| 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)—more than one would wish—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—bite off more than one can chew [idiom.]—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)—lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells—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.]—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]— |