fewer和less之区别

Fewer和Less之区别

1.With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers

than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building.

(A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

(B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less

(C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

(D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less

(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer

2.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles

powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.

(A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel

(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do

(C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel

(D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel

(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel

3.With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever

before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer

(B) lower than two hundred and less

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer

(D) fewer than two hundred and less

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer

Less is more likely than fewer to modify plural nouns when distances, sums of money, and a few fixed phrases are involved (less than 100 miles, an investment of less than 2000 dollars, in 25 words or less) and as likely as fewer to modify periods of time ( in less(or fewer)than four hours)

fewer,less,more的不不同用法

区别一a little和little修饰或代替不可数名词，与much相对，表示“多”；a few和few 修饰或代替可数名词与many相对，表示“少”。a little和a few含肯定语气，little和few含否定语气。一般说来，在only, just, still, quite, can, not等词后用a little或a few；在very, so, some, the, no等词后用little或few more 更多less 更少few 几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数There are few people here.这儿几乎没人。little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词There are little water in the cup.杯子里几乎没水。其实你还要注意a few 还有 a little 跟他们的区别 a few 一些，修饰可数名词复数There are a few people here.这儿有一些人。 a little一些，修饰不可数名词There are a little water in the cup.杯子里有一些水 a few, few后面加可数名词 a little, little后面加不可数名词 另外:few和little均表否定，而a few和a little均表肯定，例如： 1. There are a few books on the table, aren't there? 2. There are few books on the table, are there? 3. There is a little milk, isn't there? 4. There is little milk, is there? Few-fewer-fewest many-more-most (修饰可数名词) little- less- least much-more- most （修饰不可数名词） There be 句型的一般将来时： There will be + 主语+ 其他，意为：将会有。一般疑问句形式为：Will there be + 主语+ 其他。 肯定回答是：Yes, there will. 否定回答是：No, there won’t. 否定形式是：There won’t be + 主语+ 其他，将不会有…… 特殊疑问句是: 疑问词/ 词组+ 一般疑问句？When will there be a nice basketball match?

less 和fewer的用法和区别

less是little的比较级，基本意思是“较少的，更少的”,指物体的体积或分量相对于 别的物体少；fewer是few的比较级，用在可数名词前，指数目，表示较少的，而less 一般指数量、程度或体积等，意思是较少的或较小的。 less的用法例句： 1.These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space. 这些文档已经进行了压缩，以节省磁盘空间。 2.He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews. 多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。 3.Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room. 还有一些不太常有的设施，包括图书馆和健身房。 4.His team-mates opened hotel windows, shouting "Jump!" and somewhat lessprintable banter. 他的队友打开了酒店的窗户，大叫着“跳!”，还开了一些上不了台面的玩笑。 5.They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive. 他们希望我将题目修改一下，以免显得太过冒犯。 fewer例句 1、There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. 这个地区有不少于100个的不同物种。 2、Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.

