more than的用法
more than的用法如下:
(1) 多于(其通常后接数词,也可接其他词)。如:
I’ve known him for more than twenty years. 我已认识他 20多年了。
Mary bas been ill for more than a week. 玛丽已病了一个多星期了。
(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。
(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。
注:与动词 like, love 等连用,还可表示”更“”更加“。如:
I like tennis more than I like football. 与足球相比,我更喜欢网球。