| 释义 |
Examples:inequality sign (i.e. not equal, ≠ or greater than >, or less than <)—It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, president of Myanmar (Burma) from 1992—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)—colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character—the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—do more than is required (idiom); superfluous—shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)—exceeds expectations (idiom); much better than anticipated—fig. family ties are closer than social relations—dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)—ornately printed book meant as a collectors item rather than for reading (synonymous with corruption)—technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—fig. inciting people action is more effective than dispatching orders—literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character—more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience—Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.—the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case—(of one's political views) prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)—older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)—ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream)—treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)—Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar from 1992—pronunciation of a character other than the standard—travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group—seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others—a concavity (lower than the surrounding area)—older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)—religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)—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)—the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact—I have much more say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) [idiom.]—(particle used for comparison and "-er than") prep—tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger [idiom.]—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]— |