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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- than
[ðæn,ðən]
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1.
preposition
(in comparisons) 比
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She's taller than her husband.
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她比丈夫高。
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We've got less than three weeks.
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我们只有不到3周的时间了。
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This year my salary is more than twice what it was last year.
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我今年的薪水是去年的两倍多。
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2.
conjunction
比
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He loves her more than she loves him.
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他比她爱得深。
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it's smaller than a matchbox
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它比一个火柴盒还小
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more/less than Paul
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比保罗多/少
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more than 20
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多于20
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more than once
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不止一次
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she's older than you think
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她比你想的年纪要大
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I'd rather stay in than go out
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我宁可呆在家里而不愿出去
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- than
[ðæn]
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1.
conjunction
比
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I was crying even worse than she was.
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我那时比她哭得厉害得多。
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2.
conjunction
除……外
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3.
preposition
比
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It is two feet longer than that one.
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两英尺比一英尺长。
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4.
preposition
比
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You would earn more than you are now.
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你可以挣得比现在多。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- than
[ðæn]
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1.
prep
[coordinating]
used to introduce the second element of a comparison, the first element of which expresses difference
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shorter than you
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couldn't do otherwise than love him
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he swims faster than I run
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2.
prep
used after adverbs such as rather or sooner to introduce a rejected alternative in an expression of preference
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rather than be imprisoned, I shall die
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3.
prep
[Etymology]
Old English thanne; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thanna; see then
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4.
prep
[Usage]
In formal English, than is usually regarded as a conjunction governing an unexpressed verb: he does it far better than I (do). The case of any pronoun therefore depends on whether it is the subject or object of the unexpressed verb: she likes him more than I (like him); she likes him more than (she likes) me. However in ordinary speech and writing than is usually treated as a preposition and is followed by the object form of a pronoun: my brother is younger than me
Examples
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The Sun is more active now than it has been in more than 100 years.
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与一百年前相比，现在太阳活动更活跃了。
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Elizabe than drama
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伊丽莎白女王一世时代的戏剧
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Jack and Bill are twins, but the former is taller than the latter.
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杰克和比尔是孪生儿，但前者比后者高。
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The i in bride has greater length than the i in bright.
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i在bride中比在bright中读音长。
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He can't do other than go.
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他只能走。
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