less than

The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours.

修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。

They raised their output by more than half in less than three years.

不到三年,他们把产量提高了一半还多.

They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.

他们对自己在这次犯罪中所起的作用讲的绝非实情。

It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.

这已是他在不到一年的时间里第三次触犯法律了。

Angles of less than 90 degrees are called acute angles.

小于90度的角叫锐角.

Five is less than seven.

五比七小.

In less than four hours my enthusiasm had waned and I rather reproached myself for coming.

不到两个时辰,我早已意兴索然,颇悔此行了.

I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.

我希望它在3年内赚回成本.

Size matters less than quality.

体积不如质量重要.

She still has the energy and sex appeal of a woman less than half her age.

她仍有着年纪比自己小一半多的年轻女人的精力和性感。

What he had in mind amounted to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive.

他头脑中所想的简直就是对管理人员传统角色的彻底颠覆。

The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.

盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。

His negligence was nothing less than criminal.

他的粗心大意无异于犯罪.

Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside.

高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。

It is conservatively estimated that not less than half a million people died in the famine.

据保守估计,死于这场饥荒的人数不少于50万.

Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes.

Digital公司新产品的定价比同类主机的一半还要低。

"It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me," said his lawyer, through gritted teeth.

“我的当事人显然没有告诉我实情，”他的律师咬牙切齿地说道。

This simple chicken dish costs less than £1 a head.

这道简单的鸡肉菜肴每人的花费还不到1英镑。

Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules.

我们显然很失望，但委员会只能照章办事，别无他法。

Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.

学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金，差额部分由贷款补足。

The game took her less than an hour to finish.

她没用一个小时就拿下了这场比赛。

He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year.

他参加赛马选拔赛还不到一年。

The book is less than inspiring.

那本书不大吸引人。

He could have looked over the papers in less than ten minutes.

他本可在10分钟内把文件翻看一遍的。

In less than seven days the infested plants had recovered.

不到7天时间，受虫害侵袭的植物就复原了。

Nothing in this shop is less than ￡10.

这家商店的东西没有低于10英镑的.

Less than 1 percent of the men in any Muslim country are polygamous.

任何一个伊斯兰国家一夫多妻的男子都不到1％。

My flight leaves in less than an hour.

我乘坐的航班一小时内起飞。

There were no less than fifty wounded.

受伤者多达50人.

You're nothing less than a murderer!

你简直就是凶手！