More is often considered to be the comparative form of much and many.
more 常被看作是 much 和 many 的比较级。
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[DET 限定词]更多;较多(该词前可使用 a little,a lot,a bit,far和much) 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 .
[DET pl-n/n-uncount]
[QUANT of def-n]
More and more people are surviving heart attacks...
越来越多的心脏病患者存活下来。
He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
他把更多的时间用于完善舞蹈动作,而不是健身训练。
...teaching more children foreign languages other than English...
教更多的孩子英语以外的其他外语
It's a good idea to give adolescents a little more information than they ask for.
青少年提了问题,不妨在回答后再给点儿额外信息。
More is also a pronoun.
As the level of work increased from light to heavy, workers ate more...
随着工作强度的加大,工人们吃得更多了。
He had four hundred dollars in his pocket. Billy had more.
他兜里有400美元,比利带的钱更多。
More is also a quantifier.
Employees may face increasing pressure to take on more of their own medical costs in retirement...
员工可能会面临越来越大的压力,即退休后要自己负担更多的医疗费。
The urgent need to bolster the reforms is beginning to demand more of his attention.
推动改革的迫切需要引发了他更多的关注。
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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]超过;超出 You use more than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is even greater.
[PREP amount]
The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year.
阿富汗当局称,该机场已经关闭一年多了。
...classy leather and silk jackets at more than £250.
价格在250英镑以上的时髦皮革和丝绸夹克
...a survey of more than 1,500 schools.
对1,500多所学校进行的调查
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]比较多地;更加 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.
[ADV adj/adv]
Prison conditions have become more brutal...
监狱条件变得更加严酷。
We can satisfy our basic wants more easily than in the past.
现在我们的基本需求可以比过去更容易得到满足。
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]更像(前者)地;与其说(是)…,倒不如说(是) If you say that something is more one thing than another, you mean that it is like the first thing rather than the second.
[ADV group than group/cl]
The exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is more a production than it is a museum display...
波士顿美术博物馆的展览与其说是一次博物馆展出,倒不如说是一场精心设计的展演活动。
He's more like a film star than a lifeguard, really...
真的,与其说他像救生员,不如说他更像电影明星。
She looked more sad than in pain...
她看起来更多的是悲伤,而不是疼痛。
Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror...
休尖叫起来,声音不大,吃惊多于恐惧。
She's more of a social animal than me.
她比我更喜欢社交。
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]更大程度地;更经常地 If you do something more than before or more than someone else, you do it to a greater extent or more often.
[ADV with v]
When we are tired, tense, depressed or unwell, we feel pain much more...
当我们劳累、紧张、沮丧或生病时,疼痛感更明显。
What impressed me more was that she knew Tennessee Williams.
让我印象更深的是她认识田纳西·威廉斯。
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]继续;再 You can use more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time.
[ADV after v]
[PHR after v]
Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.
如果当时我再多说一点的话,结果或许会不一样。
You can use some more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time.继续;再
We walked some more.
我们又继续走了一段。
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]再;另外;又一次 You use more to indicate that something is repeated. For example, if you do something 'once more', you do it again once.
[adv ADV]
This train would stop twice more in the suburbs before rolling southeast toward Munich...
火车向东南驶往慕尼黑前,会在郊区再停两站。
The breathing exercises should be repeated several times more.
呼吸练习应该再多重复几次。
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[DET 限定词]另外的;附加的(该词前可使用 a little,a lot,a bit,far 和 much) 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 .
[DET pl-n/n-uncount]
[ADJ n]
They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry.
他们需要更多的时间来考虑是否进行调查。
More is also an adjective.
We stayed in Danville two more days...
我们在丹维尔多呆了两天。
Are you sure you wouldn't like some more wine?
你真的不再要点儿葡萄酒了吗?
More is also a pronoun.
Oxfam has appealed to western nations to do more to help the refugees...
牛津饥荒救济委员会已呼吁西方各国为难民提供更多的帮助。
'None of them are very nice folks.' — 'Tell me more.'
“他们都不是好人。”——“说具体点。”
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[PRON 代词](用于 no more,no less, neither more nor less 等短语中,表示所说完全无误)多了的部分 You can use more in expressions like 'no more, no less' and 'neither more nor less' to indicate that what you are saying is exactly true or correct.
I told him the truth. No more, no less...
我告诉了他真相,未加任何演绎。
I'm sixty-two. I feel sixty-two, neither more nor less.
我现在62岁了,感觉自己也确实到这把年纪了。
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[ADV-COMPAR 副词比较级形式]还有;再者;而且 You use more in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something interesting or important that you are about to say.
[ADV adv/adj]
Europe's economies have converged in several areas. More interestingly, there has been convergence in economic growth rates...
欧洲的经济已在多个领域互相趋同;更有意思的是,各国经济增长率也渐趋一致。
More seriously for him, there are members who say he is wrong on this issue.