掌握moreless,morefewer的用法 初中八年级上册英语教案教学设计课后反思

教师姓名程萍单位名称库尔勒市实验中学填写时间2020.8.20学科初中英语年级/册八年级上册教材版本人教版课题名称Unit7.Will people have robots? 难点名称 掌握more/fewer；more/less的用法 难点分析从知识角度分析为 什么难 more和less本身对于学生来说是比较级的难点，而本课新增加了他们修饰名词 的用法，more又比较特殊，所以讲清楚more和less的用法对老师的基本功是 一个考验。所以我编了口诀来方便学生们记忆。 从学生角度分析为 什么难 学习总是有一个规律叫先入为主，很多学生刚掌握了比较级的用法，现在又要 学习修饰名词，区分可数与不可数是一个难关，选择对的修饰词又是一个考 验，并且还要根据句意选择，所以这个知识点对他们来说比较难。 难点教学方法1.通过图片和例子直观演示more/less/fewer的用法 2.通过便口诀让学生熟练掌握，准确掌握和得分 教学环节教学过程 导入通过“Less is more”的翻译，让同学们分享对这句话的理解，引出more/Less/fewer的用法讲解。 知识讲解（难点突破）从中考考察感叹句的类型出发，分为两个部分 1.more的两种用法： 作副词，修饰部分双音节词和大部分多音节词adj/adv的比较级的修饰部分，举例呈现作形容词，根据more的原级引出many/much,用以解释他既可以修饰可数名词又可以修饰不可数名词 2.less的两种用法： 作副词，修饰部分双音节词和大部分多音节词adj/adv的比较级的修饰部分，举例呈现； 作形容词，根据less的原级引出little,用以解释它可以修饰不可数名词。 3.fewer 的一种用法 作形容词，根据fewer的原级引出few,用以解释它可以修饰可数名词。 最后总结出口诀 不可少less, 可少fewer, 可不可多more

more、less、fewer简析

七年级下册Unit 3Will people have robots? less, fewer, more 用法小结 【填一填】用less, fewer, more 填空。 1. A lighter car will use gas. 2. You’ll make errors when you take more time. 3.Share(享) your happiness with others, you will get happiness. 4. The job is difficult than I imagined. 5. The math problem is difficult. Would you please give me ten minutes? 【辨一辨】 more, less, fewer常用来比较数量的多少，他们的区别如下： 1） more是much, many 的比较级，用在名词前，表示“更多……”，既可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词。 2）less是little的比较级，用来修饰不可数名词，表示“更少……”。 3）fewer是few的比较级，修饰可数名词，也表示“更少……”。 4）more还可以放在部分双音节或者多音节形容词、副词前，帮助构成比较级。例如：This bike is more expensive than that one. 5）more还可以用于“数词/some/any/a few/a little/many + more+名词”结构中，意思是“又，再，另外”。 例如：Would you like two more apple? 你想再吃两个苹果吗？ Keys: 1. less 2. fewer 3. more 4. more 4. more 5. More 6）常用词组 no more=not any more 表示：不再...... more and more 越来越 more than =over放在数词前面表示：多于、超过 once more=once again表示：再来一次 7）less 可做名词，表示：更少的数量例如：I could do no less less 可做介词表示：减去，扣除，差。例如：She stayed a month less two days. 8)no fewer than 表示：不少于。 例如：There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.

fewer和less之区别

Fewer和Less之区别 1.With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building. (A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer (B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less (C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer (D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less (E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer 2.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel. (A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel (B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do (C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel (D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel (E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel 3.With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing. (A) of less than two hundred and fewer (B) lower than two hundred and less (C) lesser than two hundred and fewer (D) fewer than two hundred and less (E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer Less is more likely than fewer to modify plural nouns when distances, sums of money, and a few fixed phrases are involved (less than 100 miles, an investment of less than 2000 dollars, in 25 words or less) and as likely as fewer to modify periods of time ( in less(or fewer)than four hours)

