英语释义

1. rather than —usually used only after prefer, preferable, and preferably

2. other than

3. when sense 1b —used especially after scarcely and hardly

4. in comparison with
you are older than me

5. when compared to

6. when compared to the way in which, the extent to which, or the degree to which
You are older than I am.

片语

Than Fee比费

had than曾比

later than迟于

than ever比以前

Than ever比以前

no other than只有；就是

Than hand比手

no more thanad 只是；仅仅

ever than前所未有的

Happier Than比我幸福

Sand than沙比

none other than不是别的而正是…

Than good比好

英汉例句

• freighting merchandise is less expensive than mailing it.

  运送商品比邮寄要便宜得多。

• he used me worse than ever.

  他对待我比以前更坏了。

• long hair sets more easily than short hair.

  长发比短发更容易卷成所需要的发型。

• i'm sure she will miss her son more than she thinks for.

  我相信她思念儿子的程度要比她想像的强烈得多。

• since his wife was much younger than he, he was constantly afraid of being cuckolded.

  因为他妻子年龄比他小得多，他老是怕戴绿帽子。

• girls spring up faster than boys before 18.

  在18岁以前女孩子比男孩发育得快。

• better late than never.

  迟做总比不做的好。

• if you match that glove against this, you will find that one is slightly lighter than the other.

  假如你把那只手套和这只手套进行比较，你会发现一只比另一只的颜色略微淡一点。

• he arrived earlier than usual.

  他到得比往常早。

• he has churned out more butter this week than last.

  他本周制作的黄油比上周多。

• iron casts better than copper.

  铁比铜更易于浇铸。

• the girls decoy more easily than most other children.

  这些女孩比其他大多数孩子们更容易被诱骗。

• you can feed better here than in most other cities.

  你在这里能比在其他大部分城市吃得更好。

• this car goes faster than 120 miles per hour.

  这辆汽车的时速超过120英里。

• the author belongs among the romance writers more than among the novelists.

  这位作者应归传奇作家，而不应划入小说家之列。

• his character has been moulded more by his experiences in life than by his education.

  在他性格的形成上，他所受的教育不如他的生活经历所起的影响大。

• work on this new building is moving more quickly than was expected.

  这座新楼的建筑工程进展得比预期的快。

• the young men had nothing better to do than brawl in the streets.

  那些年轻人除了在街上打架外没更好的事干。

• this ad pulled better than any other we have run.

  这个广告比我们刊登过的任何其他广告更能吸引人。

• the government is paying out more money than ever before to people out of work.

  政府将对失业人员付出比以往更多的钱。

• this island was ceded to spain more than one hundred years ago.

  这个岛屿在一百多年以前就割让给西班牙了。

• i have a good memory so i learn more quickly than others.

  我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。

• he finds it hard to focus his thoughts on one thing for longer than five minutes.

  他发现他很难把他的注意力集中在一件事情上超过五分钟。

• she felt she could console the child better than anyone else.

  她认为自己比任何人都能更好地安慰这孩子。

• not more than a quarter of your income should go in rent.

  你的收入用于房租不应超过四分之一。