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than单词基本解析：

prep.比（用于比较级之后）; 多/小/少于; （表示一事紧跟另一事发生）就conj. 与其说，而不是
conj.比 prep.比
conj.比（用于比较级）；宁愿…而不愿；除…以外；一…就

than变化用词：

名词复数: thalli |

than英英释义：

名词 thammuz:

the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)

同义词：Tammuz

ThanThan may refer to :-

以上来源于:Wikipedia

than中文词源：

than 比，比较 来自 then 的拼写变体，并于 18 世纪开始成为两个不同的词，并产生词义上的分化。如 A is bigger than B,原义为 A is bigger,then B.

than用法和例句：

I'm older than her.

我比她年龄大。

There was more whisky in it than soda.

那里面的威士忌比苏打水多。

He loves me more than you do.

他比你更爱我。

It was much better than I'd expected.

这比我预料的要好得多。

You should know better than to behave like that.

你应当明白事理，不该那么不懂规矩。

I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you.

如果你认为可以的话，我想发电邮而不打电话。

It never takes more than an hour.

所用的时间从不会超过一个小时。

It's less than a mile to the beach.

离海滩不足一英里远。

There were fewer than twenty people there.

那里有不到二十个人。

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。

Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.

我们刚到，问题就来了。

The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...

这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。

Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.

印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。

They talked on the phone for more than an hour.

他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。

...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...

再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛

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

这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。

I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set...

我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。

The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.

洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

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"Home" is a much more emotive word than "house".

"家"是远比"住屋"更能激起感情的字眼。

A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.

一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。

Better one word in time than two afterwards.

一句及时话胜过两句马后炮。

A monthly is more economical than 4 weeklies.

一张月票比四张周票上算。

Generally speaking, women live longer than men.

一般而言，女性寿命较男性长。

I was clean broke in less than four days.

不到四天我就一个钱也没有了。

Now and than a magpie would call.

不时有喜鹊的叫声。

More than one person has been concerned in this.

不止一个人与这件事有牵连。

It won't grind down any finer than this.

不能磨得比这个再细了。

Better to postpone the shipment than to cancel the contract.

与其撤约还不如延期装运。

It is a telex rather than a letter.

与其说它是一封信，不如说它是一封电传。

This businessman is rather diligent than clever.

与其说这位业务员聪明，不如说他勤勉。

This is more of a sitting room than a kitchen.

与其说这是一个厨房还不如说这是一个起居室。

Despair is a greater deceiver than hope.

与希望相比，绝望是更大的骗子。

Nothing in the world move faster than light.

世界上再没有比光运动得更快的东西了。

In fact, I think an old car is better than none.

事实上，我认为有一辆旧车总比没车强。

The truth is quite other than you think.

事实和你所想的完全不同。

The thing go on more smooth than our imagines.

事情进行得比我们想象的更顺利。

A five-day week benefits more than individually and economically.

五天工作制不仅仅对国家经济和个人有好处。

May be nicer than March and April.

五月比三月和四月都舒畅些。

Women are often said to be more emotional than men.

人们常说女人比男人更富于感情。

People have to live on something more nourishing than hope.

人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。

One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.

人们的学校生活回想起来要比实际上的快乐。

And Pity from thee more dear than that from another.

从你的心上发出的怜悯比别人的更珍贵可亲。

He had run up debts totaling more than&2000.

他一共负了2000多英镑的债。

He can no more sing than I can dance.

他不会唱歌正如我不会跳舞一样。

They refused to accept less than the asking price.

他们言无二价。

He opted to go to Paris rather than London.

他决定去巴黎，不去伦敦。

No sooner had he arrived than he fell sick.

他刚抵达就病倒了。

He is no less clever than his elder brother.

他和他的大哥一样聪明。

He studies no less hard than John.

他和约翰一样用功。

He spends less time at work than at play.

他在工作上比在玩上花较少的时间。

He is more interested in the turf than in working.

