not so great or important as the other or the rest
较少的,次要的
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he was convicted of a lesser assault charge 他被判犯有轻度伤害罪
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they nest mostly in Alaska and to a lesser extent in Siberia .它们大多栖居在阿拉斯加,有少部分栖居在西伯利亚。
lower in terms of rank or quality
条件或级别较低的
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the lesser aristocracy 小贵族
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you're looking down your nose at us lesser mortals .你看不起我们这种小人物。
used in names of animals and plants which are smaller than similar kinds, e.g. lesser spotted woodpecker, lesser celandine
[用 在动植物名字前](较)小(的)(如<Bold>lesser spotted woodpecker</Bold>, <Bold>lesser celandine</Bold>)。
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the lesser evil (或the lesser of two evils ) the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities 两害之较轻者;两种不愉快中较小者authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty . 独裁统治看上去可能不如赤贫可怕
"Middle English: a double comparative, from