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分为两个部分： 第一部分——简洁版 第二部分——附例句 第一部分——简洁版 1.more than 超过；在…以上（尤用于强调实际数多么大）；超出需要；超乎寻常 2.no more than只不过/仅仅；至多/不到（相当于little more than）（用于强调并不重要） 3.little more than 仅仅；只不过是 4.nothing more than 不比…复杂；仅仅；只不过是 5.not more than 在…以下，不超过，不到（尤用于强调实际数目多么小） no/not more than sth不超过/至多 6.more…than 与更像（前者）地；与其说（是）…，倒不如说（是）… 7.no more…than 根本不…；完全不… 8.more often than not （相当于as often as not, most of the time） （口）多半；往往；通常；一贯；在多数情况下 9.more than a little （正式）相当；非常；十分 10.more than happy, welcome, likely, glad, ready etc. 十分；很；非常，极其（相当于very） 11.more than sb can/could 无法 12.be more of sth than 与其说…不如说… 13.less than （用在数字或数量前）少于/低于/比…少；好不/完全不/一点都不；缺少/缺乏 14.be less a…than a…(= be not no so much like one thing as another) 不是…更像… 15.no less than 不少于/不低于；多至/多达（表示数目的惊人之多） 16.nothing less than （用于强调某事物的重要性或严重性）无异于/不亚于，完全/简直/全然；简直是/绝对是 17.be nothing short of/less than sth简直是某事物，无异于某事物（用于强调程度） 18.less…than 不像…（更像…）；与其说…（倒不如说…） 19.in less than no time极快地；很快地；迅速地；一眨眼功夫 20.other than 除了…外（还）（相当于in addition to）；除了…外（相当于except, except for） （通常用于否定句，正式）不/不同/不同于（相当于not, different(ly) from） 21.no other than 除…外没有；只有；正是；就是；不是别的而正是 22.none other than 正是；就是 none other than sb 23.nothing other than 除…外没有；只有 24.rather than 而不是/而非（相当于instead of） 25.would rather…than或would sooner …than宁愿…而不愿 26.rather you, him, her, them than me 宁可是/还好是你/他/她/他们而不是我（用于表示不想做别人要去做的事） 27.than ever 比以往任何时候 28.than before比以前 29.than usual 比平时/平常 30.no sooner …than刚…就…；一…就… no sooner had/did…than一…就…，刚…就… 31.there’s nothing better/worse/more exciting etc than 32.know better (than…) 晓得不该做（…），不至于笨到（…） 33.better than nothing （有）比没有好；比没有强 34.no better than 和…几乎一样；比…好不到哪儿去 35.otherwise than （法律）除非 36.different than 与…不同（相当于different from） 37.no sooner said than done说到做到；立刻 38.better late than never（口）晚做总比不做好；迟到总比不到好 39.better safe than sorry有备无患 40.sooner rather than later赶早不赶晚；及早 41.go one better (than sb) （非正式）（比某人）做得更好 42.easier said than done （也作more easily said than done）说起来容易，做起来难 第二部分——附例句 1.more than 超过；在…以上（尤用于强调实际数多么大）；超出需要；超乎寻常 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1697页more词条 more than超出需要；超乎寻常 Lithuania produces more than enough food to feed itself. 立陶宛的粮食生产供大于求。 …accommodation which is roomy and offers more than generous stowage. 住宿宽敞，储藏空间绰绰有余。 2.no more than只不过/仅仅；至多/不到（相当于little more than）（用于强调并不重要） 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1697页more词条 no more than or not more than不超过；不到；至多 Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build. 做成一个盒子不超过几个小时。 He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen. 他实际上还是个孩子，最多不过十八九岁。 nothing more than只不过；仅仅 The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang’s personal journal. 新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。 3.little more than 仅仅；只不过是 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1635页more词条 no more than又作little more than只不过；仅仅 He’s no more than a glorified accountant. 说他是个会计师，不过是个美称而已。 He left school with little more than a basic education. 他只受了点基本的教育就辍学了。 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1354页more词条 no/nothing/little more than仅仅；只不过是 The ancient canal is now little more than a muddy ditch. 这条运河现在仅仅是一套烂泥沟。 4.nothing more than 不比…复杂；仅仅；只不过是 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1315页nothing词条 Poor Clarissa wanted nothing more than to have someone to talk to. 可怜的克拉丽莎只不过想有个人同她谈谈话。 The Captain is suffering from nothing more serious than a cold. 船长只是得了感冒，没什么大病。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1697页more词条 The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang’s personal journal. 新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。 5.not more than 在…以下，不超过，不到（尤用于强调实际数目多么小） no/not more than sth不超过/至多 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1635页more词条 It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach. 那是一座漂亮的小房子，离最近的海滩至多五分钟路。 Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government. 民意调查显示只有至多30%的人信任政府。 6.more…than 与更像（前者）地；与其说（是）…，倒不如说（是）… 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1255页more词条 He always seemed old to me, more like a grandfather than a father. 