1.较小的；较少的；次要的not as great in size, amount or importance as sth/sb else
people of lesser importance次要人物
They were all involved to a greater or lesser degree(= some were more involved than others) .他们或多或少都受到了牵连。
The law was designed to protect wives, and, to a lesser extent, children.这条法律是为了保护妻子，其次是保护子女。
He was encouraged to plead guilty to the lesser offence.有人怂恿他供认犯了那个较轻的罪行。
2.（用于比同类小的动植物名称）小used in the names of some types of animals, birds and plants which are smaller than similar kinds
Quality of service improves with virtualization as rapid allocation of resources to the business takes place in a lesser time.
虚拟化可以快速地分配资源，这会提高服务质量，让业务更快地开展起来。
Attendance at a lesser-known college or university is not a ground of ineligibility and applicants cannot be refused a visa for that reason.
去那些不太着名学校的学生不会于是而受影响并以此作为拒签理由。
The lesser panda grovelled at his feet when he shout at it.
他一吼，那小熊猫就趴在他的脚下。
It is possible to have economic development without significant job creation, which then leads to lesser impact on poverty reduction.
它是可能的经济发展，而没有显著的就业机会，从而导致较小的影响减少贫困。
This literary legacy continued to a lesser degree through the writings of his disciple St. Besa in the second half of the fifth century.
公元五世纪下半叶，透过他的门徒圣巴萨的写作，这种文学遗产依然以较少程度来延续着。
Lesser told me that she sometimes really want to let go and relax love this short, but still persevered.
小雅告诉我，她有的时候真的想放手，放开这份短暂的爱情，但还是坚持下来了。
Lesser confessed to her mother-in-law without warning, use the money I account were unhappy with so action.
小雅供认，对婆婆不打招呼动用本人户头的钱十分不满，于是采取了行动。
are beginning to be seen, although to a lesser degree in other industries as well.
也同样开始在其他工业中看到，虽然使用程度低一些。
According to its terms, the rape charges against him were to be dropped in exchange for an admission of guilt for lesser offenses.
根据协议，针对卡察夫的强奸指控予以撤除，作为交换，他必须承认一些较轻的罪过。
That of China and, to a lesser extent, of others such as South Korea, seem to be working.
中国的经济刺激方案，以及韩国等其它国家规模较小的刺激方案，似乎发挥了作用。
Perhaps the next stage of the crisis will be so severe that everybody grows scared enough to accept it as a lesser evil.
或许，此次危机的下一阶段将非常严重，以至于所有人都变得非常害怕，从而两害相权取其轻、接受欧元区债券。
It was a sort of worship in two steps, with the grand altar for the colonel and the lesser one for Thenardier.
这好象是一种两级的崇拜，大龛供上校，小龛供德纳第。
In lesser hands Ms Nasar's story might have degenerated into a series of pen portraits: tittle-tattle for the middlebrow.
要是写书的人水平差一点，纳萨尔女士的故事可能会退化为一系列人物特写：普通人闲聊的谈资。
This time, Lesser said no to what I just said to me, her heart really very painful, very tired.
这次，小雅没有对我说什么，只对我说她心真的已经很疼，很累……
Assuming it does not, though, the lesser of two evils might be higher prices and a perkier private sector.
假设这些措施不起作用，虽然如此，较轻一些的危害可能是高物价和过于活跃的私营投资。
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
年还是不够的：任何领域的卓越成就都只能通过一生的努力来获得；稍低一点的代价也换不来。
The advanced technology infrastructure in the US gives it a large advantage over emerging nations with lesser technological capacity.
美国的先进技术基础设施使本国拥有比别国更多的优势。
The interpretation that we give is always brought to bear on the greater or lesser dependence of desires with respect to one another.
我们给予的这个解释，总是跟欲望彼此之间，或大或小的依赖有关。
Our listening is often quicker, shallower and of a lesser quality, through tinny computer speakers and low bit rate streams and downloads.
我们往往通过微小的电脑扬声器、低比率流和下载，来听快节奏、肤浅且没有品质的歌曲。
As violent as it was, the 1859 super storm does not appear to have been qualitatively different from lesser events.
1859年的超级风暴虽然凶猛，但是本质上与较小规模的事件似乎没有不同。
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