to a lesser extent

英 [tu ə ˈlesə(r) ɪkˈstent]

美 [tu ə ˈlesər ɪkˈstent]

网络  在较小程度上

英英释义

adv

• used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
  1. less interesting
  2. less expensive
  3. less quickly
  Synonym:less

双语例句

• China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Chile and, to a lesser extent, India have put it into practice and reaped rich economic dividends.
  中国大陆、新加坡、香港、澳大利亚、智利和印度（程度不及前者）已付诸实践，并获得了巨大的经济回报。
• This also endangers American interests in other regions, although to a lesser extent
  这也危及到美国在其他地区的利益，只不过危害程度要小一些。
• Multicellular green algae and, to a lesser extent brown and red algae, have many features in common with land plants and are the dominant photosynthetic organisms in shallow seas.
  多细胞的绿藻、在一定程度上还包括褐藻和红藻，它们有许多特征都与陆生植物相同，是在浅海中能进行光合作用的生物。
• By contrast, growth in China and many other emerging economies in Asia and Latin America, and to a lesser extent in the Commonwealth of Independent States, has cooled, after a surge in output beyond potential following the recovery from the Great Recession.
  相比之下，中国和其他亚洲及拉美新兴经济体，以及独联体国家（程度较小一些），在从大衰退（GreatRecession）复苏以来经历了一轮超出潜能的产出猛涨以后，增长已经降温了。
• While researchers haven't studied exercise and swine flu specifically, they have explored whether physical activity can enhance immunity and combat colds and, to a lesser extent, seasonal flu.
  虽然研究人员还没有研究运动和猪流感之间的关系。他们已经开始探索运动是否能增强免疫力，防治感冒，并在一定程度上防治季节性流感。
• The UK and, to a lesser extent Finland, cut value-added tax rates, for example, while other countries, such as Hungary and Ireland, raised their VAT rates.
  例如，英国和芬兰（程度较英国轻一些）降低了增值税税率，而匈牙利和爱尔兰等国则提高了增值税税率。
• A great deal is now known about the kinds of damage produced in the DNA by ultraviolet radiations, to a lesser extent, by ionizing radiations.
  目前已经知道很多关于由紫外线辐射以及在较小程度上由电离辐射引起dna损伤的种类。
• The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.
  森林污染对植物有严重的影响，对野生动物也有一定影响。
• For me it would be the time of the Greeks and to a lesser extent the Romans.
  对我来讲，我觉得是希腊时期的历史，还有一开始的罗马。
• One of their modern uses is in cryogenics, and to a lesser extent, refrigeration.
  他们的一个现代化的用途是在低温，并在较小的程度上，制冷。