我一直觉得他似乎很老，与其说是像位父亲，倒不如说是像位祖父。 There were more amused than concerned. 他们与其说是感到关注，倒不如说是更感到有趣。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1697页more词条 The exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is ore a production than it is a museum display. 波士顿博物馆的展览与其说是一次博物馆展出，倒不如说是一场精心设计的展演活动。 He’s more like a film star than a life-guard, really. 真的，与其说他像救生员，不如说他更像电影明星。 7.no more…than 根本不…；完全不… 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1635页more词条 He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am! 他和我一样根本就不适合当牧师！ 8.more often than not （相当于as often as not, most of the time） （口）多半；往往；通常；一贯；在多数情况下 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1748页often词条 More often than not the train is late. 这趟火车常常晚点。 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1340页often词条 More often than not the patient recovers. 病人多半能恢复健康。 《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》第1418页more词条 More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer. 学生多半会作出正确的回答。 9.more than a little （正式）相当；非常；十分 《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》第1418页more词条 I was more than a little(= I was very) curious about the whole business. 我对整件事都非常好奇。 We will be more than glad/happy/willing to help you in any way we can. 我们会很高兴/愿意尽我们所能来帮助你。 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1634页more词条 more than a little: fairly（正式）相当 The lectures were more than a little disappointing. 讲座相当令人失望。 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1354页more词条 She was more than a little embarrassed by her friend’s remarks. 朋友的话使她非常难堪。 10.more than happy, welcome, likely, glad, ready etc. 十分；很；非常，极其（相当于very） 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1634页more词条 more than happy/welcome/likelyetc非常乐意/欢迎/可能等（用于强调所说的话） The store is more than happy to deliver goods to your home. 商店很乐意把货物送到你的家里。 The public are more than likely to ban the match. 警方很可能会禁止这场比赛。 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1354页more词条 It’s more than likely that they will change the rules again next year. 他们很可能在明年再次更改规则。 I’d be more than happy to show you round our factory. 能带你参观我们的工厂，我将非常高兴。 11.more than sb can/could 无法 《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》第1417页more词条 The noise was more than I could hear. 我实在无法忍受那种噪音了。 12.be more of sth than 与其说…不如说… 《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》第1417页more词条 She’s more of a poet than a novelist. 与其说是小说家，不如说她是诗人。 13.less than （用在数字或数量前）少于/低于/比…少；好不/完全不/一点都不；缺少/缺乏 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1108页less词条 less than（置于形容词或副词前以表示否定）不 It would have been less than fair. 那会是很不公平的。 …a good deal less than perfect…很不完善… …the one thing that I was less than totally happy about. 我对之并不完全感到高兴的一件事。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1501页less词条 Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside. 高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的01.%。 Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs. 不到半个小时，他又跑上楼来。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1501页less词条 Her greeting was less than enthusiastic. 她的问候一点都不热情。 Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful. 她的建议往往毫无帮助。 14.be less a…than a…(= be not no so much like one thing as another) 不是…更像… 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1437页less词条 ‘Will you please come with me?’ It was less a request than a command. “你和我一起去吧。”这话不像请求，而更像是命令。 15.no less than 不少于/不低于；多至/多达（表示数目的惊人之多） 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1108页less词条 By 1880, there were no less than fifty-six coal mines. 到1880年煤矿多达56座。 no less than 40 per cent of the material多达百分之四十的材料 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第八版第1192页less词条 The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes. 这本导游指南包括多达115条徒步旅行路线的详细介绍。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1501页less词条 no less than（对某一数目之大表示惊奇）多达 No less than 35 per cent of the country is protected in the form of parks and nature sanctuaries. 该国多达35%的地区以公园和自然保护区的形式受到保护。 He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews. 多达4家美国电视媒体排期邀请他上节目接受采访。 