |
| gen. | Of course, we have child meal for infant which is suitable for infants less than 2 years old. Those items are easy to bite, chew and digest | 当然有。我们专门准备了婴儿餐。适用于两岁以下的小孩，易于咬嚼和消化 |
| gen. | of less importance | 没有那样重要 |
| gen. | of less importance | 比较不重要的 |
| gen. | of less importance | 次要的 |
| gen. | of less weight | 更〔较〕轻的 |
| securit. | offer for less than all shares | 部分公开招股 |
| nautic., tech. | oil less bearing | 无油轴承 |
| textile | oil-less hessian | 一种传统的黄麻滤布原产于英国 |
| gen. | OK, there will be a cab waiting outside in 10 minutes. It will take less than 5 minutes to check out | 好的，十分钟后会有一部出租车在外面等您。退房最多只需五分钟 |
| nautic., tech. | openings in superstructures having height less than standard height | 高度小于标准高度的上层建筑的开口 |
| busin. | order of less value | 低值整理 |
| insur. | original cost less depreciation | 原始费用减去折旧 |
| econ. | Our profits are less than expected | 我们的利润比预期的少 |
| tech. | pack less expansion joint | 无密封垫伸缩接头 |
| tech. | pack less radiator valve | 无填料无密封散热器阀 |
| tech. | pack less valve | 非密封阀 |
| tech. | pack less valve | 无填料阀 |
| busin. | pensionable remuneration less staff assessment | 扣除工作人员薪金税后的应计养老金报酬 |
| gen. | 2 per cent less than | …比 …少〔差〕2% |
| seal. | pin-less drive | 无销传动 |
| agric. | planting less and reaping more | 少种多收 |
| commer. | Please amend the amount of the L/C to read "5% more or less allowed" | 请将信用证金额改为"允许有5%增减幅度" |
| nautic., tech. | pontoon-less TLP | 无浮箱张力腿平台 |
| tech. | poured-in-place shell-less pile | 就地浇筑无壳桩 |
| busin. | purchase at less than book value | 低于账面价值买入 |
| econ. | purchase at less than book value | 低于帐面价值买入 |
| securit. | purchase at less than book value | 低于账面价值买人 |
| econ. | Rates of wages and allowances paid by the contractor are not less than the minimum recognized by trade unions | 承包商支付的工资和津贴不低于工会确认的最低标准 |
| construct. | ratio of less inequality | 优〔劣〕比 |
| tech. | ratio of less inequality | 劣比 |
| busin. | reduced class rate less then normal rate | 代表折扣运价 |
| expl. | Religious persons feel that contribution, more or less,to orphans is a generous act and a duty as well | 信教人士觉得为孤儿捐钱、或多或少、是慷慨大方的行为、同时也是一种乐趣 |
| busin. | remote areas with less developed economic level | 经济欠发达的偏远地区 |
| econ. | require less money, produce quicker results, earn more profits | 花钱少，见效快，利润大 |
| busin. | result in less favourable treatment for imports | 造成对进口产品的不利待遇 |
| nautic., tech. | riser-less light well intervention | 无立管修井 |
| busin. | risk less profit | 无风险利润 |
| tech. | rod less angle moulding press | 无杆角式压塑机 |
| anim.husb. | roll-less churn | 无滚轴奶油搅制机 |
| shipb. | rope-less linkage device | 无缆系结装置 |
| tech. | runner-less mold | 无流道模具 |
| tech. | runner-less mould | 无流道模具 |
| busin. | sale at less than fair value | 低于公平价格销售此种销售方式可以认定为倾销 |
| tech. | scale-less of free heating | 少无氧化加热 |
| tech. | screen less printing | 无网印刷 |
| f.trade. | screening method: semiquantitative method used to quickly determine the presence or absence of compounds. Enables rapid screening of large numbers of samples in less than would be required with official methods. Positive results at or above specified levels required further analysis by an official method. | 筛选法：用于快速测定有否存在化合物的半定量法、可快速筛选大量样品、比法定方法省时、超过规定含量的阳性结果要用法定方法进一步分析。 |
| busin. | selected less developed countries | 经选择的不发达国家 |
| econ. | sell at less than cost | 蚀本出售 |
| busin. | selling at less than cost | 亏本出售 |
| China, law | sentence to a punishment of not less than imprisonment | 判处徒刑以上刑罚 |
| ecol. | septum-less injector | 无隔片进样器 |
| busin. | shall also,or shall only, be fined not less than half but not more than two times the amount earnings from sales | 并处或者单处销售金额50%以上2倍以下罚金 |
| law | shelf-less state | 无架国 |
| agric. | shell-less egg | 未受精的无壳卵 |
| anim.husb. | shell-less egg | 软蛋 |
| agric. | shell-less egg | 无壳蛋 |
| tech. | shell-less pile | 无壳桩 |
| tech. | shell-less pile | 无套管钻孔灌注桩 |
| tech. | shell-less type of pile | 无套桩 |
| busin. | shoes which have a C. I. F. price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for use in sporting activities | 到岸价不低于9欧元/双的体育专用鞋 |
| agric. | short-culm-less tillering type | 矮秆少分蘖型水稻 |
| expl. | Since most unsensitized emulsion formulations are less viscous than the glass-bubble sensitized compositions, borehole water is less prone to be trapped in the column | 由于大多钝感乳化炸药结构不像玻璃微球敏化炸药结构那么有黏性、炮孔水就不那么易于圈闭在药柱里 |
| diet. | slow fry with less oil | 干煎 |
| desert. | soil-less culture | 无土培养 |
| busin. | stock issue at less than book value | 低于票面价值发行股票 |
| busin. | stock issued at less than book value | 低于账面价值发行的股票 |
| econ. | stock issued at less than book value | 低于面值发行的股票 |
