than /ðæn, ðæn/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison. (用于形容词或副词的比较级后，连接相比较的两个部分) 比 [compar PREP group]

  例：

  Children learn faster than adults.

  孩子比大人学得快。

  例：

  The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.

  这个收音机只有几盎司重，比一包香烟还小。

• 2. 

  CONJ Than is also a conjunction. 比

  例：

  He wished he could have helped her more than he did.

  他希望自己当时能更多地帮帮她。

• 3. 

  PREP You use than when you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value. (数、量或价值) 高于; 低于 ['more/less' PREP n]

  例：

  They talked on the phone for more than an hour.

  他们在电话里聊了一个多小时。

• 4. 

  CONJ You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example, in order to state a preference. (连接相比较的两个部分，表优先选择) 与其说

  例：

  The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations.

  这种安排与其说是两国间真正的伙伴关系的表现，还不如说是装样子。

• 5. 

  less than →see less

• 6. 

  more than →see more

• 7. 

  more often than not →see often

• 8. 

  other than →see other

• 9. 

  rather than →see rather