16.nothing less than （用于强调某事物的重要性或严重性）无异于/不亚于，完全/简直/全然；简直是/绝对是 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1315页nothing词条 nothing less than（用以加强后面的词语，常表示某事物显得惊人或重要）简直；全然 What was needed was nothing less than a new industrial revolution. 人们需要的无异是一次新的工业各命。 His life has been ruined, utterly destroyed by nothing less than education. 他的一生给毁了，完全可以说是被教育毁了。 This was nothing less than tragic. 这完全是场悲剧。 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1781页nothing词条 What he had in mind amounted to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive. 他头脑中所想的简直就是对管理人员的传统角色的彻底颠覆。 You’re nothing less than a murderer! 你简直就是凶手！ 17.be nothing short of/less than sth简直是某事物，无异于某事物（用于强调程度） 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1417页nothing词条 The state of our health service is nothing short of a scandal. 我们的医疗保健服务状况简直是一种耻辱。 Her victory was nothing less than remarkable. 她的胜利确实引人注目。 18.less…than 不像…（更像…）；与其说…（倒不如说…） 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1501页less词条 At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp. 乍看上去，它不像首府，更像是矿工村。 Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation. 那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。 19.in less than no time极快地；很快地；迅速地；一眨眼功夫 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1199页less词条 We called the fire brigade, which arrived in less than no time. 我们打电话给消防队员，他们马上就赶到了。 20.other than 除了…外（还）（相当于in addition to）；除了…外（相当于except, except for） （通常用于否定句，正式）不/不同/不同于（相当于not, different(ly) from） 《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》第1542页other词条 other than（正式）different from or except不同于；除了 Holidays other than those in this brochure do not have free places for children. 介绍手册上规定节假日小孩座位不免费。 The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself. （高考考查过本句） 除了你本人，谁也不能在这张表格上签字。 other than（正式）（用于否定句）除了 There’s nothing on TV tonight, other than rubbish. 今晚的电视除了垃圾，再没别的了。 21.no other than 除…外没有；只有；正是；就是；不是别的而正是 22.none other than 正是；就是 none other than sb 正是/恰恰是/居然是某人（强调所说到的当事人很出名、令人敬佩、让人感到意外等） 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1852页other词条 He called together all his employees and announced that he manager was none other than his son. 他把所有的员工召集到一起，宣布经理不是别人，正是他的儿子。 23.nothing other than 除…外没有；只有 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1852页other词条 Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified. 只有判决即时监禁才算合理。 They have left us with no other choice than to take formal action. 他们逼得我们别无选择，只有采取正式行动。 24.rather than 而不是/而非（相当于instead of） 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第2158页rather词条 The problem was psychological rather than physiological. 问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。 When I’m going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car. 我晚上要外出的时候，我宁愿骑自行车而不是开车。 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2077页rather词条 I think you’d call it a lecture rather than a talk. 我说啊，这是训斥，不是谈话。 Rather than go straight to university why not get some work experience first? 与其直接上大学，为什么不先取得一点工作经验呢？ Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules. 布莱森决定辞职而不接受新规定。 25.would rather…than或would sooner …than宁愿…而不愿 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2077页rather词条 I’d rather die than apologize to Helen. 我宁可死也不会向海伦道歉。 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1715页rather词条 They said they would rather die than abandon their homes. 他们说他们宁愿死也不愿放弃家园。 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第八版第1985页soon词条 would sooner do sth (than sth else)宁愿做某事（而不愿做另一件事） She’s sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents. 她宁可和其他学生合住，也不愿意跟父母住在家里。 26.rather you, him, her, them than me 宁可是/还好是你/他/她/他们而不是我（用于表示不想做别人要去做的事） 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1598页rather词条 ‘I’m going rock climbing this weekend.’—‘Rather you than me!’ “这个周末我想去攀岩。”——“你去吧，我才不去呢！” 27.than ever 比以往任何时候 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第641页ever词条 ever用于比较结构中，以强调“（比）以往任何时候” She looked frailer than ever. 她比以往任何时候都虚弱。 The news is as awful as ever. 消息与以往一样糟。 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第832页ever词条 hotter/colder/better etc than ever比以前任何时候都热/冷/好等 Last night’s show was better than ever. 昨晚的演出比以前任何一场都好看。 