单词 | than |
释义 | 🔑 thanBrE /ðən/ NAmE /ðən/ BrE strong form /ðæn/ NAmE strong form /ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 🔑 used to introduce the second part of a comparison (用以引出比较的第二部分)比◆ I'm older than her . 我比她年龄大。◆ There was more whisky in it than soda . 那里面的威士忌比苏打水多。◆ He loves me more than you do . 他比你更爱我。◆ It was much better than I'd expected . 这比我预料的要好得多。◆ You should know better than to behave like that . 你应当明白事理,不该那么不懂规矩。◆ 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。🔑 more /less /fewer , etc . ~used for comparing amounts , numbers , distances , etc .(比较数量、距离等)多于,小于,少于◆ It never takes more than an hour . 所用的时间从不会超过一个小时。◆ It's less than a mile to the beach . 离海滩不足一英里远。◆ There were fewer than twenty people there . 那里有不到二十个人。used in expressions showing that one thing happens straight after another (表示一事紧跟另一事发生)就◆ 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。◆ Hardly had we arrived than the problems started . 我们刚到,问题就来了。 ● other than (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) 🔑 except 除…以外◆ I don't know any French people other than you . 除了你,我不认识别的法国人。◆ We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer . 我们六月份外出;除此以外,我整个夏天都在这里。(formal ) different or in a different way from ; not 不同;不同于;不◆ I have never known him to behave other than selfishly . 我从没见过他不自私。 |
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