more than 与less than1.

more than 的主要用法①(指数量)多于。

如：I’ve known him for more than twenty years.

我已认识他20多年了。

② 不只是，不仅仅是(通常后接名词、动词、从句等)。

如：He is more than a father to her.

他待她胜过父亲。

He more than smiled, but laughed.

他不只是微笑，而是放声大笑。

The result was much more than I imagined.

结果远远超过我的想像。

③ 极其，非常(通常后接形容词、副词或分词等)。

如：She was more than kind to us.

她对我们很友好。

He was more than upset by the accident.

这个意外事故使他非常心烦意乱。

④ 难以，完全不能(其后通常连用情态动词 can)。

如：That is more than I can tell (=I can’t tell that).

那事我实在不明白。





2.

less than 的主要用法①(指数量)不到，不足。

如：It’s less than a mile to the station.

去车站不到一英里。

In less than an hour he finished the work.

没要上一个小时他就做完了工作。

② 比…(小)少。

如：Two is less than Three.

二比三小。

She eats less than she should.

她吃得比她应该吃的少。

③ 一点也不。

如：He was less than helpful when we arrived.

我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。

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