fewer,less,more的不不同用法

fewer是few的.用于修饰可数名词.表示更少more既可以表示更多这一含义,也可以辅助其他多形容词或构成比较级也是less是little的比较级,用于修饰,义同fewer little.表示少到几乎没有,注意与a little区分fewer是few的比较级,后面+可数名词more是many和much的比较级,后面可以跟可数和不可数less是little的比较级,后面跟不可数名词little 有多种意思，根据你的题目，在这里它是一点的意思，与few同意.但little后跟不可数名词，而后者后面跟可数名词 区别一a little和little修饰或代替不可数名词，与much相对，表示“多”；a few和few 修饰或代替可数名词与many相对，表示“少”。a little和a few含肯定语气，little和few含否定语气。一般说来，在only, just, still, quite, can, not等词后用a little或a few；在very, so, some, the, no等词后用little或few more 更多less 更少few 几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数There are few people here.这儿几乎没人。little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词There are little water in the cup.杯子里几乎没水。其实你还要注意a few 还有 a little 跟他们的区别 a few 一些，修饰可数名词复数There are a few people here.这儿有一些人。 a little一些，修饰不可数名词There are a little water in the cup.杯子里有一些水 a few, few后面加可数名词 a little, little后面加不可数名词 另外:few和little均表否定，而a few和a little均表肯定，例如： 1. There are a few books on the table, aren't there? 2. There are few books on the table, are there? 3. There is a little milk, isn't there? 4. There is little milk, is there? Few-fewer-fewest many-more-most (修饰可数名词) little- less- least much-more- most （修饰不可数名词） There be 句型的一般将来时： There will be + 主语+ 其他，意为：将会有。一般疑问句形式为：Will there be + 主语+ 其他。 肯定回答是：Yes, there will. 否定回答是：No, there won’t. 否定形式是：Ther e won’t be + 主语+ 其他，将不会有…… 特殊疑问句是: 疑问词/ 词组+ 一般疑问句？When will there be a nice basketball match?

many, few, little, less, 的区别

中 小 学 个 性 化 课 外 辅 导 著 名 品 牌 爱心育栋梁 良心做事业 1. good → better adj My book is good, but I think yours is better. In fact, the pen is good. Can you give me a better one? I have a better watch than yours. well,→ better adv you do your English well. I can play the piano well. 固定短语： do well in … 在某方面做得好 = be good at I do well in my English. 我很擅长英语，我英语学得很好 He does well in singing. 他擅长唱歌。 他唱歌很好。 I’m very good at math. Amy is very good at playing the piano. 2. ⑴ 表示“多”的概念 many ， adj ， 很多的，许多的， 修饰可数名词复数 I have many books. He sees many students in the classroom. much ， adj ，大量的，修饰不可数名词， there is much water in the sea. I drink much milk every day. more, adj ， 更多的，修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词 作副词的情况以后会学到，主要在比较级中修饰多音节形容词。 ⑵ 表示”少”的概念 a little, “一点儿”adj ，修饰不可数名词，一般是液体的，还有食物等。 I drink a little water every morning. A little milk is not enough for me. 否定： little “一点儿” I just drank little water in the morning, so I am very hungry now. a few 一些，几个， I only/ have a few books. There are a few cats on the bed. 否定：few I just can see few students in the classroom 我没看见几个人在教室里，说明教室里没几个人 I’m so hungry, but there are only few cakes in the box. 我很饿，但是盒子里没几块蛋糕。 Less 是 little 的比较级， “更少的” 修饰不可数名词。 He has little money, but I have less money. If you eat less meat, you will feel better. Few 的比较级，fewer ， I know you have few books, but I have fewer books. 3. junk food, milk, coffee, 不可数名词，谓语动词用单数 Junk food is bad for our health. Milk is very delicious, and I love to drink it very much. Coffee helps me study well. 4. keep 保持，保持某种状态。 Keep a good health. keep + 名词 I don ’t want to keep a bad sleeping habit, because it ‘s not good for my health. Keep healthy. Keep + 形容词。 You should keep strong, and exercise every day.

Little和few的区别

Little, a little, few, a few的区别: 版本一： a little／little（形容词）用在不可数名词之前： a little salt／little salt一点盐／没有多少盐 a few／few（形容词）用在复数名词之前： a few people／few people有几个人／没有几个人 a few /few +名词复数， a little /little +不可数名词， a few /a little 表肯定，（一点/一些）， few / little 表否定（几乎没有） a little +不可数名词= a bit of + 不可数名词， a little +形容词=a bit +形容词 这四种形式也都能用做代词使用，或单独使用或与of连用： 例： -Sugar？ -A little，please． -要糖吗？ -请给一点儿。 Only a few of these are any good． 这其中只有几个用得着。 B a litile，a few（形容词和代词） a little指少量或者说话人认为少的量；a few指小数目或者说话人认为小的数目。 把only放在a little／a few之前，是为了强调说话人认为该数量的确很小。 例： Only a few of our customers have accounts． 我们的顾客中只有少数人是记账的。 但是把quite放在a few之前就大大增大了这个数量： I have quite a few books on art． 我有不少关于艺术的书。（许多书） C little和few（形容词和代词）： little和few意为很少或没有，几乎具有否定意义： 例：

