than

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prep./conj.  (用以引出比较的第二部分)比; (比较数量、距离等)多于，小于，少于; (表示一事紧跟另一事发生)就

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.89 / COCA.73

习惯用语

conj.

other thanother than

牛津词典

prep.

conj.

• （用以引出比较的第二部分）比
  used to introduce the second part of a comparison
  1. I'm older than her.
     我比她年龄大。
  2. There was more whisky in it than soda.
     那里面的威士忌比苏打水多。
  3. He loves me more than you do.
     他比你更爱我。
  4. It was much better than I'd expected.
     这比我预料的要好得多。
  5. You should know better than to behave like that.
     你应当明白事理，不该那么不懂规矩。
  6. I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you.
     如果你认为可以的话，我想发电邮而不打电话。
• （比较数量、距离等）多于，小于，少于
  used for comparing amounts, numbers, distances, etc.
  1. It never takes more than an hour.
     所用的时间从不会超过一个小时。
  2. It's less than a mile to the beach.
     离海滩不足一英里远。
  3. There were fewer than twenty people there.
     那里有不到二十个人。
• （表示一事紧跟另一事发生）就
  used in expressions showing that one thing happens straight after another
  1. No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.
     我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。
  2. Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.
     我们刚到，问题就来了。

柯林斯词典

• PREP (用于形容词、副词的比较级之后，连接比较对象)比
  You usethanafter a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.
  1. The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...
     这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。
  2. Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.
     印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。
  3. Thanis also a conjunction.
     
  4. He wished he could have helped her more than he did...
     他真希望当初能给予她更多的帮助。
  5. Sometimes patients are more depressed six months later than when they first hear the bad news.
     有时，病人 6 个月后比最初听到坏消息时情绪更低落。
• PREP (数目、数量、价值等)比…(多、少、重要或次要等)
  You usethanwhen you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value.
  1. They talked on the phone for more than an hour.
     他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
  2. ...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...
     再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛
  3. Head teachers yesterday demanded a nine per cent rise, more than twice the rate of inflation.
     校长们昨天要求增加 9% 的工资，这个比例是通货膨胀率的两倍多。
• CONJ-COORD 与其说，而不是(连接对比的对象，以表示优先考虑等)
  You usethanin order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference.
  1. The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...
     这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。
  2. I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set...
     我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。
  3. I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.
     我宁肯不睡觉也不愿错过夜校的课。
• easier said than done→ see:easy

双语例句

• She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.
  她比我想象的更高、更成熟、更热切。
• The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
  水面持续上涨，已经有1,000多人被疏散了。
• The marriage had lasted for less than two years
  这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
• I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to.
  我觉得自己比过去多了些同情，少了些怒气。
• The toaster remained on for more than an hour
  烤面包机持续开了一个多小时。
• I'd like nothing better than to join you girls
  我最喜欢和你们女孩子在一起了。
• The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations
  这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。
• Scientists have collected more data than expected.
  科学家们已经收集到了比预期更多的数据。
• I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls
  我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
• In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand.
  还不到两个小时，科恩就屈服了，接受了几乎一切要求。