more than的14种含义（附词典例句）
1.more than
超过；在…以上（尤用于强调实际数多么大）；超出需要；超乎寻常
2.no more than
只不过/仅仅；至多/不到（相当于little more than）（用于强调并不重要）
3.little more than 仅仅；只不过是
4.nothing more than 不比…复杂；仅仅；只不过是
5.not more than 在…以下，不超过，不到（尤用于强调实际数目多么小）
no/not more than sth不超过/至多
6.more…than 与更像（前者）地；与其说（是）…，倒不如说（是）…
be more of sth than sth 与其说…不如说…
7.no more…than 根本不…；完全不…
8.more often than not
（相当于as often as not, most of the time）
（口）多半；往往；通常；一贯；在多数情况下
9.more than a little （正式）相当；非常；十分
10.more than happy, welcome, likely, glad, ready etc.
十分；很；非常，极其（相当于very）
11.more than sb can/could 无法
12.more or less 大约/大概；或多或少/差不多
13.more and more 越来越多（单独使用，或后接名词）；越来越（后接形容词）
14.more than one/a 不止一个（ 单数名词 单数动词）
细节：
1.more than 超过；在…以上（尤用于强调实际数多么大）；超出需要；非常；不仅仅
1) more than（后接数词）超过/…以上【此时more than =over】
2) more than（后接名词、形容词、副词、动词）超过、非常、不仅仅
3) more than中的more与than是分开的，than相当于关系代词。
1) more than（后接数词）超过/…以上【此时more than =over】
《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》第1352页more词条
The company has more than (=over) 2,000 employees.
(=the number of employees is greater than 2,000) 这家公司有2,000多名员工。
2) more than（后接名词、形容词、副词、动词）超过、非常、不仅仅
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第1697页more词条
more than超出需要；超乎寻常
Lithuania produces more than enough food to feed itself.
立陶宛的粮食生产供大于求。
…accommodation which is roomy and offers more than generous stowage.
住宿宽敞，储藏空间绰绰有余。
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more than比…更；比…更重要
He’s more than a coach, he’s a friend. 他不只是教练，更是朋友。
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more than在很大程度上；非常；极其
Please call me anytime. I’m more than happy to help (out) in any way I can.
请随时打电话联系我。我非常乐意尽我所能提供帮助。
带有more than的分句常接另一个分句，以某种方式进一步说明或限制第一个分句。
I am more than happy to help you, but I’d appreciate being asked politely.
我非常乐意帮助你，但我希望你能有礼貌地向我提出请求 。
You are more than (=entirely) welcome to stay for dinner, but we aren’t having anything special.
非常欢迎你留下来吃晚饭，不过我们只有家常便饭。
3) more than中的more与than是分开的，than相当于关系代词。
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We got more than we expected. 我们的所得超出了预期。
——此句中的more than的more是代词（更多数量），than可以理解为关系代词。
2.no more than只不过/仅仅；至多/不到
（相当于little more than）（用于强调并不重要）
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Choose no/not more than three options.
(=choose three options or fewer) 选项不得超过三个。
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no more than or not more than不超过；不到；至多
Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build.
做成一个盒子不超过几个小时。
He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen.
他实际上还是个孩子，最多不过十八九岁。
nothing more than只不过；仅仅
The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang’s personal journal.
新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。
3.little more than 仅仅；只不过是（相当于little better than或no/nothing more than）
《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》第1227页little词条
little more than or little better than仅仅；只不过
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
他们几乎整天只吃冰淇淋和热狗。
《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1635页more词条
no more than又作little more than只不过；仅仅
He’s no more than a glorified accountant. 说他是个会计师，不过是个美称而已。
He left school with little more than a basic education. 他只受了点基本的教育就辍学了。
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no/nothing/little more than仅仅；只不过是
The ancient canal is now little more than a muddy ditch.
这条运河现在仅仅是一套烂泥沟。
4.nothing more than 不比…复杂；仅仅；只不过是
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Poor Clarissa wanted nothing more than to have someone to talk to.
可怜的克拉丽莎只不过想有个人同她谈谈话。
The Captain is suffering from nothing more serious than a cold.
船长只是得了感冒，没什么大病。
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The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang’s personal journal.
新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。
5.not more than 在…以下，不超过，不到（尤用于强调实际数目多么小）
no/not more than sth不超过/至多
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It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach.
那是一座漂亮的小房子，离最近的海滩至多五分钟路。
Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government.
民意调查显示只有至多30%的人信任政府。
6.more…than 与其说是像…不如说更像（前者）地；与其说（是）…，倒不如说（是）…
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more…than与其说…不如说…
She’s more an acquaintance than a friend.
= She’s an acquaintance more than she is a friend.
