高考英语语法:more than与less than

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1. more than 的主要用法
  ①(指数量)多于。如:
  I’ve known him for more than twenty years. 我已认识他20多年了。
  ② 不只是,不仅仅是(通常后接名词、动词、从句等)。如:
  He is more than a father to her. 他待她胜过父亲。
  He more than smiled, but laughed. 他不只是微笑,而是放声大笑。
  The result was much more than I imagined. 结果远远超过我的想像。
  ③ 极其,非常(通常后接形容词、副词或分词等)。如:
  She was more than kind to us. 她对我们很友好。
  He was more than upset by the accident. 这个意外事故使他非常心烦意乱。
  ④ 难以,完全不能(其后通常连用情态动词 can)。如:
  That is more than I can tell (=I can’t tell that). 那事我实在不明白。
  2. less than 的主要用法
  ①(指数量)不到,不足。如:
  It’s less than a mile to the station. 去车站不到一英里。
  In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时他就做完了工作。
  ② 比…(小)少。如:
  Two is less than Three. 二比三小。
  She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。
  ③ 一点也不。如:
  He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。


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