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柯林斯詞典
1. DET You use more to indicate that there is a greater amount of something than before or than average, or than something else. You can use "a little," "a lot," "a bit," "far," and "much" in front of more. 更多的
More and more people are surviving heart attacks. 越來(lái)越多的人在心臟病發(fā)作后存活下來(lái)。
He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work. 他用更多的時(shí)間來(lái)完善他的舞蹈動(dòng)作而不是健身。
2. PRON More is also a pronoun. 更多
As the level of work increased from light to heavy, workers ate more. 隨著工作強(qiáng)度由輕轉(zhuǎn)重,工人們吃得更多了。
3. QUANT More is also a quantifier. 更多[QUANT 'of' def-n]
Employees may face increasing pressure to take on more of their own medical costs in retirement. 雇員們可能面臨越來(lái)越大的在退休后自己負(fù)擔(dān)更多醫(yī)療費(fèi)用的壓力。
4. PHRASE You use more than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is even greater. 超過(guò)
The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year. 阿富汗當(dāng)局稱該機(jī)場(chǎng)已關(guān)閉1年以上。
5. ADV You use more to indicate that something or someone has a greater amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual. 更加[ADV adj/adv]
Prison conditions have become more brutal. 監(jiān)獄的條件已經(jīng)變得更加嚴(yán)酷。
6. ADV If you say that something is more one thing than another, you mean that it is like the first thing rather than the second. 與其說(shuō)…,倒不如說(shuō)…
He's more like a film star than a lifeguard, really. 與其說(shuō)他像個(gè)救生員,倒不如說(shuō)他像個(gè)影星,真的。
Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror. 蘇尖叫起來(lái),聲音不大,與其說(shuō)是害怕不如說(shuō)是吃驚。
7. ADV If you do something more than before or more than someone else, you do it to a greater extent or more often. 更大程度地; 更經(jīng)常地[ADV with v]
When we are tired, tense, depressed, or unwell, we feel pain much more. 當(dāng)我們疲勞、緊張、沮喪或者身體不適時(shí),就更覺(jué)得疼。
8. ADV You can use more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time. 繼續(xù)[ADV after v]
Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more. 如果我再多說(shuō)一點(diǎn),結(jié)果或許會(huì)不同。
9. PHRASE You can use some more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time. 繼續(xù)
10. ADV You use more to indicate that something is repeated. For example, if you do something "once more," you do it again once. 再次
This train would stop twice more in the suburbs before rolling southeast toward Baltimore. 這輛火車(chē)在朝東南開(kāi)往巴爾的摩前將在郊區(qū)多停兩站。
11. DET You use more to refer to an additional thing or amount. You can use "a little," "a lot," "a bit," "far," and "much" in front of more. 額外的
They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry. 他們需要更多的時(shí)間來(lái)考慮是否進(jìn)行一次調(diào)查。
12. ADJ More is also an adjective. 額外的[ADJ n]
We stayed in Danville two more days. 我們?cè)诘ぞS爾多呆了兩天。
13. PRON More is also a pronoun. 更多
Oxfam has appealed to western nations to do more to help the refugees. 牛津饑荒救濟(jì)委員會(huì)已經(jīng)呼吁西方國(guó)家采取更多的措施來(lái)幫助這些難民。
14. ADV You use more in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something interesting or important that you are about to say. 更 (用來(lái)吸引聽(tīng)話人的注意力)[ADV adv/adj]
More seriously for him, there are members who say he is wrong on this issue. 對(duì)他而言更嚴(yán)重的是,有些成員說(shuō)他在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上是錯(cuò)的。
15. PHRASE You can use more and more to indicate that something is becoming greater in amount, extent, or degree all the time. 越來(lái)越
Her life was heading more and more where she wanted it to go. 她的生活正越來(lái)越朝著她想要的方向發(fā)展。
16. PHRASE If something is more or less true, it is true in a general way, but is not completely true. 或多或少地; 大致[含糊]
The conference is more or less over. 會(huì)議大致結(jié)束了。
17. PHRASE If something is more than a particular thing, it has greater value or importance than this thing. 不只是
He's more than a coach, he's a friend. 他不只是個(gè)教練,還是個(gè)朋友。
18. PHRASE You use more than to say that something is true to a greater degree than is necessary or than average. 超出 (需要或平均水平)
The company has more than enough cash available to refinance the loan. 公司有綽綽有余的現(xiàn)金再為貸款提供資金。
19. PHRASE You can use what is more or what's more to introduce an extra piece of information which supports or emphasizes the point you are making. 此外[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Many more institutions, especially banks, were allowed to lend money for mortgages, and what was more, banks could lend out more money than they actually held. 更多機(jī)構(gòu),特別是銀行,被允許做抵押貸款;此外,銀行還可以借出比實(shí)際持有量更多的錢(qián)。
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劍橋詞典
- a larger or extra number or amount
- Be a bit more confident in yourself!
- Men tend to be more aggressive than women.
- They still need a great deal more money to finish the project .
- Do you think Australia is a more democratic country than Britain ?
- You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre , such as fruit , vegetables and bread .
更大(的);更多(的)
Would you like some more food ? 你想再要些吃的嗎?
The doctors can't cope with any more patients . 醫(yī)生們無(wú)法收治更多的病人了。
Add some more cream to the sauce . 在調(diào)味汁里多加些奶油。
You need to listen more and talk less! 你需要多聽(tīng),少說(shuō)!
More people live in the capital than in the whole of the rest of the country . 住在首都的人比住在這個(gè)國(guó)家其他地區(qū)的人加起來(lái)還要多。
We spent more time on the last job than usual . 在上一份工作中我們所花的時(shí)間比平時(shí)更多。
The noise was more than I could bear . 我實(shí)在無(wú)法忍受那種噪聲了。
It was a hundred times more fun than I'd expected . 那比我期待的要有趣百倍。
She's more of a poet than a novelist . 與其說(shuō)是小說(shuō)家,不如說(shuō)她是詩(shī)人。
Bring as much food as you can - the more, the better . 盡可能多帶些食物來(lái),越多越好。
used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs
(用以構(gòu)成形容詞和副詞的比較級(jí))更
She couldn't be more beautiful . 她非常漂亮。
Let's find a more sensible way of doing it. 讓我們找一個(gè)更明智的方法來(lái)做這件事。
You couldn't be more wrong . 你大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)了。
He finds physics far /much more difficult than other science subjects . 他感到物理比其他理科學(xué)科難得多。
Play that last section more passionately. 演奏最后那一部分要更有激情。
used to emphasize the large size of something
(用于強(qiáng)調(diào)規(guī)模大)更大程度地,更大范圍內(nèi)
More than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square . 兩萬(wàn)多示威者涌進(jìn)了廣場(chǎng)。
?more and more
increasingly
日益,越來(lái)越
It gets more and more difficult to understand what is going on. 越來(lái)越弄不懂現(xiàn)在發(fā)生的事情了。
?the more...the more/less
used to say that when an action or event continues , there will be a particular result
越…越…
The more he drank , the more violent he became . 他喝得越多,就變得越狂暴。
The more he insisted he was innocent , the less they seemed to believe him. 他越是堅(jiān)持自己是無(wú)辜的,他們似乎就越不相信他。
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習(xí)語(yǔ)
all the moreany more
couldn't agree/disagree more
more often than not
more or less
more than
the more the merrier
not/no more than
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