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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔-infested〕In less than seven days the infested plants had recovered.不到7天时间,受虫害侵袭的植物就复原了。柯林斯高阶〔ACTOR/ACTRESS〕There's nothing worse than watching a bunch of luvvies giving speeches at some awful awards ceremony. 最没意思的莫过于看一帮虚情假意的演员在什么无聊的颁奖仪式上致辞。朗文写作活用〔ADVISE〕I think you'd be better off using a knife rather than scissors for that job. 我觉得你做那件工作别用剪刀，还是用小刀的好。朗文写作活用〔ANYTHING/ANYBODY〕Sarah liked him more than anyone else she knew. 在认识的所有人当中，萨拉最喜欢他。朗文写作活用〔ATTENTION〕More than half the people in the study said they do not pay attention to election campaigns. 接受调查的人有半数以上都说他们不关心竞选活动。朗文写作活用〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕Cultural attitudes to women were more reactionary than in most of Western Europe. 当地文化对待女性的态度要比西欧大多数国家保守。朗文写作活用〔COMPARE〕My sister earns a lot more than I do. 我姐姐比我赚得多许多。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕Women commit far fewer crimes than men. 女性犯罪比男性少得多。朗文写作活用〔EQUAL/NOT EQUAL〕We want to even the workload out a little, so that no one has more than they can handle. 我们想把工作量稍微平摊一下，这样就不会有人多得应付不来了。朗文写作活用〔FEEL〕There is a common prejudice in this country that Italians display their passions more readily than the English. 这一国家的人普遍持有一种偏见，说意大利人比英格兰人更爱表达激情。朗文写作活用〔GIVE〕Pet owners lavish love and attention on animals because they're a lot easier to deal with than their fellow human beings. 宠物主人对动物倾注大量的关爱，这是因为动物比自己的人类同胞更容易应付。朗文写作活用〔GM〕GM schools receive better funding than other state schools.相对于其他公立学校，受中央政府资助的学校能获得更多的财政拨款。柯林斯高阶〔GRACEFUL〕The cheetah's long flowing strides make it faster than any other animal on earth. 猎豹流畅的大步飞跑使它比地球上任何一种动物跑得都要快。朗文写作活用〔HIGH〕Gas prices are much higher here than in other parts of the country. 这里的汽油费比国内其他地方高很多。朗文写作活用〔ILL/SICK〕Clare was more active than her brother, who had always been a delicate child. 克莱尔比她的弟弟活跃，他一向体弱多病。朗文写作活用〔IMMEDIATELY〕Hardly had the film reached our screens last July than it was plagued by troubles and controversy. 去年7月份这部电影刚在我们的电影院上映就引来了麻烦和争议。朗文写作活用〔INSTINCT〕Women are supposed to be more intuitive than men, but I don't know if that's true. 据说女性的直觉优于男性，但我不知道这是否属实。朗文写作活用〔LESS〕No reservations are needed for groups of fewer than 15. 15.15人以下的团体无需预订。朗文写作活用〔LITTLE〕Because of the drought, the river has become little more than a trickle. 由于久旱不雨，河里的水只剩下一股细流了。朗文写作活用〔MATERIAL〕Some materials are easier to dye than others. 有些布料要比别的布更容易染色。朗文写作活用〔MEASURE〕At the shallow end, the pool's less than one metre in depth. 这水池浅的那一头不到一米深。朗文写作活用〔SAD〕The idea of having to change school seemed to upset him more than we thought it would. 转学的想法好像使他很苦恼，超过了我们原先的想象。朗文写作活用〔SIT〕People with sedentary jobs generally need to eat less than those in very active occupations. 坐着干活的人一般比工作活动量很大的人食量小。朗文写作活用〔SIZE〕The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards. 船帆的面积超过50平方码。朗文写作活用〔TALK〕Kids don't like to be patronized any more than adults do. 小孩子也和大人一样不喜欢别人以高人一等的态度对他们说话。朗文写作活用〔THERE/NOT THERE〕Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected. 全国锦标赛的入场观众已经比预期的多了。朗文写作活用〔Things could be worse〕There's nothing worse than having wet socks.没有比穿湿袜子更糟的事情了。韦氏高阶〔UNFRIENDLY〕The fact that he didn't invite you had more to do with insecurity than unfriendliness. 他没有邀请你主要是因为自信心不足，而不是他不友好。朗文写作活用〔WEIGH〕Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants. 双胞胎和三胞胎的出生体重应该比单胎轻。朗文写作活用〔a passing resemblance〕He bears more than a passing resemblance to (= he is noticeably similar to) the young Marlon Brando.