短语搭配

1. rather than

而不是；与其…倒不如…

2. more than

超过, 多于, 不止

3. nothing more than

无非是, 仅仅, 只不过

4. less than

小于, 低于, 少于

5. no more than

不超过；不多于；不大于

6. more often than not

多半, 常常

7. phr. more than ever

比任何时候都多

8. phr. not better than

并不比…好

9. other than

除了；非, 不同于

10. than ever

比以往；比以前；比以往都

11. better than

多于；超过

12. phr. than ever before

比之前任何；比以往；超过以往

13. no less than

不少于

14. phr. than before

与之前比；比以往；比从前

15. little more than

略多于, 略高于, 比...稍多点

16. nothing less than

不折不扣是；十足是；完全是

17. no better than

与…如一丘之貉；半斤对八两

18. none other than

(强调出人意料的人或事)竟然

19. know better than

知道不该；明白事理

20. larger than life

外表行为惹人注目；显得特别重要的

双语例句

1. My son is a lot taller than my daughter.

我的儿子比女儿高得多

2. Faith is stronger than reason.

信仰比理智更有力。

3. Tina is taller than Tara.

蒂娜比塔拉高。

4. My mobile phone is more expensive than yours.

我的手机比你的贵。

5. He came home later than usual.

他回家比平时晚了些。

6. It's raining worse than ever.

雨下得比以往都大。

7. She can run faster and jump higher than me.

她跑得比我快，跳得比我高。

8. It is smaller than London.

它比伦敦小。

9. You always walk faster than I do!

你总是走得比我快

10. Others are better than me.

别人比我好。

11. Is Sam taller than Tom?

山姆比汤姆高吗？

12. A massive downpour hit us Monday night, with 150 millimeters of rain falling in less than three hours!

周一晚上突降暴雨，不到三个小时降雨量达到了150毫米。

13. You are older and smarter than me.

你比我年长也比我聪明。

14. No sooner had he arrived at school than it began to rain.

他一到学校就下雨了。

15. He is taller than me.

他比我高。

16. Sam is smarter than Tom.

山姆比汤姆聪明。

17. I'm taller than this one.

我比这只高。

18. She is taller than me.

她比我高。

19. I would rather stay at home than go out to play.

我宁愿待在家也不出去玩儿。

20. She's smarter than her brother.

她比她哥哥聪明。

21. I'm taller than her, aren't I?

我比她高，是吧？

近义词

1. conj. 比；除…外；与其…；一…就

2. prep. 比；超过

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近6年出现1170次 重要程度

100% prep/conj (用于引出比较的第二部分)比

考纲释义

1. prep/conj. (用于引出比较的第二部分)比

Its output is much higher than common kinds of rice.它的产量比普通大米高得多。[2021年 怀化市卷 阅读选择]

Although people liked him a lot, they also treated him much differently than other people.尽管人们非常喜欢他，但他们对待他的方式也与其他人相比大不相同。[2019年 贵阳卷 完型填空]

For those who value work more than sleep,  they should listen to what a famous person once said．对于那些比睡眠重视工作的人来说，他们应该听听一位名人曾经说过的话。[2019年 天津卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其…倒不如…

(2)more than超过；多于；不止

(3)less than小于；低于；少于

(4)than ever比以往；比以前；比以往都

用法讲解

than是比较级的标志，有than的句子一定含有比较的意味。 如：I’m older than her. 我比她年龄大。（牛津）

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近15年出现199次 重要程度

100% conj/prep 比

考纲释义

1. conj/prep. 比

In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency (效率).在法国，生活质量比效率重要得多。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 任务型阅读]

This was harder than it sounds.这比听起来更难。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 完形填空]

As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd expected .正如我在第一晚的晚餐上告诉父母的那样，压力比我预想的要大一点。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 完形填空]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其…倒不如…

(2)more than超过；多于；不止

(3)no more than不超过；不多于；不大于

(4)more often than not多半；常常

(5)more than ever比任何时候都多

(6)not better than并不比…好

(7)other than除了；除...之外

(8)better than多于；超过

用法讲解

（1）用在rather,sooner等词之后，表示“与其……不如（宁愿）”： She would rather die than give in. 她宁死不屈。

（2）用于hardly,scarcely和barely之后，表示“刚……就”： We had hardly/scarcely/barely reached there than/when it began to rain. 我们刚到那儿就下雨了。

（3）用于no sooner之后，表示“（时间）一…就”： No sooner had the game begun than it started raining. =The game had no sooner begun than it started raining. 比赛一开始就下起了雨。

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近18年出现270次 重要程度

56% prep/conj 比

44% prep/conj 与其说; 除...外

考纲释义

1. prep/conj. 比(introducing the second element in a comparison)

What do you say when you disagree with someone who has more power than you do?当你不同意比你更有权力的人的观点时，你会怎么说？[2021年 英语二 阅读理解B]

For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country.历史上第一次住在城镇的人比住在农村的人多。[2016年 英语一 阅读理解A]

For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.例如，相比于苗条的女性，较重的女性更不容易缺钙。[2014年 英语二 完型填空]

2. prep/conj. 与其说; 除...外(used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast)

Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.尽可能与同事进行一次有来有往的真诚交流，而不是优先考虑你自己的想法。[2020年 英语二 阅读理解B]

However, when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it helps.然而，如果太频繁地这样做，这个习惯有时会弊大于利。[2019年 英语二 完型填空]

Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.赋予它们（诺贝尔奖）合理性的是时间，而不是意图。[2014年 英语一 阅读理解A]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其...倒不如...

(2)more than超过；多于；不止

(3)nothing more than仅仅；只不过

(4)less than小于；低于；少于

(5)than ever before比之前任何；比以往；超过以往

(6)than before与之前比；比以往；比从前