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than conj.比；除…外（用于other等之后）；与其…（用于 rather等之后）；一…就（用于 no sooner等之后） prep.比 (1) 她年纪比我大。(2) 我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。(3) 这条街道比那条短四倍。(4) 约翰比班上其他的同学用功。

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英 [ðən] 美 [ðən] (1) She was older than I was.(2) I was inspired to work harder than ever before.(3) This street is four times shorter than that one.(4) John is more diligent than anyone else in his class. 1[PREP 介词](用于形容词、副词的比较级之后，连接比较对象)比 You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.   [compar PREP group]  [compar CONJ cl]The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。Than is also a conjunction.He wished he could have helped her more than he did...他真希望当初能给予她更多的帮助。Sometimes patients are more depressed six months later than when they first hear the bad news.有时，病人 6 个月后比最初听到坏消息时情绪更低落。2[PREP 介词](数目、数量、价值等)比…(多、少、重要或次要等) You use than when you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value.   [more/less PREP n]They talked on the phone for more than an hour.他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛Head teachers yesterday demanded a nine per cent rise, more than twice the rate of inflation.校长们昨天要求增加 9% 的工资，这个比例是通货膨胀率的两倍多。3[CONJ-COORD 连词]与其说，而不是(连接对比的对象，以表示优先考虑等) You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference. The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set...我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.我宁肯不睡觉也不愿错过夜校的课。4  easier said than done→see: easy； less than→see: less； more than→see: more； more often than not→see: often； other than→see: other； rather than→see: rather；

英语单词	than
英美音标	英 [ðən] 美 [ðən]
中文释义	conj.比；除…外（用于other等之后）；与其…（用于 rather等之后）；一…就（用于 no sooner等之后） prep.比
英语例句	(1) She was older than I was. (2) I was inspired to work harder than ever before. (3) This street is four times shorter than that one. (4) John is more diligent than anyone else in his class.
中文例句	(1) 她年纪比我大。 (2) 我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。 (3) 这条街道比那条短四倍。 (4) 约翰比班上其他的同学用功。
柯林斯解释	1 [PREP 介词](用于形容词、副词的比较级之后，连接比较对象)比 You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison. [compar PREP group] [compar CONJ cl] The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet... 这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。 Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones. 印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。 Than is also a conjunction. He wished he could have helped her more than he did... 他真希望当初能给予她更多的帮助。 Sometimes patients are more depressed six months later than when they first hear the bad news. 有时，病人 6 个月后比最初听到坏消息时情绪更低落。 2 [PREP 介词](数目、数量、价值等)比…(多、少、重要或次要等) You use than when you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value. [more/less PREP n] They talked on the phone for more than an hour. 他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。 ...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time... 再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛 Head teachers yesterday demanded a nine per cent rise, more than twice the rate of inflation. 校长们昨天要求增加 9% 的工资，这个比例是通货膨胀率的两倍多。 3 [CONJ-COORD 连词]与其说，而不是(连接对比的对象，以表示优先考虑等) You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference. The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations... 这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。 I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set... 我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。 I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class. 我宁肯不睡觉也不愿错过夜校的课。 4 easier said than done→see: easy ； less than→see: less ； more than→see: more ； more often than not→see: often ； other than→see: other ； rather than→see: rather ；

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