他长得颇像年轻时的马龙‧白兰度。剑桥高阶〔abundance〕People then were more content with their modest lot than they are now with all their abundance.比起现在的富有, 那时的人们虽然物质有限, 却更加满足。外研社新世纪〔acquainted〕It's true we were acquainted, but no more than that.我们确实认识, 但仅此而已。外研社新世纪〔across the board〕I think teachers should be paid more across the board, rather than singling out any one group.我认为全体老师都应该加薪, 而不是单给某一群老师加薪。外研社新世纪〔acyclic〕Botany Not cyclic. Used especially of flowers whose parts are arranged in spirals rather than in whorls, as in magnolias.【植物学】 非轮列的：非轮状的。特指花朵的排列是螺旋形的而非轮状的，如木兰花美国传统〔aerostat〕An aircraft, especially a balloon or dirigible, deriving its lift from the buoyancy of surrounding air rather than from aerodynamic motion.浮空器：从周围空气的浮力而不是从空气动力获得提升力的航空器，特指气球或飞船美国传统〔agreed〕The delivery was four days later than agreed.交货比商定的日期晚了四天。外研社新世纪〔ancient〕The practice was more common in ancient times than it is now.这种做法在古代比现在更普遍。韦氏高阶〔any〕Any plan is better than no plan.好歹有个计划总比没有计划好。英汉大词典〔bacteria〕All bacteria are larger than viruses.所有细菌都比病毒大。英汉大词典〔ballot〕When there are more applications than places available, the council runs a random ballot.当申请人数超过现有职位名额的时候, 委员会就通过抽签决定。外研社新世纪〔barrack〕Fans gained more enjoyment barracking him than cheering on the team.比起为球队加油, 球迷们从朝他起哄中获得了更大的乐趣。外研社新世纪〔basic〕The basic design changed little from that patented by Edison more than 100 years ago.其本质设计和100多年前爱迪生的专利设计相差无几。柯林斯高阶〔be better than sex〕For me, nothing compares with the thrill of surfing - it's better than sex.对我而言，没有什么比冲浪更刺激了——感觉简直比做爱还棒。剑桥高阶〔beating-up〕The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.小分队的警察比那些负责大片区域的警察更了解自己管片的群众。柯林斯高阶〔beat〕Most people's pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute.多数人的脉搏是每分钟多于70下。外研社新世纪〔behave〕Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles.在一定条件下，电子可以作波状运动，而不是粒子状运动。柯林斯高阶〔better〕She is much better at tennis than I am.她网球打得比我好很多。剑桥高阶〔better〕There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.没有什么比好好地泡个热水澡更舒服的了。牛津高阶〔blow up〕Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.除了给轮胎充气外，我没做过任何汽车保养。柯林斯高阶〔boil over〕Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.把液体放在大而宽的容器里加热，不要用高而窄的，否则液体沸腾后会溢出来。柯林斯高阶〔boot〕The new computer boots much more quickly than the old one did.新电脑的开机速度比旧电脑要快很多。韦氏高阶〔bromide〕His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.他的演讲只不过是一些安抚大家应该如何团结一致的陈词滥调。韦氏高阶〔challenge〕I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。柯林斯高阶〔client base〕Enviros Consulting has a client base of more than 2,000 organisations worldwide.Enviros Consulting 公司在全世界拥有逾2,000家组织机构的客户群。柯林斯高阶〔cold〕Having a temperature lower than normal body temperature.低体温的：比正常体温低的美国传统〔compensate〕The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便。柯林斯高阶〔compulsion〕Students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.学生自愿上课比被逼上课学到的更多。外研社新世纪〔concavo-convex〕Having greater curvature on the concave side than on the convex side. Used of a lens.凹凸的：凹面曲率大于凸面曲率的。用于指透镜美国传统〔contention〕It is her contention that exercise is more important than diet if you want to lose weight.她的看法是，要想减肥，锻炼比节食更重要。剑桥高阶〔conventionally〕It is simpler and quicker to use than conventional methods.这比通常的做法更简单、更快捷。柯林斯高阶〔counterpart〕The new model is vastly better than its 1997 counterpart.新模型比1997年的那个要好得多。麦克米伦高阶〔counting〕There is a 1,700-year-old tea tree still living in southern China which is more than 100 feet tall and counting.中国南方生长着一棵已有1,700年历史的茶树，高100多英尺，而且还在不断长高。