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than conj.比（用于比较级）;宁愿…而不愿;除…以外;一…就;prep.超过;比;

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英[ðən]  美[ðən] PREP(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.例：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。例：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。PREP(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.例：They talked on the phone for more than an hour.他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。例：...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CONJ-COORD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.例：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。例：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。

单词	than
音标	英[ðən] 美[ðən]
解释	conj.比（用于比较级）;宁愿…而不愿;除…以外;一…就;prep.超过;比;
例句	PREP (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. 例：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。例：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。 PREP (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. 例：They talked on the phone for more than an hour.他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。例：...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 CONJ-COORD 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. 例：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。例：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。
变形

Order Prep Link Parts 例：The Number Quantity 英[ðən