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d bear. 天氣冷得孩子們受不。The child was more frightened than hurt. 這孩子沒受什么傷,只是受到了驚嚇。This maths problem is no more difficult than that one. 這道數(shù)學(xué)題與那道題一樣容易。相當(dāng)于not …just as … not,其后可跟名詞、動(dòng)詞、形容詞、介詞、副詞等,表示“與……一樣不、和……都不……”等。例如:The boy is more diligent than clever. 與其說這男孩聰明,不如說他勤奮。例如:I’m more than glad to hear the good news. 聽到這個(gè)好消息,我非常高興。He is more than a soldier. He is simply a hero. 他豈止是個(gè)戰(zhàn)士,簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)英雄。 I have collected more than 3 hundred stamps so far. 到目前為止,我已收集了300多張郵票。 more than 與more …than 短語在英語中使用得十分廣泛。注:more than one意為“不止一個(gè)”,若用作主語,謂語用單數(shù);more +復(fù)數(shù)名詞+than one做主語時(shí),謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。He more than kept his promise. 他嚴(yán)格遵守自己的諾言。Sound travels much more slowly than light. 聲音比光的傳播慢得多。Dogs bark more for custom than fierceness. 狗叫主要是因?yàn)榱?xí)慣,而不是生性兇狂。例如:He is not a poet any more than I am a scholar. 他不是詩人,正如我不是學(xué)者一樣。I could no more do that than you. 我和你一樣都做不了這件事。It was more a crossexamination than an interview. 與其說這是一次面試,不如說是審訊。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。例如:The hurt and pain were more than he could stand. 他無法承受那些傷害和痛苦。More ships than one were damaged in the storm. 不止一艘輪船在這次暴風(fēng)雨中受損。因?yàn)閙ore than 與more …than 除了具備其基本用法外,