than

1. PREP You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison. (用于形容詞或副詞的比較級后，連接相比較的兩個部分) 比[compar PREP group]

Children learn faster than adults. 孩子比大人學(xué)得快。

The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a pack of cigarettes. 這個收音機只有幾盎司重，比一包香煙還小。

2. CONJ Than is also a conjunction. 比

He wished he could have helped her more than he did. 他希望自己當時能更多地幫幫她。

3. PREP You use than when you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value. (數(shù)、量或價值) 高于; 低于['more/less' PREP n]

They talked on the phone for more than an hour. 他們在電話里聊了一個多小時。

4. CONJ You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example, in order to state a preference. (連接相比較的兩個部分，表優(yōu)先選擇) 與其說

The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations. 這種安排與其說是兩國間真正的伙伴關(guān)系的表現(xiàn)，還不如說是裝樣子。

5. less than→see less

6. more than→see more

7. more often than not→see often

8. other than→see other

9. rather than→see rather