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| /mɔː/ |
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| 1 | having more of a particular quality
used for saying that a particular quality is stronger in one person or thing than in another , stronger than it was before , or stronger than you expected or hoped 更；更加 |
| Scotland has become more prosperous in recent years. 在最近几年，苏格兰变得越来越繁荣。 |
| Teenage marriages are more likely to end in divorce. 很多年轻人的婚姻更可能以离婚告终。 |
| more...than The storm was more violent than we expected. 暴风雨比我们预计的更猛烈。 |
| much/far/a lot more Lizzie is obviously a lot more intelligent than the other girls. 莉齐显然要比其他女孩聪明得多。 |
| a little/bit more Would you speak a little more slowly so I can understand what you’ re saying? 请您说得稍微慢一点，让我能明白您说的话好吗？ |
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| 2 | a larger amount or number
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| | 2a | an amount or number that is larger than another , larger than it was before , or larger than you expected 更多的（量）；较多的（量） | | It doesn’ t matter what you give her – she always wants more. 你给她什么无关紧要，她总是想要更多。 | | more...than Teenage star, Joe Cole, already earns more than the Prime Minister. 少年明星乔·科尔已经比首相挣得还多。 | | We’ ve had five times more rain than normal for this time of the year. 我们这儿今年这个时候下的雨比正常时节多出了5倍。 | | much/far/a lot more The merger has created far more problems than it has solved. 合并所产生的问题远比它解决的问题要多得多。 | | more than ever People in the UK are spending more than ever on health and fitness. 英国人正在把比以往更多的钱花在保健和健身上。 | |
| | 2b | used before a number or amount for saying that the actual number or amount is larger than this 超过 | | The Whitewater Committee interviewed more than forty witnesses. “白水事件”调查委员会调查采访了40多位目击者。 | | not much more than... There’ s not much more than ten minutes left. 剩余的时间不超过10分钟。 | | no more than... He stopped no more than six feet away from the cliff edge. 他在离悬崖边不超过6英尺的地方停住。 | | more than once (=several times) I’ ve warned him more than once not to interfere. 多次；不止一次 | | more than double/triple etc (=become over twice, three times etc as large) During the past five years, the number of traffic accidents has more than doubled. 增加一倍/两倍多等 | |
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| 3 | happening more
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| | 3a | happening or doing something a greater number of times , or for longer periods 更经常地；更长时间地 | | You should go out more and meet other people. 你应该多出去认识其他人。 | | Reducing the tax on petrol would simply encourage people to use their cars more. 减少汽油税只会鼓励人们更多地使用汽车。 | | see more of sb (=see someone more often) I hope we’ ll see more of you when you’ ve finished your course. 更经常见到某人 | |
| | 3b | to a greater degree 更大程度地 | | more...than Rural life has changed more in the last 40 years than at any other time. 在过去的40年里，农村生活比任何时候变化都大。 | | I loved you more than anything else in the world. 我爱你胜过世界上任何其他东西。 | |
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| 4 | additional
used for showing that something is in addition to what already exists, what has been used , or what has already been mentioned 额外的；另外的；更多的 |
| If you need more paper, there’ s some in the drawer. 如果你还需要纸，抽屉里有一些。 |
| That’ s all I know. I can’ t tell you any more. 这是我所知道的全部。我无法告诉你更多的东西了。 |
| one/two/three etc more We’ ll have to wait for two more days. 我们将不得不多等2天。 |
| some/any more of sth I’ m not wasting any more of my money on lottery tickets. 我不会再在彩票上浪费钱了。 |
| more of the same Today there will be sunshine and showers. Tomorrow, more of the same. 今天晴有阵雨。明天更是如此。 |
| more on that later (=used for saying that you will give details later) There are a few changes to the programme – but more on that later. 过后再详谈 |
| no more You’ ve got no more cash left in the reserve. 你的储备金已经用光了。 |
| nothing more There’ s nothing more to say. 再也没什么要说的了。 |
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| 5 | one thing rather than another
used for saying that one way of describing someone or something is truer or more accurate than another 更真实；更准确 |
| more...than What she did was more of a mistake than a crime. 她做的事与其说是犯罪，不如说是错误。 |
| I was more amused than shocked by what she told me. 她对我说的事没使我感到怎么震惊，倒使我觉得好笑。 |
| The words were spoken more in sadness than in anger. 这些话与其说是带着愤怒说出来的，倒不如说是带着哀伤说出来的。 |
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| 6 | when something stops happening
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| | 6a | used for saying that something which used to happen in the past does not happen now 不再 | | Mr Carling doesn’ t work here any more. 卡尔林先生已经不在这里工作了。 | |