对他来说更严重的是,有成员说他在这个问题上错了。
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[PHRASE 短语]越来越 You can use more and more to indicate that something is becoming greater in amount, extent, or degree all the time.
[usu PHR with v]
Her life was heading more and more where she wanted it to go...
她的生活越来越接近她理想的目标。
Bob became more and more furious...
鲍勃火气越来越大。
More and more women are wearing men's fragrances.
越来越多的女士用男士香水。
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[PHRASE 短语]或多或少;大概;几乎 If something is more or less true, it is true in a general way, but is not completely true.
[PHR with group/cl]
[vagueness]
The Conference is more or less over...
会议快结束了。
He more or less started the firm...
他基本上启动了公司的业务。
I was meeting these chaps who were mostly more or less my own age.
我见到了这帮小伙子,他们多数和我年龄相仿。
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[PHRASE 短语]比…更;比…更重要 If something is more than a particular thing, it has greater value or importance than this thing.
[v-link PHR n]
He's more than a coach, he's a friend.
他不只是教练,更是朋友。
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[PHRASE 短语]超出需要;超乎寻常 You use more than to say that something is true to a greater degree than is necessary or than average.
[PHR n]
Lithuania produces more than enough food to feed itself.
立陶宛的粮食生产供大于求。
...accommodation which is roomy and offers more than generous stowage.
住宿宽敞,储藏空间绰绰有余
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[PHRASE 短语]不超过;不到;至多 You use no more than or not more than when you want to emphasize how small a number or amount is.
[PHR amount]
[emphasis]
Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build...
做成一个盒子不超过几个小时。
He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen.
他实际上还是个孩子,最多不过十八九岁。
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[PHRASE 短语]只不过;仅仅 If you say that someone or something is nothing more than a particular thing, you are emphasizing that they are only that thing, and nothing more interesting or important.
[v-link PHR n]
[emphasis]
The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang's personal journal.
新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。
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[PHRASE 短语]更有甚者;更为重要的是;此外 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.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
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...
允许更多的机构,尤其是银行推出抵押贷款;此外,银行发放的贷款可以超过其实际持有资金。
You should remember it, and what's more, you should get it right.
你应该记住它,更重要的是,应该正确理解它。
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more★/mɔː(r); NAmEmɔːr/
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determiner,pronoun★( used as the comparative of ‘much’, ‘a lot of’, ‘many’ 用作 much、a lot of 和 many 的比较级) more(sth/of sth) (than…) a larger number or amount of (数、量等)更多的,更大的◆more bread/cars更多的面包╱汽车◆Only two more days to go!仅仅剩下两天了!◆people with more money than sense金钱多于智慧的人◆I can't stand much more of this.我可承受不了太多这样的事。◆She earns a lot more than I do.她赚的钱比我多多了。◆There is room for no more thanthree cars. 这地方只能停放三辆车。◆I hope we'll see more of you (= see you again or more often).希望我们能经常见面。IDIOM★ˌmore and ˈmorecontinuing to become larger in number or amount (数量上)越来越多◆More and more people are using the Internet.越来越多人在使用互联网。◆She spends more and more time alone in her room.她一个人待在屋里的时间越来越多。adverb★more(than…) 1★used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables (与两个或更多音节的形容词或副词连用,构成比较级)更◆She was far more intelligent than her sister.她比她姐姐聪明多了。◆He read the letter more carefully the second time.他把信又更仔细地看了一遍。2★to a greater degree than sth else; to a greater degree than usual (程度上)更强,更多◆I like her more than her husband.我喜欢她多于喜欢她丈夫。◆a course for more advanced students为更高程度的学生设置的课程◆It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident.这件事看来是故意犯罪,而不是事故。◆Could you repeat that once more(= one more time)?你能再重复一遍吗?◆I had no complaints and no more(= neither)did Tom. 我没什么怨言,汤姆也没有。◆Signing the forms is little more than(= only)a formality. 在那些表格上签名只是一种形式。◆I'm more thanhappy (= extremely happy)to take you there in my car. 我非常乐意用我的车载你去那儿。◆She was more than a littleshaken (= extremely shaken)by the experience. 这次经历使她非常震惊。◆( formal) I will torment you no more(= no longer).我再也不会让你痛苦了。☞see also
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IDIOMS★ˌmore and ˈmorecontinuing to become larger in number or amount (数量上)越来越多SYN
increasingly
◆I was becoming more and more irritated by his behaviour.我对他的行为越来越感到恼火。ˌmore or ˈless1★almost 几乎;差不多◆I've more or less finished the book.我差不多已经读完这本书了。2★approximately 大概;大约◆She could earn $200 a night, more or less.她一晚上大约能挣 200 元。★the more, less, etc…, the more, less, etc…used to show that two things change to the same degree 越…,越…;愈…,愈…◆The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.这件事她越想越感到沮丧。◆The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be.对这整件事情谈得越少,我越高兴。what is ˈmoreused to add a point that is even more important 更有甚者;更为重要的是◆You're wrong, and what's more you know it!你错了!而且你明明知道你错了!☞language bank at
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more/mɔː(r); NAmEmɔːr/
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moremore1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ ●●●S1W1 adverb