柯林斯高阶〔count〕There is a 1700-year-old tea tree still living in southern China which is more than 100 feet tall and counting.在中国南方有一棵1,700岁的茶树, 高达100多英尺且仍在长高。外研社新世纪〔cover〕Games To play a higher-ranking card than (the one previously played).【游戏】 出大牌：玩比（刚玩过的牌）更高级的牌美国传统〔cross〕My wife is much cleverer than me; it is a cross I have to bear.我妻子比我聪明得多, 这是我必须忍受的烦恼。外研社新世纪〔cursory〕We were relying on the guards to give the room no more than their usual cursory inspection.我们指望警卫们只是像平时那样草草检查一下房间。外研社新世纪〔decent〕Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.保罗过于频繁地光顾当地酒吧，不太合乎高级讲师的身份。朗文当代〔demonstrative〕Some people are more demonstrative than others.有些人更容易流露感情。牛津高阶〔device〕The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。牛津高阶〔doer〕I'm more of a thinker than a doer.我更善于思考，而不善于实干。韦氏高阶〔eat〕Look at him dance! Eat your heart out, Fred Astaire(= he dances even better than Fred Astaire).看看他跳的舞！比弗雷德 · 阿斯泰尔跳得还好。牛津高阶〔eliminate〕The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.公司计划在下一年削减2000多个岗位。韦氏高阶〔environmentalism〕The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.环保论：一种认为在个人生长和文化发展中主导因素为环境而非遗传的理论美国传统〔even〕The new version is even better than the old one.新版本甚至比旧版本还要好。朗文当代〔expect〕Costs have been higher than expected. = Costs have been higher than they were expected to be.成本比预期的要高。韦氏高阶〔fallible〕This method is more fallible than most because it depends on careful and accurate timing.这种方法比大多数方法更容易出错，因为它需要仔细精确的计时。剑桥高阶〔familiar〕He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own.他谈到了其他各种文化, 好像比对自己的文化更了解。外研社新世纪〔fan〕More than 40 000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event.4 万多粉丝到场为这次历时 12 小时的活动造势。牛津搭配〔figure〕A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number.符号，数字：代表某物的书写或印刷符号，而不是字母，尤其数字美国传统〔fine〕Do you want it stronger than that?—No, that's fine.你想要比那个更浓的吗？——不, 这个就行。外研社新世纪〔flood〕More than 70 people were killed in the floods, caused when a dam burst.七十余人在此次决堤导致的洪水中丧生。外研社新世纪〔flunk〕More than half of her class flunked.她班里一多半人没及格。外研社新世纪〔footnote〕As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.我得补充一句, 他有时表现得过分逞强。外研社新世纪〔fulfilled〕I feel more fulfilled doing this than I've ever done.做这件事让我比以往任何时候都感到满足。柯林斯高阶〔funk〕He was in a blue funk! Worse than me!.他神经极为紧张！比我还糟！柯林斯高阶〔give〕They say it's better to give than to receive.人们说施比受有福。牛津高阶〔gourmand〕The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.这里的食物能满足贪吃的人, 但不能满足美食家。外研社新世纪〔had〕Tom had sooner live in the city than on a farm.汤姆宁可住在城里而不愿住在农场。英汉大词典〔half〕His half is bigger than yours.他的那一半比你的一半大。英汉大词典〔hall〕More than 200 members of the public packed the main hall at the conference building.会议大楼的大厅里挤满了 200 多名民众。牛津搭配〔hardback〕Bound in cloth, cardboard, or leather rather than paper. Used of books.精装的：用布、卡纸片或皮革而非纸包装的。用于书美国传统〔heel〕Whenever she wore heels she was taller than the men she worked with.她穿上高跟鞋比男同事都高。朗文当代〔higher〕One end is higher than the other.有一头比另一头高。麦克米伦高阶〔hyposensitivity〕Less than the normal ability to respond to stimuli.减感，敏感度减弱：对刺激反应能力低于正常水平美国传统〔imagine〕It was worse than they had imagined.这比他们当时想的还要糟。韦氏高阶〔impose〕The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed.合同的条件实际上不是双方同意而是强加的。牛津搭配〔inclination〕In matters of dress she followed her personal inclinations rather than fashion.在穿着方面她随心所欲，并不追逐时尚。牛津搭配〔injured〕He walked away suffering from nothing more than injured pride.受伤的自尊心麦克米伦高阶〔injured〕It's nothing more than injured pride.只是尊严受损了，没有甚么大不了。剑桥高阶〔inline〕Inline citations can be easier to read than footnotes.行内引证比脚注更容易阅读。剑桥高阶〔joiner〕Recent joiners are in a worse position than existing members.