与其说她是个朋友还不如说她是个熟人。
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He always seemed old to me, more like a grandfather than a father.
我一直觉得他似乎很老，与其说是像位父亲，倒不如说是像位祖父。
There were more amused than concerned.
他们与其说是感到关注，倒不如说是更感到有趣。
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The exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is ore a production than it is a museum display.
波士顿博物馆的展览与其说是一次博物馆展出，倒不如说是一场精心设计的展演活动。
He’s more like a film star than a life-guard, really.
真的，与其说他像救生员，不如说他更像电影明星。
be more of sth than sth 与其说…不如说…
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It was more of a holiday than a training exercise.
与其说是培训活动，还不如说是度假。
7.no more…than 根本不…；完全不…
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He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am!
他和我一样根本就不适合当牧师！
8.more often than not （相当于as often as not, most of the time）
（口）多半；往往；通常；一贯；在多数情况下
《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1748页often词条
More often than not the train is late. 这趟火车常常晚点。
《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1340页often词条
More often than not the patient recovers. 病人多半能恢复健康。
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More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer.
学生多半会做出正确的回答。
9.more than a little （正式）相当；非常；十分
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more than a little非常；极其
He was more than a little surprised by her decision. 他对她的决定大吃一惊。
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I was more than a little (= I was very) curious about the whole business.
我对整件事都非常好奇。
We will be more than glad/happy/willing to help you in any way we can.
我们会很高兴/愿意尽我们所能来帮助你。
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more than a little: fairly（正式）相当
The lectures were more than a little disappointing. 讲座相当令人失望。
《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1354页more词条
She was more than a little embarrassed by her friend’s remarks.
朋友的话使她非常难堪。
10.more than happy, welcome, likely, glad, ready etc. （高考改错考查过）
语义：十分；很；非常，极其（含义上相当于very）
《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第1634页more词条
more than happy/welcome/likely etc非常乐意/欢迎/可能等（用于强调所说的话）
The store is more than happy to deliver goods to your home.
商店很乐意把货物送到你的家里。
The public are more than likely to ban the match. 警方很可能会禁止这场比赛。
《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1354页more词条
It’s more than likely that they will change the rules again next year.
他们很可能在明年再次更改规则。
I’d be more than happy to show you round our factory.
能带你参观我们的工厂，我将非常高兴。
11.more than sb can/could 无法；是…所不能的
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The noise was more than I could hear.
我实在无法忍受那种噪音了。
12.more and more越来越多（单独使用；后接名词）；越来越（后接形容词/副词）
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more and more越来越多
More and more women are wearing men’s fragrances.
越来越多的女士用男士香水。
Her life was heating more and more where she wanted it to go.
她的生活越来越接近她理想的目标。
Bob became more and more furious. 鲍勃火气越来越大。
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It’s getting more and more difficult (=increasingly difficult) to distinguish fake diamonds from real ones. 现在真假钻石越来越难区分了。
13.more or less大约/大概；几乎/差不多/或多或少
《英汉多功能学习词典》第966页more词条more or less
或多或少/多少有点/有几分；几乎（=almost）；大约/左右（=approximately）
I am more or less finished with this manuscript. 我差不多誊写完这部书稿了。
It’s a mile, more or less, from his home to the school.
从他家到学校大约一英里。
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more or less 几乎，差不多
The clothes are more or less (=mostly) dry. 衣服差不多干了。
The problem is more or less (=pretty much) fixed now. 这一问题现在大体上解决了。
They were more or less willing. 他们差不多是出于自愿的。
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more or less大约；大概；或多或少
The garden contains five acres, more or less.
(= about/approximately five acres) 这个花园大约占地五英亩。
It should take you 20 minutes, more or less.
(=it should take you about/approximately 20 minutes) 你要花大约20分钟。
I divided it into six more or less equal parts.
(=into six approximately equal parts) 我把它大概分成了六等份。
14.more than one/a…不止一个（ 单数名词 单数动词）
【more than one 单数名词，后接单数动词】
More than one student has complained. 不止一个学生抱怨。
More students than one have complained. 不止一个学生抱怨。
上句中的第二句合乎语法，但却显得生硬。
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more than one/a…比一个更多 ，不止一个（意思虽为复数，用法却为单数）
She stayed in Paris (for) more than a year. 她停留巴黎一个年多。
More than one student has said so. 不止一个学生这么说。
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more than one不止一个
More than one person has found it so. 有这样看法的人不止一个。
More than one man was killed. 被*害的不止一个。
《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》第750页eye词条
more to something than meets the eye并不像当初看上去那么简单。
There is more to this proposal than meets the eye.
这项提议并不像当初看上去那么简单。
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