看图表,用more,less或 fewer 完成练习

看图表，用more，less或fewer 完成练习。Littleton， In 100 years… 1. There will be ___________ houses. 2. There will be ___________ pollution. 3. There will be ___________ schools. 4. There will be ___________ people. 5. There will be ___________ snow. 6. There will be ___________ movie theaters.看图表，用more，less或fewer 完成练习。Littleton， In 100 years… 1. There will be ___________ houses. 2. There will be ___________ pollution. 3. There will be ___________ schools. 4. There will be ___________ people. 5. There will be ___________ snow. 6. There will be ___________ movie theaters. 看图表，用more，less或fewer 完成练习。Littleton， In 100 ye ars… 1. There will be ___________ houses. 2. There will be ___________ pollution. 3. There will be ___________ schools. 4. There will be ___________ people. 5. There will be ___________ snow.

fewer,less,more的不不同用法培训资料

精品文档 区别一a little和little修饰或代替不可数名词，与much相对，表示“多”；a few和few 修饰或代替可数名词与many相对，表示“少”。a little和a few含肯定语气，little和few含否定语气。一般说来，在only, just, still, quite, can, not等词后用a little或a few；在very, so, some, the, no等词后用little或few more 更多less 更少few 几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数There are few people here.这儿几乎没人。little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词There are little water in the cup.杯子里几乎没水。其实你还要注意a few 还有 a little 跟他们的区别 a few 一些，修饰可数名词复数There are a few people here.这儿有一些人。 a little一些，修饰不可数名词There are a little water in the cup.杯子里有一些水 a few, few后面加可数名词 a little, little后面加不可数名词 另外:few和little均表否定，而a few和a little均表肯定，例如： 1. There are a few books on the table, aren't there? 2. There are few books on the table, are there? 3. There is a little milk, isn't there? 4. There is little milk, is there? Few-fewer-fewest many-more-most (修饰可数名词) little- less- least much-more- most （修饰不可数名词） There be 句型的一般将来时： There will be + 主语+ 其他，意为：将会有。一般疑问句形式为：Will there be + 主语+ 其他。 肯定回答是：Yes, there will. 否定回答是：No, there won’t. 否定形式是：There won’t be + 主语+ 其他，将不会有…… 特殊疑问句是: 疑问词/ 词组+ 一般疑问句？When will there be a nice basketball match? 精品文档

fewliteafewalite的区别及用法

Unit 5 few, a few, little, a little 等的用法 虽然都表示“少”，但 （1）few, a few是可数的, little, a little是不可数的。 （2）a few, a little含肯定意味，few, little含否定意味。这里所谓的“肯定意味”和“否定意味”应该这样来理解：同样是半杯水，口渴者会认为：There is little water in the glass. 而不口渴的人则会认为：There is a little water in the glass. 1．few修饰可数名词复数。 2．few (= not many; hardly any)含否定意义；a few (= some; several; a small number of) 含肯定意义。 3．not a few = no few = quite a few = a good few = many。 4．当few受every, last, past, next, some, very等词所修饰时，表示肯定意义，few之前不再有冠词。如： In the last few minutes, he checked up his paper again. It took us some few days to repair the machine. They are very few in number. There were too few of them. He goes to see his grandma every few weeks. 5．在非正式文体中很少见，一般用或代替，如： Only a few people attended the meeting.

