than基本解释
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
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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
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1. (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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2. (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.
e.g. They talked on the phone for more than an hour.
他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
e.g. ...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
3. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
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
1.
1. 比：请看请柬和菜单:食物招待:中餐-mooncakes(月饼),有各种各样的馅儿:nut(果仁)的;sweet(甜的),尝起来(taste)比(than) cake更好(better)的月饼应有尽有.
2.
2. 比较：解析:由上文的future可以确定比较(than)的对象应该是current(目前的) state. 解析:固定搭配derive from获得, 起源于(from)
3. than的反义词
3. 比较级：英语比较级(than)后的代词用主格还是宾格?英语比较级(than)后的代词用主格还是宾格?还是两个都可以? 例如:是 I'm taller than him.还是 I'm taller than he (is)[要+is吗?] 我写的后面那句,不知对不对?
4. (比)--- then (那时)：59. street (街道)--- straight (直的) | 60. than (比)--- then (那时) | 61. team (队)--- term (学期)
商品
A：What about (things/ items/ products) other than food?
除了食物还有（什么/其它/别的）商品吗？
B：There are many stores near here.
附近还有很多商店。
交通
B：It’s (faster/ slower/ more expensive) than taking the bus or the subway.
这比坐公车或搭地铁（快/慢/贵）。
A：Oh, o.k.
噢，好吧。
接、送机场
A：Who will meet you at the air port?
谁会去机场接你？
B：No one.
没有人。
A：Oh, than I will arrange one of my staff to meet you at the airport.
哦，那我安排一个职员到飞机场去接你。
Sophia, than whom none was more capable of [etc.].
出自：Henry FieldingI..could not be expected..to be wiser than her.
出自：Sir W. ScottIt wasn't more than ten feet by twelve.
出自：J. ConradI have done her less than justice.
出自：R. MacaulayI'm a great deal happier than I was at 28.
出自：V. WoolfA..creature who looked far older than her fifty years.
出自：Ina TaylorA man a few years older than me.
出自：B. VineWhat do you say when you disagree with someone who has more power than you do?
当你不同意比你更有权力的人的观点时，你会怎么说？
2021英语二
For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country.
历史上第一次住在城镇的人比住在农村的人多。
2016英语一
For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.
例如，相比于苗条的女性，较重的女性更不容易缺钙。
2014英语二
Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
尽可能与同事进行一次有来有往的真诚交流，而不是优先考虑你自己的想法。
2020英语二
However, when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it helps.
然而，如果太频繁地这样做，这个习惯有时会弊大于利。
2019英语二
Time, rather thanintention, has given them legitimacy.
赋予它们(诺贝尔奖)合理性的是时间,而不是意图。
2014英语一
