警察急忙赶到告密者提供的地址处，只获悉他们要捉的人一小时不到前已逃走了。 Police hurried to the address supplied by their informant, only to learn that their bird had flown less than an hour before.
今天一英镑远远买不到一年前能买的那麽多东西。 A pound today buys much less than it did a year ago.
整座房子不到一个小时就烧光了。 The whole house went up in smoke in less than an hour.
这件家具还不到四十美元，实在不贵。 This piece of furniture is really inexpensive with a price of less than forty dollars.
