英语比较级总结

1. “比较级＋and + 比较级”或“more and more / less and less + 原级”结构表示“越来越……”的意思，与这类结构搭配的常用动词有grow, get, become 等。

She felt herself becoming more and more nervous.

As the winter is drawing near, it's getting colder and colder.

2. the + 比较级+ of the two + 名词。

Jane is the taller of the two children in our family.

3. “the + 比较级……，the + 比较级……”，表示“越……，越……”。

The more magazines you sell, the more money you will get.

4. “否定+ 比较级” 相当于最高级。

— Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you?

— I couldn't agree more. The idea sounds great to me.

5. “a + 比较级+ 名词（than．．．）” 结构常出现在以never构成的完成时态的动词后面。

How beautifully she sings！I have never heard a better voice.

6. 倍数表示法：．．．times as + 形容词原级+ as．．．；

．．．times + 形容词比较级+ than．．．；．．．times the + 性质名词+ of．．．。

The dining hall is three times as large as that one.

The dining hall is three times larger than that one.

The dining hall is three times the size of that one.

as的用法

1. as...as的用法

as...as意为"和……一样"，表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as。例如：

(1)This film is as interesting as that one.这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。

(2)Your pen writes as smoothly as mine.你的钢笔书写起来和我的一样流畅。

其否定式为not as/so +adj./ adv. +as。例如：

This dictionary is not as/so useful as you think.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。

若有修饰成分，如twice, three times, half, a quarter等，则须置于第一个as之前。例如：

Your bag is twice as expensive as mine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。

More than的用法

A. “More than＋名词”表示“不仅仅是”

1)Modern science is more than a large amount of information.

2)Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.

We need more than material wealth to build our country.建设我们国家，不仅仅需要物质财富.

B. “More than＋数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：

3)I have known David for more than 20 years.

4)Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.

More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提过这个建议.

C. “More than＋形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：

5)In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.

6)I assure you I am more than glad to help you.

D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非”.难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词can）

--That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的.

--That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。

--The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的

此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如：

--More often than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.

---All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems

more...than 的用法

1. 比……多，比……更

He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。

He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。

2. 与其……不如

He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。

He is more （a）scholar than （a）teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。

注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。

no more than 与not more than

1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如：

--This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。

--The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。

-For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had）needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。

2. not more than 为more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：

Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。

比较：

She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）

She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）

I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）

I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）

no more...than 与not more...than

1. no more...than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（＝neither...nor...）。如：

---He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（＝He is neither a painter nor a writer.）

--He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（＝Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）

---I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（＝I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）

2. not more...than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（＝not so... as）。如：(less…than…)

--She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（＝She is not so clever as he is.）

--This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）

no more...than 与no less...than

1. no more...than 意为“与……一样不”，用于否定两者。如：

She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。

A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。

He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。

2. no less...than 意为“和……一样”，用于肯定两者。如：

Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。

A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。

Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。nothing more than /nothing less than

1）nothing less than 完全是，和...一模一样

---It is nothing less than stealing to take a thing away without the permission of its owner.

--They expect nothing less than a revolution. 他们盼望的正是革命。

2) there's nothing I like less than..。这种情况是否定意思

--There's nothing I like less than lying. 我最不喜欢的莫过于说谎了。

--There's nothing I like less than working overtime. 我最讨厌加班。

less than 的用法

1. （指数量）不到，不足

It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。

In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。

2. 比……（小）少

She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。

Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。

3. 不太，一点也不

The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。

We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。

He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。

less...than 的用法

1. 不像（如）

He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。

2. 比……少，不如……多

We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。

I got less money than the others did. 我比别人得到的钱少。

3. 与其……不如……

I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。

注：表示此义时可与more...than 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：

He is less a teacher than an expert.／He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。

no less than 与not less than

1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有……之多”，强调多，与no more than 意思相反。如：

He made no less than ￡500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。

He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。

No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50个人提出要买它。

No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。

My father，no less than I，is a baseball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。

2. not less than 为less than（少于）的否定式，其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：

He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一万元。

Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 参加会议的至少500人。

比较：

He has no less than seven daughters. 他有7个女儿之多。

He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7个女儿。

no more...than 与no less...than

1. no more...than 意为“与……一样不”，用于否定两者。如：

She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。

A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。

He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。

2. no less...than 意为“和……一样”，用于肯定两者。如：

Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。

A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。

Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。