| | 6b | used for saying that the future will be different from the past because something has stopped happening 不再（用于表示将来会与过去不同，因为某事不再发生） | | No more will prisoners have to suffer the misery of being locked in their cells for 23 hours a day. 囚犯将不会再一天23个小时被锁在牢房里受折磨了。 | | No more worries about money now! 现在不用再担心没有钱了！ | |
| | 6c | used for telling someone that they must stop making excuses/asking questions etc 不要再找借口/不要再提问题/不要再隐瞒等 | | No more excuses! If you’ re late again, you’ re sacked. 不要再找借口！如果下次再迟到，你会被解雇。 | |
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| - | more and more
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| used for saying that something is increasing in number or degree all the time |
| 越来越 |
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| More and more people are choosing to spend their holidays abroad. 越来越多的人选择到国外度假。 |
| As the situation grew steadily worse, he became more and more depressed. 随着情况持续恶化，他变得越来越消沉。 |
| We are learning more and more about the effects of radiation on the human body. 我们越来越了解辐射对人体的影响。 |
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| - | the more the merrier
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| used for saying that you will be happy if more people come or take part in what you are doing |
| 人越多就越开心 |
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| - | the more...the more/less
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| used for saying that when a particular activity , feeling etc increases, it causes something else to change at the same time |
| 越…越… |
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| The more fruit and vegetables you eat, the less chance you have of getting cancer. 吃的蔬菜、水果越多，得癌症的可能性就越低。 |
| The more I thought about Carrie’ s suggestion, the more doubtful I became. 我越考虑卡丽的建议就越有疑虑。 |
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| - | more or less
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| 1 | almost 差不多；几乎 | The team is more or less the same as it was last season. 该队的表现和上一个赛季差不多。 | | Roger’ s ideas had been more or less ignored. 罗杰的想法差不多被忽视了。 | |
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| 2 | used for showing that you are guessing a number or amount 大约 | A sum of £80,000, more or less, will be needed to carry out repairs. 修理工作大约需要花费8万英镑。 | |
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| - | more than likely/happy/ready etc
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| very likely , happy etc |
| 非常可能/乐意/愿意等的 |
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| It’ s more than likely that they will change the rules again next year. 他们很可能在明年再次更改规则。 |
| I’ d be more than happy to show you round our factory. 能带你参观我们的工厂，我将非常高兴。 |
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| - | more than a little formal
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| used for emphasizing how strong a feeling is |
| 非常；十分 |
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| She was more than a little embarrassed by her friend’ s remarks. 朋友的话使她非常难堪。 |
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| - | no moredo/will/can/have I BRITISH
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| used after a negative statement to add another negative statement |
| （用在否定句后面以添加另一个否定句）我也不 |
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| ‘I don’ t understand a word of Greek.’ ‘No more do I,’ said Harry. “希腊语我一句话都听不懂。”“我也不懂，”亨利说道。 |
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| - | no more than
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| used for saying that a particular situation or result seems suitable or normal |
| 恰好；正好 |
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| I’ m glad he lost his job – it’ s no more than he deserved. 我很高兴他丢了工作，他完全是活该。 |
| Valerie failed, but that was no more than we’ d expected. 瓦莱瑞失败了，但这正是我们所预料的。 |
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| - | no/nothing/littlemore than
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| used for emphasizing that someone or something is not at all important or impressive |
| 仅仅；只不过是 |
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| The ancient canal is now little more than a muddy ditch. 这条古运河现在仅仅是一条烂泥沟。 |
| The governor treated our protests as nothing more than a minor nuisance. 政府把我们的抗议仅仅当成一件讨厌的小事而已。 |
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| See also | | - fool 1 | | - often | | - once | | - pity 1 | | - what | |
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