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conj.比(用于比较级)宁愿…而不愿除…以外一…就

prep.比超过

  • They talked on the phone for more than an hour .

    他们在电话里谈了一个 小时。

  • More than 9 men lie buried here .

    这里埋葬了9 人。

  • Peterson was let go after less than two years .

    两年彼得森就被解雇了。

  • It was much more enjoyable than I had expected .

    我预期的有趣得多。

  • Drunk driving fatalities have declined more than 10 percent over the past 10 years .

    酒后驾车死亡人数在过去10年中下降了10% 以上

  • It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months

    这已经是该地区不 两个月内的第二次空难了。

  • 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。

  • The marriage had lasted for less than two years

    这段婚姻维持了不 两年。

  • I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls

    我又热又累, 吃了几口就吃 下了。

  • Sales have fallen by more than 75 percent in recent years .

    近几年来销售额下降了75% 以上

  • 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。

  • 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, 香烟盒还小。

  • It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days

    那是我第一次和简分开 数日

  • In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand .

    还不 两个小时,科恩就屈服了,接受了几乎一切要求。

  • She is taller than I imagined more adult more intense .

    我想象的更高、更成熟、更热切。

  • He has been mugged more than once .

    他已是 不止一次被抢劫了。

  • They sat for more than six hours and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences

    他们一起坐了六个 小时,而且双方都认为他们已经表达了所有的不同意见。

  • Scientists have collected more data than expected .

    科学家们已经收集到了 预期更多的数据。

  • Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones .

    印度人的皮肤 美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。

  • I could not believe my eyes . She was far more beautiful than I had imagined .

    我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她 我想象的漂亮多了。

  • It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream

    它所含热量 普通的冰激凌少了25卡路里。

  • The waters continue to rise as more than 1 people are evacuated .

    水面持续上涨,已经有1 人被疏散了。

  • I 'd like nothing better than to join you girls

    我最 喜欢和你们女孩子在一起了。

  • I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to .

    我觉得自己 过去多了些同情,少了些怒气。

  • He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers .

    他指导和培训了400 多名志愿者。

  • I am luckier than most . I have a job

    大部分人幸运。我有份工作。

  • The toaster remained on for more than an hour

    烤面包机持续开了一个 小时。

  • I have spent less time on shore than most men

    我在岸上生活的时间 大多数人都要少。

  • I counted the money . It was more than five hundred pounds

    我数了数那些钱,有500 英镑。

  • 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