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UK //mɔːr//US //mɔːr//

词源

源自古英语 'māra',与古高地德语 'mēro' 和拉丁语 'magis' 相关,意为'更大'或'更多'。

determiner

❶ 表示数量或程度上的增加,用于比较两个事物或状态,指比之前提到的更多或更大。

“I need more time to finish this project.”

(我需要更多时间来完成这个项目。)

“She has more books than I do.”

(她的书比我的多。)

同义词:additional, extra, further

pronoun

❶ 指代前面提到的数量或程度上的增加部分,用于避免重复。

“Some people like tea, but more prefer coffee.”

(有些人喜欢茶,但更多人喜欢咖啡。)

“I have two apples, but she has more.”

(我有两个苹果,但她有更多。)

同义词:additional, extra, additional amount

adverb

❶ 用于形容词或副词前,表示程度更高,构成比较级。

“She is more intelligent than her brother.”

(她比她哥哥更聪明。)

“This movie is more interesting than the last one.”

(这部电影比上一部更有趣。)

同义词:to a greater extent, further, additional

常见短语

more or less — 表示大致上、差不多,用于描述某事基本正确或接近某个状态。

“The project is more or less complete.”

(这个项目差不多完成了。)

the more... the more... — 用于表示两个事物或状态之间的正比关系,一方增加另一方也随之增加。

“The more you practice, the more you improve.”

(你练习得越多,进步就越大。)

no more — 表示不再有或不再发生某事,强调结束或停止。

“There is no more milk in the fridge.”

(冰箱里没有牛奶了。)