1. 表示“比……多”“比……更”。如:
It was more expensive than I thought. 這比我預料的昂貴多了。
Tim violin is more difficult than the piano. 拉小提琴比彈鋼琴更為困難。
John drove much more carefully than Tim did. 約翰開車比吉姆小心得多。
注:more有時不用于構(gòu)成比較級,而是本身就是比較級,此時其后可能接可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞。如:
His car cost much more money than mine. 他的小汽車所花的錢比我的多得多。
There are many more people than we expected. 比我們想象的人要多得多。
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2. 表示“與其……不如”。如:
He is more lucky than clever. 與其說他聰明,不如說他幸運。
It is even more a poem than a picture. 與其說它是一幅畫,倒不如說它是一首詩。
注:該句型主要用于同一個人或物在兩個不同性質(zhì)或特征等方面的比較(比較級必須 more, 不能用加詞尾 -er 的形式)。