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1[used before an adjective or adverb to form the comparative] having a particular quality to a greater degreeOPP less: You’ll have to be more careful next time. Can’t it be done more quickly?much/a lot/far more Children generally feel much more confident working in groups.more ... than It was a lot more expensive than I had expected. Your health is more important than anything else. Children can often do these puzzles more easily than adults. Selling goods abroad is no more difficult (=not more difficult) than selling to the home market.GRAMMAR: ComparativesMore is not used before the -er form of an adjective or adverb. You say: · The train is quicker than the bus.✗Don’t say: The train is more quicker.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES2used to say that something happens a greater number of times or for longerOPP less: I promised Mum that I’d help more with the housework. You need to get out of the house more.more than Children are using the library more than they used to. He travels around a lot more now that he has a car.3used to say that something happens to a greater degreeOPP less: She cares a lot more for her dogs than she does for me.more than It’s his manner I dislike, more than anything else.4more and more used to say that a quality, situation etc gradually increasesSYN increasingly: More and more, we are finding that people want to continue working beyond 60. As the disease worsened, he found walking more and more difficult.5more or less almost: a place where the ground was more or less flat They’ve settled here more or less permanently. He more or less accused me of lying.6once morea)again, and often for the last time: May I thank you all once more for making this occasion such a big success. Once more the soldiers attacked and once more they were defeated.b)used to say that someone or something returns to the situation they were in before: England was once more at war with France.7not anymore (also no more literary) if something does not happen anymore, it used to happen but does not happen now: Sarah doesn’t live here anymore.8more than happy/welcome/likely etc very happy, welcome, likely etc – used to emphasize what you are saying: The store is more than happy to deliver goods to your home. The police are more than likely to ban the match.9the more ..., the more/the less ... used to say that if a particular activity increases, another change happens as a result: The more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea.10be more something than something to be one thing rather than another: It was more a worry than a pleasure.11more than a little formal fairly: The lectures were more than a little disappointing.12no more does/has/will etc somebody spoken old-fashioned used to say that a negative statement is also true about someone elseSYN nor, neither: ‘She didn’t know the reason for his leaving.’ ‘No more do I (=neither do I).’13no more ... than used to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality or would not do something: He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am! → more often than not
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more1 adverb
more2 determiner, pronoun
moremore2 ●●●S1W1 determiner, pronoun [comparative of ‘many’ and ‘much’]
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1a greater amount or numberOPP less, fewer: We should spend more on health and education.more (...) than More people are buying new cars than ever before.much/a lot/far more Diane earns a lot more than I do.more than 10/100 etc Our plane took off more than two hours late. More than a quarter of the students never finished their courses.more of Viewers want better television, and more of it. Perhaps next year more of us will be able to afford holidays abroad.2an additional number or amountOPP less: I really am interested. Tell me more. We need five more chairs.a little/many/some/any more Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches? I have no more questions.more of You’d better take some more of your medicine. Don’t waste any more of my time.3more and more an increasing number or amountOPP less and less: More and more people are moving to the cities.4not/no more than something used to emphasize that a particular number, amount, distance etc is not large: It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach. Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government.5the more ..., the more/the less ... used to say that if an amount of something increases, another change happens as a result: It always seems like the more I earn, the more I spend.6be more of something than something to be one thing rather than another: It was more of a holiday than a training exercise.7no more thana)used to say that something is not too much, but exactly right or suitable: It’s no more than you deserve. Eline felt it was no more than her duty to look after her husband.b) (also little more than) used to say that someone or something is not very great or important: He’s no more than a glorified accountant. He left school with little more than a basic education.8(and) what’s more used to add more information that emphasizes what you are saying: I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love and, what's more, I get well paid for it.9no more something used to say that something will or should no longer happen: No more dreary winters – we’re moving to Florida. → more’s the pity
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THESAURUSmore in addition to an amount or number: · Can I have some more coffee?· I have one more question.· It only costs a few dollars more.further [only before noun] formal as well as the ones that you have already mentioned: · She will remain in hospital for further tests.· They waited for a further two hours.supplementary formal in addition to the main part of something: · Supplementary information is available on request.· a supplementary question· supplementary incomeextra in addition to the usual or standard cost, time, amount etc: · They let the kids stay up an extra hour.· Some stores charge extra for delivery.· Postage is extra.additional [only before noun] more than the basic amount or the amount that you expected or agreed. Additional is more formal than extra: · An evening job would provide additional income.· There may be an additional charge for paying bills by credit card.
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