最近的加入者比现有会员的处境要糟糕。剑桥高阶〔kick〕It may not be much, but it's better than a kick in the ass.所得可能无几,但总比碰一鼻子灰好些。英汉大词典〔lament〕She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.她谈到职业女性的悲哀：与男性相比，她们的判断力更易遭人质疑。柯林斯高阶〔lead〕He is easier led than driven.他易于接受劝导,而不接受强迫。英汉大词典〔less〕The visiting foreign minister was reluctant to deal with anyone less than the Secretary of State.来访的外长不愿同级别低于国务卿的任何官员打交道。英汉大词典〔lief〕I would [had] liefer die than surrender.我宁死也不投降。文馨英汉〔life〕Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。柯林斯高阶〔look〕Anyone in search of a new job need look no further than our careers website.任何人想找新工作只需光顾我们的职业网站即可。麦克米伦高阶〔meteoroid〕A solid body, moving in space, that is smaller than an asteroid and at least as large as a speck of dust.流星体：活动在空间的固体天体，比小行星小，至少与尘埃一样大美国传统〔more〕If you tell your father what you have done, he'll be more than a little angry.如果你把你干的事告诉你父亲,他将大为恼火。 英汉大词典〔more〕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。麦克米伦高阶〔most〕Dunnet Head is the northernmost part of the British mainland (= the part that is farther to the north than any other part).顿耐特亥德是英国大陆最北端。剑桥高阶〔namely〕He could not do anything more than what he promised — namely, to look after Charlotte's estate.他只能做到自己答应做的事,那就是照看夏洛蒂的产业。英汉大词典〔nowhere〕Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.政府的政策对农业的影响最为显著。牛津高阶〔numbers game〕Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.遗憾的是，他又玩起了老一套的数字游戏，吹嘘说目前属于公有部门的国营企业已不到300家。柯林斯高阶〔numerical〕The home team tried to utilize their numerical advantage (=the fact that they had more players than the other team) .主队试图利用他们在人数上的优势。朗文当代〔offering〕It was very, very good, far better than vegetarian offerings in many a posh restaurant.这道菜真是人间美味，远远超过很多豪华餐厅的素食菜品。柯林斯高阶〔often〕More often than not the train is late.这趟火车常常晚点。朗文当代〔organization〕There are more than fifty full-time party workers for the organization of conferences and rallies.有50余名党的专职工作人员从事会议和集会的组织工作。英汉大词典〔originally〕I stayed longer than I originally intended.我逗留的时间比原先打算的长了些。外研社新世纪〔or〕The bathroom has taken a lot longer to get right than either Elaine or Dennis had envisaged.装修浴室花的时间远比伊莱恩和丹尼斯预想的要长。柯林斯高阶〔ostentation〕Owning more than two cars is pure ostentation.拥有两辆以上汽车纯粹是炫耀。外研社新世纪〔other than〕Take no orders other than from me.只许听从我的命令。韦氏高阶〔ourselves〕You can run faster than ourselves.你能够比我们（自己）跑得更快。文馨英汉〔oxygen tent〕A canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal.氧幕：置于病人头上和肩上或整个身体上的一种氧幕，用来提供比正常情况下更高水平的氧气美国传统〔parlor grand〕A grand piano shorter in length than a concert grand yet longer than a baby grand.客厅大钢琴：一种比平台大钢琴短但比小型卧式钢琴长的客厅大钢琴美国传统〔pedestrian〕More than a third of all pedestrian injuries are to children.所有受伤的行人中有1/3以上是儿童。柯林斯高阶〔perceptively〕The task I have in mind requires little more than perceptiveness and a good memory.我在考虑的任务需要的正是洞察力和良好的记忆力。柯林斯高阶〔permissive〕Some states have more permissive laws than others.一些州的法律比其他州的宽容。韦氏高阶〔persist〕Call your doctor if the symptoms persist for more than three days.如果症状持续超过3天，就打电话给你的医生。麦克米伦高阶〔polysyllable〕A word of more than three syllables.多音节词：具有三个以上音节的词美国传统〔population〕Less than 40% of the population voted in the last election.不到40%的居民在上次选举中投票。麦克米伦高阶〔prepotency〕The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.优势：比别人具有更大的权势、影响、权力的状态；优势美国传统〔print〕The print in newspapers is smaller than in books.报纸上的印刷字体比书本上的小。英汉大词典〔purist〕Purists eat smoked salmon with nothing more than lemon and black pepper.讲究口味纯正的人吃熏鲑鱼时除了柠檬和黑胡椒什么也不加。剑桥高阶〔rather〕I would rather die than surrender.我宁死不降。