than
conjunction, prep
ðən
conjunction, prep
1
used
when
comparing
two
things,
people,
situations
etc
比〔用于两个事物、人或情况的比较〕
Natalie
was
prettier
than
her
sister.
纳塔莉比她姐姐漂亮。
You
need
that
money
more
than
I
do.
你比我更需要那笔钱。
There
were
more
people
there
than
I
expected.
那里的人比我预想的要多。
If
it
costs
more
than
$60,
I
won’t
buy
it.
如果价格超过 60 美元，我就不买了。
She
had
woken
even
earlier
than
usual.
她甚至比平时更早地醒来了。
Divorce
is
more
common
than
it
was
a
generation
ago.
现在离婚比一代人以前更常见了。
2
other than
except
for
a
particular
person
or
thing
除…之外
We
never
go
to
church
other
than
for
funerals
and
weddings.
除了参加葬礼和婚礼，我们从不去教堂。
We
know
he
lived
in
Fleet
Road,
but
other
than
that
we
don’t
know
much
about
him.
我们只知道他住在舰队路，除此之外，我们对他了解不多。
3
would rather/would sooner … than
used
to
say
that
you
prefer
one
thing
to
another
宁愿…而不愿…
I’d
rather
drive
than
go
by
train.
我宁愿开车去，也不愿坐火车。
She
said
she’d
rather
die
than
live
in
the
city.
她说她宁愿死也不住在城市里。
4
no sooner/hardly had … than
used
to
say
that
one
thing
happens
immediately
after
another
thing
一…就…
No
sooner
had
I
got
into
the
house
than
the
phone
rang.
我刚进屋，电话铃就响了。
Hardly
had
they
reached
Edinburgh
than
they
were
ordered
to
return
to
London.
他们刚到爱丁堡，就接到回伦敦的命令。