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han careful. 與其說他辦事認真,不如說他反應遲鈍。It was more a crossexamination than an interview. 與其說這是一次面試,不如說是審訊。She is more a singer than an actress. 與其說她是個演員,不如說是個歌唱家。例如:He is more dead than alive. 與其說他還活在人世,不如說他是行尸走肉。The emperor cares more for new clothes than for anything else. 皇帝喜歡新衣服勝過其它任何東西。You get more tired when you lift a heavy load than a light one. 挑東西多比挑東西少累人。三. more … than的用法 1. more … than的基本用法在more … than結構中,more是much或many的比較級,修飾形容詞、副詞、介詞、動詞或名詞,相當于greater, in a greater degree,表示“比……更”,其前可以受a lot, much, many, far, by far, a little, a bit, still等修飾,比較的兩部分并不要求用完全相同的詞類。(客觀敘述,不含嫌少的感情色彩)There were not more than 70 students in the classroom then. 當時教室里至多有70個學生。二. more than的否定結構more than的否定結構是no more than和not more than,但兩者意義和用法各不相同。例如:The hurt and pain were more than he could stand. 他無法承受那些傷害和痛苦。The teacher was more than pleased with what you’ve said. 老師對你的回答非常滿意。 it’s perfect. 她的表演十分精彩,簡直就是完美無缺。例如:She was dressed more than simply. 她的穿著簡樸得近乎寒酸。More ships than one were damaged in the storm. 不止一艘輪船在這次暴風雨中受損。I like autumn more than summer. 我喜歡秋天勝過夏天。Hibernation is more than sleep. 冬眠不僅僅是睡眠。因為more than 與more …than 除了具備其基本用法外,還有些特殊用法。但其用法和意義并不簡單,一不留神就可能用錯。一.例如:She is more than a teacher to us,