英汉大词典〔rather〕Rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car.凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。柯林斯高阶〔receive〕It is more blessed to give than to receive.施比受更为有福。英汉大词典〔relay〕More than a thousand people outside listened to a relay of the proceedings.外面有一千多人收听了整个进程的转播。柯林斯高阶〔reportedly〕More than two hundred people have reportedly been killed in the past week's fighting.据说在上一周的战斗中有200多人丧生。柯林斯高阶〔return〕Output or yield per unit rather than cost per unit, as in the manufacturing of a particular product.生产量：单位产品或生产量而非每单位成本，如在某特殊产品的制造过程中美国传统〔rule〕Violence was the rule rather than the exception.暴力事件是常事, 而不是例外。外研社新世纪〔save〕She would rather save than spend.她喜欢存钱不喜欢花钱。韦氏高阶〔share〕He has suffered more than his fair share of disappointments.他经历了太多的失望。麦克米伦高阶〔showing〕A crowd of more than 10,000 has gathered in a show of strength.已经有 10,000 多人聚集起来以显示他们的力量。柯林斯高阶〔sit sth out〕The company's management is prepared to sit out the strike rather than agree to union demands.公司管理层准备硬撑到罢工结束，而不会同意工会的要求。剑桥高阶〔sleep〕The new sofa did sleep much better than the old one.这新沙发比老沙发睡起来的确舒服得多。英汉大词典〔so〕People are living longer than ever before, so even people who are 65 or 70 have a surprising amount of time left.人们的寿命比以前任何时候都长了，所以即便到了 65 岁或 70 岁，余下的光阴也还很长。柯林斯高阶〔take back〕The government has agreed to take back those people who are considered economic rather than political refugees.政府同意让那些被认为是经济难民的人回国，但政治难民不包括在内。柯林斯高阶〔tend〕I was more than usually sick that morning and he had to tend to me.那天早上我病得特别重,他只得照料我。英汉大词典〔than〕He did nothing else than smile.他仅微笑而已。英汉大词典〔than〕I'd like to have known him better than I did.我想比先前更多地了解他。外研社新世纪〔than〕It was more a friendly warning than a threat.与其说是威胁，不如说是友好的警告。麦克米伦高阶〔than〕No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。牛津高阶〔than〕We would do anything rather than let him get hurt (或rather than that he should get hurt).我们愿尽一切努力,不让他受到伤害。英汉大词典〔think〕The plan may prove better than you think.这个计划可能比你料想的要好。英汉大词典〔trouble〕I find that making my own clothes is more trouble than it's worth (=takes too much time and effort) .我觉得自己做衣服太费劲，不划算。朗文当代〔under〕She took a deep breath and stayed under for more than a minute.她深吸了一口气，然后潜水一分多钟。牛津高阶〔vernacular〕Most of these new sermons were recorded in literary Sanskrit rather than in vernacular language.这些新的布道稿本大部分是用书面梵语而不是方言记载的。外研社新世纪〔volume〕One of the books of a work printed and bound in more than one book.册：印刷并装订在一起的不止一本的作品中的一本美国传统〔weight〕According to weight rather than volume or other measure.按重量：按照重量而不是容积或其它计量法美国传统〔weight〕Consumers place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.消费者在决定购买何种商品时, 更关注负面信息, 而不是正面信息。外研社新世纪〔worse〕The conditions they're living in are worse than we thought.他们的居住条件比我们想象的更糟糕。剑桥高阶〔yoke〕Electronics A series of two or more magnetic recording heads fastened securely together for playing or recording on more than one track simultaneously.【电子学】 多轨的磁头：一系列安全固定在一起的两个或多个录音磁头，以便在几个声道上同时放音或录音美国传统〔young〕The equipment is less than five years young.这设备使用还不到5年。英汉大词典A price-weighted index counts changes in the prices of high-priced shares more than changes in the prices of low-priced shares.相对于低价股票的价格变化来说，价格加权指数更多地考虑高价股票的价格变化。牛津商务A priory is similar to but smaller and less important than an abbey.隐修院和修道院有点相似，但比修道院小，不如它重要。剑桥国际Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。译典通As a planet, the moon has a higher luminosity than most other planets. 作为一个星球，月亮的光度非常高。译典通As far as your health is concerned, it's a truism that prevention is better than cure.