| securit. | stock issued at less than book value | 按低于票面价值发行股票 |
| econ. | Such devices will not be sold at less prices than those prescribed by us | 此类装置不得以低于我方规定的价格出售 |
| econ. | sufficiently attractive but less liquid financial assets | 有足够吸引力但流动性较小的金融资产 |
| gen. | Taking the subway would be a lot less stressful than driving | 坐地铁就不会像开车那样精神紧张 |
| econ. | The analyst has had an analysis made and he reports that the chemical content is ...%, less than guaranteed | 化验员已作过化验分析，他报告说化学成份为…％，低于确保数 |
| econ. | the cent s-less accounting | 整元会计 |
| econ. | The company will sell less if it raises its price | 如果公司提价，其销售额就会减少 |
| expl. | The energy spent in creating flyrock during blasting is less than 1 % of the total energy transferred to the rock, hence the wastage of explosive energy in this form maybe insignificant | 在爆破中产生飞石所消耗的能量低于传递给岩石全部能量的1%、因此以这种形式浪费的爆炸能可以说微不足道 |
| f.trade. | The food contributes, as ordinarily consumed or prepared as directed in the label, not less of the mineral than one six of the daily allowance. | 若按标签上的"用法"正常食用或配制、该食品提供的矿物质不低于每日允许摄人量的六分之一。 |
| publ.secur. | The justice sentenced him to eight years less three years pre-trial custody | 法官判他8年徒刑减去审判前已被拘留的3年 |
| consult. | the less common practice | 不常用的做法 |
| gen. | The less you? re in the supermarket, the less junk foods you're likely to want | 逛超市的时间越少，就越不会去买那些垃圾食品 |
| gen. | the mixture should be the concrete mix, less the coarse aggregate | 这种混合料应是没有粗粒料的混凝土拌合料 |
| econ. | The prices are on a c.i.f. Hamburg basis for the amount of not less than 40 gross | 价格为成本加保险费、运费到汉堡价，数量不得少于40罗 |
| shoot. | The shooter has loaded less cartridges than prescribed. | 射手装子弹少于规定的数量。 |
| shoot. | The shooter has loaded less cartridges than prescribed. | 这位射手装的子弹少于规定的数量。 |
| gen. | the weight of the metal can plus the air inside would be much less than a similar volume of water | 这个金属罐本身再加上其中的空气的重量会比同容积的水的重量要轻许多 |
| econ. | There are less people employed in computers than in textiles | 计算机业的雇员少于纺织业的雇员 |
| commer. | There is no need to introduce the world renowned Armani label, but what may be less known is that it is now a leading furniture designer | 世界著名的阿玛尼品牌已无须介绍，但鲜为人知的是它现在成了首屈一指的家具设计品牌 |
| econ. | They can allow less than 5% commission | 他们可以付给 5%以下的佣金 |
| econ. | This is the price less 5% discount | 这是减去 5%折扣的价格 |
| tech. | thread less binding | 无线装订 |
| tech. | till-less agriculture | 免耕农业 |
| gen. | to a less degree | 程度较少的 |
| sport. | to eliminate less competent competitors | 淘汰水平较差的参赛选手 |
| textile | total assets less total liabilities | 全部资产扣除全部债务 |
| tech. | town less highway | 不经过集镇的道路 |
| busin. | treatment no less than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises | 与其他个人和企业相同的待遇 |
| busin. | treatment no less than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises | 不低于给予其他个人和企业待遇的待遇 |
| sport. | Turn your home into your gym without buying any expensive equipment. Try these exercises three times a week, and you'll see results in less than a month | 无须购买任何昂贵的健身器材，你也能把家变成健身房。一个星期做三次练习，不到一个月你就能看到结果 |
| busin. | under conditions no less favorable | 以相等的优惠条件 |
| expl. | Usually cast blast design involves maximizing the castover. However, in other situations less than maximum cast may be desired. This can occur far example if the after blast profile from maximum casting would lower the dragline elevation to the point where the machine has inadequate stacking height | 通常在进行爆破方案设计时希望使抛掷量最大化。但是、在一些情况下并不需要达到最大抛掷量。例如当达到最大抛掷量会使得吊铲达不到最佳的工作高度时、反而造成爆后利润的降低 |
| busin. | value less than market price basis | 低于市场价格的基础价值 |
| tech. | water with less precipitate | 沉淀物较少的水 |
| econ. | We may compromise with them, but the compensation cannot be less than $1000 | 我们可以和他们妥协，但赔偿费不能少于1000美元 |
| shipb. | We think the discount should be no less than 5% | 我们认为折扣不能少于 5% |
| sport. | When there are too many competitors to compete at one time, several heats will be held to eliminate the less competent competitors from the final | 如参赛选手人数太多、有必要进行几次分组赛、淘汰水平较低的选手、以便减少参加决赛的选手人数 |
| gen. | When you discover that the only alternative to the standard V-6 is a V-6 hybrid, you understand in which direction the industry is headed: better fuel economy and less torque | 留意一下就会发现，唯一用来替代标准V-6引擎的是一款 V-6混合动力引擎，可见汽车业发展方向是:更高的燃油经济性,更小的扭矩 |
| f.trade. | with a 10 percent pump or less, 2 pounds may be used in 100 gallons of pickle | 泵人10%以下的盐水腌肉、每100加仑盐水中准用2磅 |
| busin. | with no less than USD 350,000 in registered capital | 注册资本不少于35万美元 |
| tech. | wrought stain less steel wire | 不锈钢丝 |
| commer. | Your L/C must reflect 5% more or less in drawings | 你方信用证必须标明支取贷款时可有百分之五的增减幅度 |