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PREP
(用于形容詞、副詞的比較級(jí)之后，連接比較對(duì)象)比
You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.
例句
The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...
這臺(tái)收音機(jī)重量?jī)H為幾盎司，比香煙盒還小。
Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.
印度人的皮膚比美國(guó)人或意大利人的皮膚衰老得慢得多。
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PREP
(數(shù)目、數(shù)量、價(jià)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.
例句
They talked on the phone for more than an hour.
他們?cè)陔娫捓镎劻艘粋€(gè)多小時(shí)。
...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...
再過(guò)不到兩個(gè)月就要在英格蘭開(kāi)始的三場(chǎng)制國(guó)際板球?qū)官?/i>
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CONJ-COORD
與其說(shuō)，而不是(連接對(duì)比的對(duì)象，以表示優(yōu)先考慮等)
You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference.
例句
The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...
這一協(xié)定與其說(shuō)體現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)國(guó)家之間真正的伙伴關(guān)系，還不如說(shuō)是一種形式。
I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set...
我寧可凝視繁星滿天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯著電視機(jī)。