a little less than

基本解釋

That's a little less than I expected. But to me, the most important thing is the job and the people I will work with.
這比我期望的少一些，但對我來說，最重要的是工作本身以及和我一起工作的伙伴。
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A: That?s a little less than I expected. But to me, the most important thing is the job and the people I will work with.
這比我期望的少一些，但對我來說，最重要的是這個(gè)工作以及將和我一起工作的人。
However, a little less than half of these cells had a more consistent neural response to all events, whether big or small.
但是，這些細(xì)胞中只有不到半數(shù)，對無論大小的所有事件，具有較一致的反應(yīng)。

The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom which is a little less than two meters.
For most of you on your homework assignments, I'm hoping it's a little less than that, but not much less than that.
你們一起做作業(yè)的時(shí)候,我希望作業(yè)不會(huì)消耗你們那么多時(shí)間,比20小時(shí)少點(diǎn)就行了唄
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It's a little bit less clean than, I guess, the rest of the city.
我想，它不如這座城市的其他地方干凈。
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He also faces a little less than two years in prison when sentenced sometime next year.
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