(完整word版)fewer,less,more的不不同用法

fewer 是few 的比较级.用于修饰可数名词.表示更少more 既可以表示更多这一含义，也可 以辅助其他多 音节形容词或副词构成比较级 也是less 是little 的比较级,用于修饰 不可数 名词，义同fewer little.表示少到几乎没有，注意与a little 区分fewer 是few 的比较级，后面+ 可数名词 more 是many 和much 的比较级，后面可以跟可数和不可数 less 是little 的比 较级，后面跟不可数名词 little 有多种意思，根据你的题目，在这里它是一点的意思， 与few 同意.但little 后跟不可数名词，而后者后面跟可数名词 区别一 a little 和little 修饰或代替不可数名词， 与much 相对，表示 多” a few 和few 修饰或代替可数名词与 many 相对，表示 少” a little 和a few 含肯定语气，little 和 few 含否定语气。一般说来，在 only ，just ，still ，quite ，can ，not 等词后用 a little 或 a few ； 在 very ，so, some ，the ，no 等词后用 little 或 few more 更多less 更少few 几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数 There are few people here. 这儿几乎没人。 little 几乎没有，修饰不可数名词 There are little water in the cup. 杯子 里几乎没水。 其实你还要注意 a few 还有a little 跟他们的区别 a few 一些，修饰可数 名词复数 There are a few people here.这儿有一些人。 a little 一些，修饰不可数名词 There are a little water in the cup. 杯子里有一些水 a few, few 后面加可数名词 a little, little 后面加不可数名词 另外:few 和little 均表否定，而 a few 和 a little 均 习表冃疋，例如： 1. There are a few books on the table, aren't there? 2. There are few books on the table, are there? 3. There is a little milk, is n't there? 4. There is little milk, is there? many-more-most （修饰可数名词） much-more- most （修饰不可数名词） There be 句型的一般将来时： There will be + 主语+其他，意为：将会有。一般疑问句形式为： Will there be + 主 语+其他。 肯定回答是： Yes, there will. 否定回答是： No, there won ' t. 否定形式是：There won ' t be + 主语+其他， 将不会有 ... 特殊疑问句是：疑问词/词组 + 一般疑问句？ When will there be a nice basketball match? Few-fewer-fewest little- less- least

英语less fewer

一、less，least，fewer，fewest [要点领悟] less表示“较少的”，least表示“最少的”，分别是little的比较级和最高级，修饰不可数名词、形容词或副词。fewer和fewest分别是few的比较级和最高级，修饰可数名词的复数。 [真题导航] 1. ThedoctortoldMarytoeat ________ vegetables and ________ meat because she was getting fatter and fatter. A. much；little B. more；less C. many；few D. more；fewer （广东省） 2. Thenumberofgiantpandasisgetting ________ because their living areas are becoming farmlands. A. less and less B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer （江苏盐城） 3. Theshopassistantshowedherseveral

DVDsandshechose ________ expensive one. A. less B. least C. the less D. the least （湖北黄冈） [指点迷津] 1. 选B项。由题干的原因状语从句“because she was getting fatter and fatter”可推知，两个空白处分别填more和less，符合语法及句意。 2. 选C项。题干中的“th e number of giant pandas”意为“熊猫的数量”，为可数的内容，所以，空白处应填smaller and smaller（越来越少），也符合后文的原因状语从句所表达的意思。 3. 选D项。句意为“售货员给她看了几张DVD 光碟，于是她选了最便宜的一张”，此处有最高级的含义。最高级前通常要用定冠词the，所以D选项正确。 二、wear，put on，try on，dress [要点领悟] 1. wear指“穿着、戴着”，侧重状态，可以有进行时态。 2. put on指“穿、戴”，强调穿的动作。put on 是终止性动词词组，表示一时的动作，一般不与时间段状语连用。宾语是代词位于on的前面，是名词前

