| 词汇 | than |
| 释义 | than | BrE ðan,ð(ə)n, AmE ðæn,ðən | A. preposition ① (in comparisons) 比 ▸ I'm thinner than him 我比他瘦 ▸ we got there later than usual 我们比平时晚到那里 ② (expressing quantity, degree, value) …于 ▸ less than 100 少于100 ▸ more than half 超过一半 ▸ temperatures lower than 30 degrees 30度以下的温度 ③ (except for) 除…之外 ▸ I don’t know any French people other than you 我只认识你一个法国人 ④ (in preference to) 而不是 ▸ rather or sooner sb/sth than sb/sth; 宁可是某人/某事物而不是某人/某事物 ▸ I'd rather or sooner bread than rice 我宁愿要面包不要米饭 ⑤ (mainly US) (from) [用以区分两个人或事物]▸ to be different than sb/sth; 与某人/某事物不同 ▸ she is different than I'd expected 她和我预想中的不一样 B. conjunction ① (in comparisons) 比 ▸ she's much older than I am 她比我大得多 ▸ it was further away than I remembered 它比我记忆中的更远 ▸ there's nothing better/worse than doing sth 没有什么比做某事更好/更糟糕的了 ② (except for) 除了 ▸ we had no alternative than to buy it 我们除了买下它别无选择 ③ (expressing preference) 而不是 ▸ I'd sooner or rather do X than do Y, I'd do X sooner or rather than do Y 我宁愿做X而不做Y ▸ he would die sooner than give in 他宁死不屈 ④ (when) 就 ▸ no sooner … than …, hardly … than …, scarcely … than …,; 刚…就… ▸ no sooner had he left than the phone rang 他刚离开电话铃就响了 ⑤ (mainly US) (from the way that) [用以区分两个人或事物]▸ they do it differently than we do 他们的做法和我们的不同 |
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