more than:多余,不仅仅。之后可接名词、动名词、动词、数词、形容词、副词等,有“不止、超过、胜过、多于、以上、很”等意思。如:
- More than forty countries came to Guangzhou to take part in the 2010 Asian Games.
- He is more than an artist; he is also a writer.
- He is more than a friend to me.他对我不止是一个朋友。
- We like football more than swimming.我们喜爱足球胜过游泳。
- I more than saw it, I felt too!我不仅仅看见了它,我都感觉到它了。
- The gain more than compensated for the loss.所得多于所失。
- They have known each other for more than 10 years。他们相识已有10多年了。
- I was more than pleased with my pay rise.I was over the moon.我对涨工资非常高兴。我简直乐上了天!
- She dresses more than simply.她衣着何止简朴而已。
与之相对的词组是“less than”,其相应的形式也很复杂,只有真正掌握其结构及意思,才能准确地翻译出其真正的含义。
less than:后面可接形容词、数词等,意为“不到,小于,少于”,具有否定意义。如:
- He seemed less than overjoyed.他似乎并不太高兴。
- Jack is less than twenty years old.杰克还不到二十岁。
- The lightest weighs less than 50 kilograms.最轻的不到50千克。
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