英语比较级和最高级的用法

More than的用法

A. “More than+名词”表示“不仅仅是”

1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.

2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.

3) We need more than material wealth to build our country.建设我们国家，不仅仅需要物质财富.

B. “More than+数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：

4) I have known David for more than 20 years.

5) Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.

6) More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提过这个建议.

C. “More than+形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：

7) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.

8) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.

D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非”. 难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词can）

9) That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的.

10) That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。

11) The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的

此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如：

more...than 的用法

1. 比……多，比……更

He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。

He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。

2. 与其……不如

He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。

He is more （a）scholar than （a）teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。

注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。

No more than/not more than

1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如：

--This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。--The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。- For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had）needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。

2. not more than 为more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：

Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。

比较：

She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）

She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）

I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）

more than, less than 的用法

1. （指数量）不到，不足

It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。

2. 比……（小）少

She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。

Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。

more…than,/no more than/not more than

(1)Mr．Li is ________ a professor; he is also a famous scientist．

(2)As I had ________ five dollars with me, I couldn’t afford the new jacket then．

(3)He had to work at the age of ________ twelve．

(4)There were ________ ten chairs in the room．However, the number of the children is twelve．

(5)If you tell your father what you’ve done, he’ll be ________ angry．

(6)－What did you think of this novel?

－I was disappointed to find it ________ interesting ________ that one．

倍数表达法

1. “倍数+形容词（或副词）的比较级+than+从句”表示“A比B大（长、高、宽等）多少倍”