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柯林斯词典释义
英汉词典释义

than

英[ðən] 美[ðən]

conj. 比（用于比较级），宁愿…而不愿，除…以外，一…就；
prep. 超过，比；

例句

These squids are bigger than those I bought last week. 这些鱿鱼比我上周买的大。
In recent years, the small town has enjoyed a bigger boom than ever. 近年来这个小城镇比以往任何时候都更加繁荣。
The holiday wasn’t really our scene.Most of the people were much older than us and there wasn’t any nightlife. 这次假期过得不太合我们的意。大多数人都比我们年龄大,而且也没有任何夜生活。
It takes more skill than it looks to knock the ball into the hole. 要把球打进洞里看起来算不了什么, 其实很需要技术。
It is to be hoped that in her new job her talents will be better utilised than before. 希望在她的新岗位上她的才干能够比以往得到更好的发挥。
They've got nearly all the luxuries they need; of course they're much better off than we are. 他们所需要的奢侈品几乎都有了, 当然他们比我们富裕多了。
They found that the trouble they were put to was more than had been bargained for. 他们发现他们所遇到的困难比所预料的还要多。
Today's pensioners are better off than they used to be. 现在靠养老金生活的人经他们原来生活要更好些。
He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property. 他宁可牺牲自己的生命, 也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。
I would rather have the small one than the big one. 我宁愿要小的, 不要大的。

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PREP

(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.
例句
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。 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。
PREP

(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.
例句
They talked on the phone for more than an hour. 他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。 ...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
CONJ-COORD

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.
例句
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。 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。

英汉词典释义

conj.
比(用于比较级)
She works better than I. 她工作做得比我好。 The roads here are much quieter here than in London. 这里的道路比伦敦的安静多了。
宁愿…而不愿
I'd rather play football than go swimming. 与其去游泳我还不如去踢足球。
prep.
与…相比
He is the person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous. 我想不出一个比他更有礼貌的人。