28.than before比以前 《文馨当代英汉词典》第1857页than词条 than（用在ever, before, usual等之前）比… He came later than usual. 他比平常晚来。 The river has become cleaner than before. 那条河变得比以前干净了。 29.than usual 比平时/平常 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2797页usual词条 longer/higher/worse etcthan usual It is taking longer than usual for orders to reach our customers. 订购的货品送达顾客手中所需要的时间比平时长了。 30.no sooner …than刚…就…；一…就… no sooner had/did…than一…就…，刚…就… 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2420页soon词条6 No sooner had he sat down than the phone rang. 他刚坐下，电话铃就响了。 《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1864页sooner词条 No sooner had he closed his eyes than he fell asleep. 他刚合上眼就睡着了。 You no sooner pour your aperitif than the bell goes. 刚斟上开胃酒铃声就响了。 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2629页than词条4 No sooner had I got into the house than the phone rang. 我刚进屋，电话铃就响了。 Hardly had they reached Edinburgh than they were ordered to return to London. 他们刚抵达爱丁堡就接到回伦敦的命令。 31.there’s nothing better/worse/more exciting etc than 没什么比…更好/糟糕/令人激动的（用于强调某事物非常好/糟糕/令人激动等） 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1417页nothing词条 There’s nothing more exciting than seeing your name in print. 没什么比看到你的名字刊印在出版物上更令人激动的了。 There’s nothing worse than not being able to sleep at night. 没什么事比晚上不能入睡更糟糕的。 《英语语法大全》（（主编约翰 辛克莱）第436页8.17 讲故事时，有时要表达一件事发生时，某事正发生，要先讲正在发生的事，然后加上一个以when引导的从句来提及这一件事的发生。 I had just started back for the house to change my clothes when I heard voices. He was having his Christmas dinner when the telephone rang. 要说明一件事紧接另一件事发生，一个分句用过去完成时，时间从句用简单过去时，前一个分句的had之后跟no sooner或hardly。 用no sooner时，时间从句以than引出。 I had no sooner checked into the hotel than he arrived with the appropriate documents. 用hardly时，时间从句以when或before引出。 He had hardly got his eyes open before she told him that they were leaving. No sooner或hardly常置于第一个分句句首，然后接had加主语。 No sooner had he asked the question than the answer came to him. Hardly had the din laded behind them when they came upon another shouting crowd. Hardly had Lamin wolfed down his meal before he flopped back onto the soft moss. 32.know better (than…) 晓得不该做（…），不至于笨到（…） 《文馨当代英汉词典》第1037页know词条3b know better (than…)晓得不该做（…），不至于笨到（…） I know better than to quarrel with my boss. 我不至于笨到去跟老板吵架。 You should (ought to) know better. 你应该知道那是不对的（你真白活了那么大的岁数）。 I should have known better than to trust him. 我本来应当知道不该信任他。 《朗文当代英语大辞典英英英汉双解》第965页know词条9 know better有头脑；明事理（而不至于） She’s old enough to know better than to take sweets from a strange man. 她已是个大女孩了，会懂得不能接受一个陌生男人所给的糖果。 know better比某人高明一些，不再相信，不再上当 He says he was there at the time, but I know better. (= I know he was not). 他说当时他在那里，但是我知道事实并非如此。 I suppose you think you know better than your parents! 我想你一定以为比你父母高明一些！ 33.better than nothing （有）比没有好；比没有强 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1781页nothing词条 After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. 毕竟，锻炼15分钟比不锻炼好。 34.no better than 和…几乎一样；比…好不到哪儿去 People who don’t pay their bus fares are no better than common criminals. 乘车逃票的人无异于作奸犯科。 35.otherwise than （法律）除非 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1473页otherwise词条 A partnership cannot be ended otherwise than by mutual agreement. 合伙关系除非双方同意不得终止。 36.different than 与…不同（相当于different from） 《文馨当代英汉词典》第1857页than词条 than（接在different或differently之后）（美口）与…不同的/地 He took a different attitude toward it than I did. 他对它采取与我（所采取的）不同的态度。 He saw things differently than I did. 他对事物的看法跟我不同。 37.no sooner said than done说到做到；立刻 38.better late than never（口）晚做总比不做好；迟到总比不到好 39.better safe than sorry有备无患 40.sooner rather than later赶早不赶晚；及早 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第八版第1985页 We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. 我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。 41.go one better (than sb) （非正式）（比某人）做得更好 Of course, they had to go one better and have the whole garden redesigned. 当然，他们得做得更好，把整个花园重新进行设计。 42.easier said than done （也作more easily said than done）说起来容易，做起来难 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第822页easy词条 Avoiding mosquito bites is easier said than done. 防蚊叮咬好说难做。 2017年8月30日 |
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