less fewer little few more比较级理解 英语学习

总结：little, less用不可数名词，或者当作副词的时候；few, fewer用可数名词。 注意理解这两个的汉语意思。 我们比较熟悉的是： 你比我干净。你不比我开心。这个比那个贵。这个不比那个贵。 you are cleaner than I am. you are not happier than me. this one is more expensive than that one. this one is not more expensive than the other one. this one is less expensive than the other one. 这个没有那个贵（也就是这个比那个便宜this one is cheaper than that one.）。怎么说？ 你没有我干净。怎么说？ 你比我还不干净。怎么说？ 你当然可以换成：这个比那个便宜。我比你干净。但是，在英语里面其实有这种说法。 就是往下比较：less, least few, fewer 只是作为一个形容词，比较级fewer/fewest。 little，less，least就是往下比较的时候用的。特别是单音节或者双音节的形容词的时候。 I am less lazy than I was before. 我没有以前懒惰。 the room is less clean now. 没有以前干净了。。 总结下来就是：many的比较级，more，most。much的比较级也是more，most。 few的比较级fewer，fewest；little的比较级less，least。只是在具体的汉语翻译中，自己琢磨。而这些此烟花出来的每哟，或者很小比较意味儿的意思似乎更加常用。

more than 与less than的用法比较

more than 与less than的用法比较 1.more than 的主要用法是： ①(指数量)多于： I’ve known him for more than twenty years. 我已认识他20多年了。 ②不只是，不仅仅是(通常后接名词、动词、从句等)： He is more than a father to her. 他待她胜过父亲。 He more than smiled, but laughed. 他不只是微笑，而是放声大笑。 The result was much more than I imagined. 结果远远超过我的想像。 ③极其，非常(通常后接形容词、副词或分词等)： She was more than kind to us. 她对我们很友好。 He was more than upset by the accident. 这个意外事故使他非常心烦意乱。 ④难以，完全不能(其后通常连用情态动词can)： That is more than I can tell (=I can’t tell that). 那事我实在不明白。 2.less than 的主要用法是： ①(指数量)不到，不足： It’s less than a mile to the station. 去车站不到一英里。 In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时他就做完了工作。 ②比…(小)少： Two is less than Three. 二比三小。 She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。 ③一点也不： He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。 3.more …than 与less…than (1)more...than 的主要用法： ①比…多，比…更： He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。 He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。 ②与其…不如： He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。 He is more (a) scholar than (a) teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说是位学者。

英文中Fewer Versus Less使用辨析

英文中Fewer Versus Less使用辨析 English grammar can be difficult, even for native English speakers. When English is your second language it can seem even harder to understand the many grammar rules. This article will look at two words that are often misused and confused in writing and speech - fewer and less - and show how to use them correctly. The word "fewer" refers to nouns that are countable. When we say a noun is countable, it simply means that we can make it plural (usually by adding an "s" at the end). Here are some examples of countable nouns - cat, cats, bike, bikes, child, children, and so on. We can use "fewer" to refer to all of these nouns in the following ways: "There are fewer cats in Scotland than in England." "There are now fewer bikes in China than ten years ago." "Fewer children read books these days." In general, the word "less" is used to refer to nouns that are not countable. Uncountable nouns include things as well as emotional states: for example, rice cannot be made plural by adding an "s" nor can "information", "concern", "happiness", "anger", and so on. Here are some examples: "She had less information on the art course than the history course." "He has less concern about paying the bills now he has a better job." "Does poverty result in less happiness?" "Less anger in the world would means fewer wars." Note here that "fewer" is included in the sentence and refers to the countable noun "war". However, we need to bear in mind that the expression "less than" is placed in front of a plural noun that refers to a measure of time or distance or amount of something: "We need to be at work in less than half an hour." (time) "I now owe the bank less than a thousand dollars." (amount) "They had travelled for less than twenty miles when the tire got a puncture." (distance) Fewer and less can also be used with plural nouns with the expression "no...than". Let us look at some examples: "No fewer than 500 people came to see the first night of the show." "No less than 500 people attended the conference."