More persons than
one have been involved.
涉及的不仅仅是一个人。
联想拓展
“more than+ adj.”意为“很;非常”。
在“more ... than ...”中,肯定“more”后面的,而否定“than”后面的,意为“是……而不是……”或者“与其……不如……”。
“more than ... can/could”是英语里的一个常见结构,可把more than理解为not,表示否定,该结构意为“非……所能……;是……所不能……;不是……所能……”。
more often than
not 经常;往往
In doing
scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
做科学实验时,对待仪器必须非常小心才行。
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If you tell your
father what you have done, he will be more than a little angry.
如果你把所做的事情告诉你父亲,他会非常生气的。
Catherine is more
diligent than intelligent.
与其说凯瑟琳聪明,不如说她勤奋。
高手过招
完成句子(原创)
①当我的老朋友布莱恩怂恿我抽一支烟时,我可再也熬不住了。
When my old friend
Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was
.
②可能的解释不止一个。
There is
.
①more
than I could bear
②more than one possible explanation
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6. because of
因为;由于是介词短语,后跟名词、代词或动名词及what从句。
She got hurt
because of what you’d said.
她因为你的话而受到伤害。
due to 意为“由于”常作表语,也作后置定语和状语。
thanks
to意为“多亏;由于”只作状语。
owing
to意为“由于”常作状语。
as a
result of意为“由于”作状语。
易混辨析
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