| 词组 | more |
| 释义 | more ◊ talking about a greater number or amount You use more or more of to indicate that you are talking about a greater number of people or things, or a greater amount of something. You use more in front of a noun which does not have a determiner or possessive noun in front of it. There are more people getting a better education than ever. Better management may enable one man to milk more cows. They are offered more food than they need. You use more of in front of a pronoun, or in front of a noun which has a determiner or possessive noun in front of it. There are more of them seeking jobs than ever. As my children grew into teenagers, they needed more of my time. He knew more of Mr Profumo's statement than he had hitherto admitted. ◊ talking about an additional number or amount You also use more or more of to talk about an additional number of people or things, or an additional amount of something. More officers will be brought in. We need more information. More of the land is needed to grow crops. I sipped a little more of Otto's scotch. ◊ used with modifiers You can use words such as 'some' and 'any' and expressions such as 'a lot' in front of more and more of. Bond promised he would buy her some more diamonds. I don't want to hear any more of this crazy talk. It will give us a lot more freedom. People are concerned about crime because there is much more of it. These words and expressions can be used in front of more and more of when they are followed by a plural form: any, far, lots, many, no, several, some, a few, a good many, a great many, a lot Note that you do not use 'many', 'several', 'a few', 'a good many', or 'a great many' in front of more or more of when they are followed by an uncount noun or a singular pronoun. These words and expressions can be used in front of more and more of when they are followed by an uncount noun or a singular pronoun: any, far, lots, much, no, rather, some, a bit, a good deal, a great deal, a little, a lot ◊ 'more than' If you want to say that the number of people or things in a group is greater than a particular number, you use more than in front of the number. He saw more than 800 children. By the age of five, the child had a vocabulary of more than 2,000 words. He had been awake for more than forty-eight hours. When you use more than in front of a number and a plural noun, you use a plural form of a verb after it. More than 17,000 children are said to have written to Richard. More than 100 people were arrested. ◊ used as an adverb More is used as an adverb to mean 'to a greater extent or degree'. The books that are true to life will attract them more. I couldn't have agreed more. ◊ used in comparatives More is also used in front of adjectives and adverbs to form comparatives. Your child's health is more important than the doctor's feelings. Next time, I will choose more carefully. See entries at ↑ |
| 随便看 |
英语用法大全包含2070条英语用法指南，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词汇及语法点的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。