1、表示“比……更多”
此时more为many或much的比较级,表示数量,后接名词。如:
I made more mistakes than you. 我犯的错误比你多。
Last year there were more births than deaths. 去年的出生人数多于死亡人数。
He’s got more money than the rest of us together. 他的钱比我们大家的加在一起的总数还多。
注:若more受much或many的修饰,则应分别与不可数和可数名词连用。如:
His car cost much more money than mine. 他的小汽车所花的钱比我的多得多。
There are many more people than we expected. 比我们想象的人要多得多。
2、表示“比…更”
此时more后接多音节形容词或副词,构成比较级,表示对两者进行比较。如:
He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。
Travelling by train is more relaxing than driving. 乘火车旅行比开汽车轻松得多。
This company is more concerned with quality than with quantity. 这家公司对质量比对产量更关心。
3、表示“与其说……不如说”
此时不是对两个对象进行比较,而是对同一个人或物在两个不同方面进行比较或取舍,此时不论形容词或副词是单音节、双音节还是多音节,一律用more…than…。如:
He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明,不如说他幸运。
He was more frightened than hurt. 他伤倒不算什么,可受惊不小。
It is more grey than brown. 与其说它是棕色的,倒不如说是灰色的。
有时,more…than…比较的不是。
He is more (a) scholar than (a) teacher. 与其说他是位教师,不如说是位学者。