| 释义 |
Examples:on more than one occasion—competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate)—taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish—a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold—do more than is required (idiom); superfluous—(literary) far more than—not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre—borrow more than one can ever repay—technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience—more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth—more than just the apparent meaning—The road means more than the destination.—variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)—ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream)—house with more than 1 story—(literary) be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)—say more than is necessary—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]—bite off more than one can chew [idiom.]—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—fig. inciting people action is more effective than dispatching orders—The process is more beautiful than the outcome.—lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells—the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—I have much more say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) [idiom.]— |