more /mɔ:/ I. adj.更多的(muchmany 的比较级): He will not be ready for five more days. 再过五天他也准备不好。Would you like to have some more cake?要不要再吃点糕点? ‖II. n. 更多: I hope to see more of the city.我想再多看看这座城市。‖III. adv. 1.更多,更(much的比较级,可修饰动词): You should sleep more.你应当多睡。 I like bananas more than apples. 我喜欢香蕉胜过苹果。 2. 较,更(构成形容词、副词的比较级): His illness was more serious than before. 他的病情比以前更严重。Jane works more carefully than she used to. 珍妮工作较以前谨慎了。more often than not 大部分时间:More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer.大多数时候学生是能够正确回答问题的。more than 更;不只是: This book is much more difficult than that one.这本书比那本难多了。The trip to London was more than sightseeing. 这次伦敦之行不只是观光游览。[考句]Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun more than going sightseeing.打猎取乐与旅游观光比较,50年前的富人们更喜欢前者。(more than 后跟平行结构,用goinghunting匹配)more and more 越来越…: Life is becoming more and more expensive.生活费用越来越昂贵。 more or less 或多或少;多少有点: Your brother is more or less clever at such business.你弟弟在这类事务上多少有点小聪明。 no more 不再( = not… any more): He works in a shop and is no more a student. 他现在在商店工作,不再是学生了。 no more than不过;仅仅;一样不…: His whole school education added up to no more than one year. 他所受的全部学校教育加起来不过一年。My money is no more than yours.我与你一样没钱。 not…any more不再:He works in a garage and does not go to school any more.现在他在汽车修理厂工作,不再上学了。 the more…, the more,就越…: The more we read, the more interested we felt in it. 我们读得越多,就会越感兴趣。


[辨析]no more than不过;仅仅的意思,相当于only,其倾向是想说少;not more than至多;不超过的意思,表示一个客观情况。试比较: There are no more than five people in the room.房间里只有5个人。There are not more than five people in the room.房间里不超过5个人。


moreover /mɔ:ˈrəuvə/ adv. 而且,此外:The price is too high, and moreover, the house isn’t in a suitable position. 房价太高,而且房屋的地点也不太合适。Bicycling is a good exercise; moreover, it doesn’t pollute the air. 骑车是很好的运动,此外它还不污染空气。