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more than
与
more
…
than
短语在英语中使用得十分
广泛。但其用法和意
义并不简单，一不留神就可能用错。因为
m
ore than
与
more
…
than
除了具备
其基本用法外，还有些特殊用法。理解和翻译时要特别小心，不能一看到
mor
e
than
就简单地按照字面上的意思将其理解为“比……更
……”或“超过”等，
而是要根据上下文找出
more
than
短语的确切含义，只有这样才不至于贻笑大
方。
more
than
< br>相当于一个形容词或副词短语，在句中作定语或状语，修饰其后
的动词、副词、数
词或名词等。
一
.
more than
的用法
1. more than
后跟数词，相当于
over
，翻译成“
……多、超过……”等，
强调某物数量上超出某一范围。
More than 1,500 people were killed in the
earthquake.
地震
中有一千五百多人遇难。
I
have collected more than 3 hundred stamps so far.
到目前
为止，我已收集了
300
多张邮票。
I
’
ve
known him for more than 20 years.
我认识他已经二十多
年了。
Their college enrolled
more than five hundred new students
this year.
他们学院今年招收了五百多名新生。
2. more than
后跟名词或动名词，相当于
over, not just,
not only
，表
示“不只是、不仅仅是”等。例如：
She is more than a teacher to
us, she is our friend.
他不只是教师，
她还是我们的朋友。
Hibernation is more than sleep.
冬眠不仅仅是睡眠。
Wood is
used for more than building.
木头不仅仅用于建筑。
Blood
is much more than the simple fluid it seems to be.
血液不仅
仅是一种外表似乎简单的液体。
My trip to Beijing is more than
sightseeing.
我去北京不仅仅是旅游
观光。
I like autumn more than summer.
我喜欢秋天胜过夏天。
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He is more
than a soldier. He is simply a hero.
他岂止是个战士，简
直是个英雄。
注：
more than
one
意为“不止一个”，若用作主语，谓语用单数；
more
+
复数名词
+than
one
做主语时，谓语用复数。例如：
More than one teacher has been to
Australia in this college.
这所
学院的教师中，不止一人去过澳大利亚。
More
ships than one were damaged in the storm.
不止一艘轮船在这次
暴风雨中受损。
More than one book has been translated
into foreign languages.
不
止一本书被译成了外语。
More than one student likes to play
football after school.
不止一
个学生喜欢放学后踢足球。
3. more
than
后跟动词、形容词、副词、或介词，相当于
very,
much, not
only, especially
，表
示“不仅、十分、非常、很、更加、非但”等。例如：
She
was dressed more than simply.
她的穿着简朴得近乎寒酸。
You
have already more than repaid me.
你回报我的已大大超过我对你的
帮助。
You
must
be
more
than
careful
with
the
precision
instruments
in
doing
experiments.
做实验时对精密仪器你要十分小心。
Her performance was more than good;
it
’
s perfect.
她的表
演十分精
彩，简直就是完美无缺。
I
was more than surprised; I was astonished.
我不是一般的吃惊，而
是震惊。
She speaks French more than fluently.
她法语讲得十分流利。
The
teacher was more than pleased with what
you
’
ve said.
老师对你
的回答非常满意。
I
’
m more than
glad to hear the good news.
听到这个好消息，我非常
高兴。
He more than kept his promise.
他严格遵守自己的诺言。
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4.
more
than
后跟从句，相当于
not
only,
over
等，表示“不仅
仅是……、
超过……、难以……、，简直不能……”等，从句中常用
can
或
could
。例如：
The hurt and pain were more
than he could stand.
他无法承受那些伤
害和痛苦。
The cold was more than the children
could bear.
天气冷得孩子们受不。
How he manages to live is more than I
can tell.
他是如何生活的，我
猜不透。
It
’
s more than
flesh and blood can bear.
此非血肉之躯所能忍受。
二
. more
than
的否定结构
more
than
的否定结构是
no more
than
和
not more than
，但两者意义和用
法各不相同。
no
more
than
后跟名词或数词，
相当于
only
，
表示
“仅仅、
只有”
，
含有嫌少的感情色彩；而
not more
than
后跟名词或数词，相当于
at most, no
less than
，表示“至多、不超过”，不含嫌少的感情
色彩。例如：
We
’
ve learned no
more than 9 lessons this term.
本学期我们只学了
9
课课文。（含有嫌少的感情色彩）
We haven
’
t
learned more than 9 lessons this term.
本学期我们至多
学了
9
课课文。（客观
叙述，不含嫌少的感情色彩）
There were not
more than 70 students in the classroom then.
当时教
室里至多有
70
个
学生。
We
haven
’
t studied more than 3
English books.
我们至多学了
3
本英
语书。
He has
no more than 5 pounds.
他只有
5<
/p>
英镑。
The theatre
was no more than a painted barn.
所谓戏院，不
过是一个
刷了漆的仓库而已。
三
. more
…
than
的用法
1. more
…
than
的基本用法
在
more
…
than
结构中，
more
是
much
或
many
的比较级，修饰形容词、副
词、介词
、动词或名词，相当于
greater,
in
a
greater
degree<
/p>
，表示“比……
更”，其前可以受
a
lot, much, many, far, by far, a little, a bit, sti
ll
等修饰，比较的两部分并不要求用完全相同的词类。例如：
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