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less and less a decreasing amount of something越来越少;ANTmore and more•They began spending less and less time together.他们在一起的时间越来越少了。[+ of ]•The band was doing less and less of that kind of music.那乐队越来越少演奏那种音乐了。less and less used to say that a quality, situation etc gradually decreases越来越少; 越来越小;ANTmore and more•As the years went by, he seemed to care less and less about his reputation.一年年过去，他好像越来越不在乎自己的名声。•Smoking in the workplace is becoming less and less acceptable.在工作场所抽烟越来越不被接受了。 less and less at a continually decreasing rate 越来越少。 ˌless and ˈlesscontinuing to become smaller in amount越来越少；越来越小She found the job less and less attractive.她发觉那工作越来越没意思。ˌless and ˈlesssmaller and smaller amounts越来越少As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡那些老朋友了。 |