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| any more than exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (greater) | 刚超过，比…更多
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| | If the number of people in the lift is any more than five, it becomes uncomfortably crowded. |
better than,
be + better than exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (superior to) | 比…好，胜过…
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| | (口语) | 比…强
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| better than ever adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (improved, even greater than before) | 比以前更好
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| | I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever. |
| better than nothing adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (a small gain) | 聊胜于无
liáo shèng yú wú |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | 比…大
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| | | 比…高大
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| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | 比…更重要
bǐ gèng zhòng yào |
| | | 比…影响更大
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| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | US, colloquial (different from) | 不同于…
bù tóng yú … |
| | | 和…不同
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| | | 和…不一样
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| easier said than done adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (difficult to do) | 说说容易做着难
shuō shuō róng yì zuò zhe nán |
| | | 动口易动手难
dòng kǒu yì dòng shǒu nán |
| | | 知易行难
zhī yì xíng nán |
| | Losing weight is easier said than done. |
| far more than preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a much greater quantity than) | 多得多
duō de duō |
| | | 远远超过
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| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (to a much greater degree than) | 远远不止
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| | | 远远超过
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| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | 比…移动速度快
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| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | 比…用时更少
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| holier-than-thou adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | pejorative (sanctimonious) | 假仁假义的
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larger-than-life,
larger than life adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (very striking) | 活跃的
huó yuè de |
| | | 让人印象深刻的
ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè de |
| | | 非常重要的
fēi cháng zhòng yào de |
| | | 引人注目的
yǐn rén zhù mù de |
| | She's a larger-than-life character who is usually the centre of attention. |
| less than adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (number: under, not as high as) (数字、数目) | 小于…的，少于…的
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| | Her low score was less than satisfactory. |
| less than adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not as much or as great as) | 少于/亚于…的
shǎo yú yà yú de |
| | She ate less than her brother. Five is less than seven. |
| more often than not advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (usually) | 往往
wǎng wǎng |
| | | 多半
duō bàn |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more than preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a greater number or amount than) | 多于
duō yú |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than anything advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (above all) | 最重要的是
zuì zhòng yào de shì |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (above everything else) | 比其它任何东西（事情）都更…
bǐ qí tā rèn hé dōng xī shì qíng dōu gèng |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| more than enough nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (plenty) | 绰绰有余
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| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
| more than enough [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (plenty of [sth]) | 绰绰有余
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| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| more than enough of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (plenty) | 绰绰有余
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| | Against Greece, the team had more than enough of the ball, but could not score a goal. |
| more than ever advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (to the greatest extent so far) | 比往常程度都要高
bǐ wǎng cháng chéng dù dōu yào gāo |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| more than expected advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (greater degree than anticipated) | 超出预期地
chāo chū yù qī de |
| | It rained more than expected last night. |
| more than expected nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (greater quantity than anticipated) | 超出预期的量
chāo chū yù qī de liàng |
| | The number of people attending the match was more than expected. |
| more than half nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (an amount or number greater than 50%) | 多于半数
duō yú bàn shǔ |
| | You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
| more than one nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a number greater than one) | 不止一个
bù zhǐ yí gè |
| | He says he has only had one beer, but the way he is behaving, it looks like he's had more than one. |
| more than one adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (greater than one: of [sth]) | 两个或以上的
liǎng gè huò yǐ shàng de |
| | | 不止一个的
bù zhǐ yí gè de |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| no later than preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (on or before, by) | 不晚于
bù wǎn yú |
| | | 不迟于
bù chí yú |
| | Full payment must be received no later than two weeks before the start of the course. Rooms must be vacated no later than midday. |
| no less than preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (at least, the same as or more) | 至少…
zhì shǎo |
| | | 不少于…
bù shǎo yú |
| | | 多达…
duō dá |
| | It is no less than a scandal that the minister of health believes such discredited theories. |
| No sooner said than done. exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (I will do it immediately.) | 立刻去做
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| | | 说做就做
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| | No sooner said than done; one sandwich coming up. |
| none other than [sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | ([sb] well known) | 不是别人
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| | | 正是
zhèng shì |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| nothing more than exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (merely, solely) | 仅此而已
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| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| nothing other than exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (actually, in fact) | 除…外没有
chú … wài méi yǒu |
| | | 不过
bú guò |
| | | 仅仅
jǐn jǐn |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (with noun: only) | 只有
zhǐ yǒu |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (with adjective: utterly) | 十足，简直
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| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
| other than adj + prep | (apart from) | 除了，除…以外
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| | There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. Other than a couple seated at a table by the window, the restaurant was deserted. |
| | 除了之前收到的内部申请外，没有其他申请了。除了坐在靠窗位置的那对夫妻外，整家餐馆空空如也。 |
| other than that advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (apart from this, otherwise) | 除此之外
chú cǐ zhī wài |
| rather than conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (in preference to) | (与其…)倒不如…
yǔ qí dào bù rú |
| | I'll have wine rather than beer with my dinner. |
| rather than conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (in contrast to) | 而不是
ér bú shì |
| | The movie is more of a thriller rather than a horror film. |
| sooner than conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (before, earlier than) | 比…更早
bǐ gèng zǎo |
| | | 比…更快
bǐ gèng kuài |
| | The train arrived much sooner than I had expected. |
| The pen is mightier than the sword. exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (words are powerful) | 文字的力量胜过武力
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| | | 笔墨胜于刀剑
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| | Some say that the pen is mightier than the sword. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (This is not what it seems) | 比表面看到的要复杂
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| | | 并非表面所见那么简单
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| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | 比…差，比…还糟
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| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | 比…更艰巨，比…更繁重
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| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) | 比…技术差，比…生涩
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| | That player is worse than me. |
| younger than exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (not as old as) | 比…年轻的
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| | | 比…小的
bǐ xiǎo de |
| | All of my siblings are younger than me. |