就你的健康而言, 预防胜于治疗, 这是不言而喻的。剑桥国际Don't talk down to your audience, even though you know more than they do.不要用居高临下的口气对听众讲话，即使你知道得比他们多。牛津商务Frankly speaking, Andy was more of an angler theoretically than practically. 老实说，安迪是个理论胜于实际的垂钓者。译典通Fried food contains more fat than grilled food.油炸食品比烤炙食品含更多的脂肪。剑桥国际Girls are said to mature faster than boys.据说女孩比男孩成熟得快。剑桥国际He is a man more noted for his intellect than his charm.他是一个以才智而不是以魅力出名的人。剑桥国际He rarely does anything more strenuous than changing the channels on the television.他很少做比换电视频道更费力的事。剑桥国际His elaberations are even more confusing than his initial statements.他的阐述比他开头的说明更加让人迷惑不解。剑桥国际I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be.我以为他聪明，可实际上不是。剑桥国际If the British were as bountiful (= generous) as the Americans, donations to charities would more than treble.如果英国人像美国人那样慷慨，那么给慈善业的捐赠将超过现在的三倍。剑桥国际In her study, the author has adopted a thematic (= one based on different subjects) rather than a chronological approach to the French Revolution.作者在她对法国革命的研究中，采取了按主题，而不是按年代的方法。剑桥国际Investors are showing a strong preference for bonds rather than shares.投资者对债券而非股票表现出强烈偏好。牛津商务It is sometimes better to try and stop bleeding by pressing on a limb, rather than by applying a tourniquet to it.有时候通过压胳膊或腿止血比较好，而不要用止血带。剑桥国际More than 30 police officers, including dog handlers, were needed to break up the fighting.需要三十多个警官，包括警犬训练员来中止这场斗殴。剑桥国际My son is taller than my daughter.我儿子比我女儿高。剑桥国际Radio stations that broadcast on long wave can be received further away than any others.以长波广播的无线电台比其它任何波段的传送范围都广。剑桥国际She said that they were leaving at six o'clock prompt (= certainly no later than six o'clock).她说他们6点准时动身。剑桥国际Stabilisers agreed by the EU mean that prices paid to farmers will be cut if they produce more than 160 million tonnes of cereal a year.欧盟通过的平抑措施意味着如果农民们每年生产的谷物超过1亿6千万吨，那么收购价格便会下降。剑桥国际The Web as an institution seems more important than ever.万维网作为一种习惯似乎比以往更重要。牛津商务The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports).去年国际收支出现顺差。牛津商务The building provides more than 500 000 square feet of office space.这栋楼提供了 50 多万平方英尺的办公空间。牛津商务The computer chip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.计算机的集成块可在不到一秒钟内缩小和还原一个彩色图像。剑桥国际The judge said there had been a misunderstanding rather than a calculated deception.法官说这存在误解而非精心策划的诓骗。剑桥国际The market for these vehicles is price-sensitive -- buyers look for the best deal they can get, comparing prices rather than performance figures.这些车辆的市场对价格很敏感----买主找最合算的买，比较价格而不是性能。剑桥国际The working party produced more flexible and less prescriptive guidelines than the previous group and emphasized the importance of creativity.和先前的组相比，现在的工作组制定了灵活性更大的规定更少的准则，并且强调创造性的重要。剑桥国际Their beliefs are more Christian than Buddhist (= have a larger number of Christian characteristics than Buddhist ones).他们的信仰基督教的成分要比佛教的多。剑桥国际There's a generous (= kinder than deserved) review of the book in today's newspaper.今天的报纸上，有对这本书比较宽容的评价。剑桥国际Too many drivers behave as though any misadventures that occur are the fault of the car, rather than the driver.许多司机做出的姿态似乎在说发生车祸都是汽车造成的，而不是司机。剑桥国际We need to reduce the overhang of the shelf (= the amount by which it sticks out further than what is below it).我们需要减小架子突出的那部分。剑桥国际Why don't you try your luck in another job -- it couldn't be worse than the one you've got.你为什么不另找一份工作碰碰运气呢----至少不会比你目前的这份差。剑桥国际Younger employees tend to have more technical know-how than older ones.年轻员工一般比年长员工掌握有更多的技术诀窍。牛津商务 |
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