much less是什么词可以接名词和动词 不知道能不能接主词 所以我不知道是不是连接词 请问它是什么词

i have not even read the first chapter(much less) finished the whole novel...扩号中的怎么理解?

英语翻译
1.她连一口水都不愿意喝一口,更别提留下来吃饭了.(much less)
2.他认为我在对他说谎,但实际上我讲的是实话.(whereas)
3.这个星期你每天都迟到,对此你怎么解释?(account for)
4.他们利润增长的部分原因是采用了新的市场策略.(due to)
5.这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高.(results it)
6.我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量时间和精力,所以我们只能继续.(pour into)
1.i don't think that he would commit robbery much less would he commit violent robbery.
2.men earn ten dollars an hour on average.whereas women only seven dollars.
3.once the balance in nature is disturbed,it will result in a number of possible unforessable effects.
4.the final examination is close at hand:you'd better spend more time reading.
5.what is intersting is that consumers find it incresingly difficult to identify the nationality of certain brands.this is due *** to globalization and *** to changes in the location of production.
6.a recent survey showed that women account for 40 percent of the workforce.

请问：much less 可以修饰副词吗?例如：it spread much less widely than people suppose.