他对赛马比对工作更有兴趣。

He's a big man in more ways than one.

他是个了不起的人－－在很多方面。

He was man more sinned against than sinning.

他是个过错无多而报应太重的人。

He escaped more lightly than he has expected.

他比他所预料的更轻易地逃脱了。

He studies more diligently than his friend.

他比他的朋友更勤奋地学习。

He is 5 centimeters taller than her.

他比她高5公分。

He studies more than three times as hard as I.

他用功的程度是我的三倍还不止。

There was more than a hint of sadness in his voice.

他的声音里有许多哀伤的成分。

His way of living is different than ours.

他的生活方式跟我们的不同。

His illness was more serious than the doctor first thought.

他的病较医生原来以为的更严重。

His negligence was nothing less than criminal.

他的粗心大意无异於犯罪。

He writes English better than he speaks it.

他的英文写的比说的好。

He have more English book than she.

他的英语书比她的多。

No sooner had his luggage been loaded than the jeep started off.

他的行李刚一装上车，吉普车就开走了。

He's got more brawn than brains.

他肌肉发达，头脑简单。

He has debts totalling more than 200.

他负债总数超过200英镑。

He runs after fame rather than wealth.

他追求名而不追求利。

He has no friend other than you.

他除你之外就没有别的朋友了。

The task prove inconceivably more difficult than we have imagine.

任务的困难程度超过我们的想像，确实难以置信。

It rains less in London than in Manchester.

伦敦的降雨量比曼彻斯特少。

Your house is much bigger than ours.

你们的房子比我们的大多了。

You know even less about it than I do.

你对此事知道得比我还少。

You should be more careful than ever.

你应该比以前更小心。

The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.

你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正是我们的经理。

You are better able to do it than I (am).

你比我更有能力做这件事。

You are better able to do it than I am.

你比我更有能力担任此事。

Nothing can travel faster than light.

光比任何东西都传播得快。

It's cheaper to ship goods by road than by rail.

公路运输比铁路运输便宜。

It's not less than a mile to the station.

到火车站至少有一英里路。

It's easier to get there on foot than by car.

到那儿去，步行比坐车容易。

History is more full of examples of the fidelity of dog than of friend.

历史上狗儿忠诚的事例较诸朋友忠诚的事例多得多。

Oh, get on with you! I know better than that!

去你的吧！我还不至于蠢到相信那个鬼话。

Last year there were many more births than deaths.

去年的出生人数大于死亡人数。

What we expected is nothing less than a timely payment.

及时付款正是我们所盼望的。

I have seen this happen more than once.

发生这种事我屡见不鲜。

It was nothing more than a shower.

只不过下了场阵雨。

The audience was no less than five thousand.

听众有五千人之多。

The audience was not less than five thousand.

听众至少也有五千人。

Lincoln represents the owner's social status in China while it is nothing more than a vehicle in its country of origin.

在中国，林肯轿车象徵车主的社会地位，而在原产国只不过是交通工具罢了。

In this game, you need more science than strength.

在这项比赛中，技巧比力气更重要。

It's warmer outside than in this room.

外面比这间屋子里暖和。

No sooner had she seen him than she smiled.

她一见到他就笑。

She is no less good at swimming than Mary.

她和玛丽一样擅长游泳。

She bragged that she could run faster than I.

她夸口说她比我跑得快。

She will be here sooner than you expect.

她很快就到，比你预料的要早。

She seldom appears other than happy.

她总是看起来很幸福。

She will rather fool with a bee than being with a fool.

她情愿玩玩蜜蜂也不愿与愚人为伍。

She picked cotton much faster than I.

她摘棉花比我摘得快。

用作连词(conj.)

She was older than I was.
她年纪比我大。

I was inspired to work harder than ever before.
我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。

用作介词(prep.)

This street is four times shorter than that one.
这条街道比那条短四倍。

John is more diligent than anyone else in his class.
约翰比班上其他的同学用功。

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