1.相当于very(后接形容词,表示被修饰的形容词的强烈程度)非常;十分;不仅仅

*He was more than upset by the accident.他为此事故深感不安。

*They were more than glad to help us.他们非常乐意帮助我们。

*In doing experiments,you must be more than careful with the precision instruments.在做实验时,你必须特别小心这些精密仪器。

*Such work requires more than indomitable will.这项工作不仅仅需要坚韧不拔的意志。

2.相当于rather(后接副词或分词)简直;十分;不止…

*The girl was more than slightly hurt.这女孩伤得可不轻。

*She behaved more than fairly to him.她对他十分公正。

*I was more than surprised;I was astonished.我不止是诧异,简直是大吃一惊。

3.相当于nearly(后接动词)十分;绰绰有余;大大地;几乎

*He more than hesitated to promise that.他几乎是拒绝答应那件事。

*It was a moonless night,but the brilliant stars more than made up for the want of moonshine.晚来无月,但繁星点点,皎洁明亮,足补月亮之缺而有余。

4.相当于not only(后接名词,或名词从句)不只是…;不仅仅…;非但…尤其…

*He is more than a friend to me.他对我不只是一个朋友。

*My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing.我到北京的旅行不仅仅是观光而已。

*The stars are something more than huge inert masses;they are machines in action,generating and emitting the radiation by which we see them.星星不只是某种巨大的惰性物质,它们是运动着的机器,产生和放出我们借以看见它们的光。

5.相当于over(后接数词)…以上;不只;超过

*We have studied English for more than ten years.我们学英语已经10多年了。

The job needs more than three people. 这项工作需要三人以上去做。

There are more than fifty workers in this workshop. 这个车间里有五十多个工人。

I have seen this happen more than twice. 发生这种事我屡见不鲜。

This city has a population of more than 1,000,000. 这个城市人口超过一百万。

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