解决让你纠结的英语短语辨析

1、解决让你纠结的英语短语辨析一、no more than 与 not more than1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如： This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。For thirty years， he had done no more than he （had） needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。2. not more than 为 more tha

2、n （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。比较：She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）I have not more than five yuan in my po

3、cket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）二、no morethan 与 not morethan1. no morethan 表示对两者都否定，意为“同一样不”（neithernor）。如：He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（He is neither a painter nor a writer.）Hes no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）I know no

4、 more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）2. not morethan 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（ not so as）。如：She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（She is not so clever as he is.）This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so diffi

5、cult as that one.）三、no less than 与 not less than1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。如：He made no less than 500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50个人提出要买它。No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train acc

6、ident yesterday. 死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。2. not less than 为 less than（少于）的否定式，其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一万元。Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 参加会议的至少500人。比较：He has no less than seven daughters. 他有

7、7个女儿之多。He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7个女儿。四、no morethan 与 no lessthan1. no morethan 意为“与一样不”，用于否定两者。如：Shes no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。2. no l

8、essthan 意为“和一样”，用于肯定两者。如：Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。五、more than 的用法1. （指数量）多于Ive known him for more than twenty years. 我已认识他20多年了。2. 不只是

9、，不仅仅是（通常后接名词、动词、从句等）He is more than a father to her. 他待她胜过父亲。He more than smiled， but laughed. 他不只是微笑，而是放声大笑。The result was much more than I imagined. 结果远远超出我的想象。3. 极其，非常（通常后接形容词、副词或分词等）I was more than pleased with the pay rise. 薪水涨了，我高兴极了。He was more than upset by the accident. 他对这次事故感到非常难过。4. 难以，完

10、全不能（其后通常连用情态动词 can）That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的。六、less than 的用法1. （指数量）不到，不足Its less than half an hour's drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。2. 比（小）少She eats less than she s

11、hould. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。3. 不太，一点也不The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。七、morethan 的用法1. 比

12、多，比更He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。2. 与其不如He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。He is more （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加 more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。八、lessthan 的用法1. 不像（如）He is less honest t

13、han his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。2. 比少，不如多We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。I got less money than the others did. 我比别人得到的钱少。3. 与其不如I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。注：表示此义时可与 morethan 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：He is less a teacher than an expert.He is more an expert

14、than a teacher. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。九、陷阱题分析1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heard_voice.A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the best陷阱容易误选 D，认为最高级前要用定冠词。分析其实此题最佳答案为A.该句可视为 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意为“她唱得多好啊！我从未听过她这么好的声音”。请再看以下类似的实例：He is fine，never better. 他很好，

15、比以往任何时候都好。This bird is really lovely. Ive never seen a finer one. 这只鸟真可爱，我从未见过这样好看的鸟。比较以下试题，情形也大致相同：（1）“I've never found a better job.”-“_”A. I dont think so B. Too bad C. Congratulations D. Dont worry答案选 C.I've never found a better job 可视为 Ive never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意为“

16、我从来没有找到比这份工作更好的工作”，即“这是我所找到的最好的工作”。（2）“What do you think of the service here？”-“Oh，_ . We couldnt have found a better place.”A. too bad B. sorryC. wonderful D. impossible答案选C.We couldnt have found a better place 可视为 We couldnt have found a better place than this place，其意为“我们不可能找到一个比这儿更好的地方”，即“这是我们所能

17、找到的最好的地方”。（3） Boris has brains. In fact， I doubt whether anyone in the class has_IQ. A. a highB. a higher C. the higher D. the highest答案选B.句意为“我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”，即“我认为他可能是班上智商最高的”。（4） How cold it is！-Weve never had_this winter.A. the colder day B. a cold day C. the coldest dayD. a colder day答案选D.句意为

18、“今年冬天我们还从未遇上过这样冷的日子”。2. Professor White has written some short stories，but he is_known for his plays.A. the best B. moreC. better D. the most陷阱容易误选 D.分析此题首先不宜选 B 或 D，因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是better known 和 best known，有时也可以是more well known 和 most well known， 但通常不能是 more known 和 most known.至于是选 A 还是 C

19、，这就要看语境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 两个对象，故应选比较级C答案。3. You are_careful than your brother. You two can't do the work that needs care and skill.A. not more B. no more C. not lessD. no less陷阱容易误选 A.分析要做对此题，首先要正确理解以下结构的含义：not morethan不如no morethan和一样不（否定两者）not lessthan不如不（即指不如 less 后形容词的反面）no lessthan和一样（肯定两者）比较以下各句的意思：You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔细。You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔细。You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔细（你比他粗心）。You are not less careful than he is. 你比他仔细（你不