| 单词 | no more than |
| 释义 | no more thanno more than 1 NOTused to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality or would not do something 根本不…，完全不… He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am! 他和我一样根本就不适合当牧师！ Examples from the Corpus no more ... than• Bob Dole Wednesday, is that no more than 16 percent of independents will vote.• The moon still hung in the sky but was no more now than a white stain.• For no more than church religion did public religion live up to what its creeds professed.• He resented Michael Banks, but no more than he resented anyone else more famous than he was.• For the believer the Kingdom as a heavenly reality is no more than one generation away.• They were no more than survivals from the past.• For perceived health values there were five items; no more than two responses were allowed to be missing. → no more ... than at more1(10) 2 ONLYused to emphasize that a particular number, amount, distance etc is not large 不超过，至多 It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach. 那是一座漂亮的小房子，离最近的海滩至多五分钟路。 Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government. 民意调查显示只有至多30%的人信任政府。 Examples from the Corpus not/no more than something• The crystal was no more than a glimmering outline in the darkness.• But it is no more than a seed in 1215.• They are no more than about 20% efficient.• The insurance covers not more than five days in the hospital.• Send in a good quality tape with no more than four songs.• Their bosses view them as no more than glorified typists and they are denied career opportunities.• Some were no more than motionless translucent blobs.• They were no more than survivals from the past.• The house is no more than ten minutes from the beach.• Although their investigations are supposed to take no more than two weeks, they often stretch to several months. → not/no more than something at more2(2) 3 a) SUITABLEused to say that something is not too much, but exactly right or suitable 就是；正是 It’s no more than you deserve. 这完全是你应该得到的。 Eline felt it was no more than her duty to look after her husband. 埃利纳觉得照顾丈夫就是她的责任。 b) (also little more than)IMPORTANT used to say that someone or something is not very great or important 只不过；仅仅 He’s no more than a glorified accountant. 说他是个会计师，不过是个美称而已。 He left school with little more than a basic education. 他只受了点基本的教育就辍学了。 Examples from the Corpus no more than• We were standing no more than 10 yards away from the scene of the crime and we didn't realize it.• It was little more than a scratch.• Here, then, no more than a few points in passing.• The two year ban which he received has been no more than a minor inconvenience to him.• David watched the car drive slowly away, until it was no more than a speck in the distance.• It all came from the idea that a woman was no more than a useful object for a man.• And no more than one in twenty earned a college degree.• Historical incidents were no more than superficial disturbances of the established order or recurring events of unchanging significance.• But they do not necessarily conclude that a thing is no more than the sum of its attributes.• Dunbar had said no more than the truth, the archers could do it all.• Keep it brief no more than two typed pages.• It's no more than you deserve. → no more than at more2(5) |
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