than
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英 [ðən]
- conj.比；除…(以外)；(刚刚…)就；与其…(毋宁,宁愿,不如,索性)
- prep.小于；（用以引出比较的第二部分）比；（表示一事紧跟另一事发生）就
- 网络比较级；比起；与…相比较
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1. | （用以引出比较的第二部分）比used to introduce the second part of a comparison |
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。 |
2. | more/less/fewer, etc. ~ （比较数量、距离等）多于，小于，少于used for comparing amounts, numbers, distances, etc. |
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。 |
3. | （表示一事紧跟另一事发生）就used in expressions showing that one thing happens straight after another |
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。 |