more/mɔːr $ mɔːr/

the comparative form of “much” or “many”

a.

➊ greater in amount, number or size

➋ extra or additional

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➊ used to form the comparative of adjectives or adverbs with two or more syllables

➋ to a greater degree

pron. a greater number or amount

[✌much或many的比较级]

a.

➊ 更多的；更大的：[more +可数名词复数/不可数名词 (+ than ...)] That company has more employees. 那家公司的员工更多。

◇He drank more wine than me. 他比我喝了更多的葡萄酒。

➋ 另外的；附加的：Would you like some more tea? 要再喝点茶吗？

◇Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived. 过了一会儿，又有4个警察赶到了。

◇Could you say it once more? 你能够再说一遍吗？

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➊ [与两个或两个以上音节的形容词或副词连用，构成比较级] 更：[more + a./ad. (+ than ...)] The second text is more difficult than the first one. 第二篇课文比第一篇更难。

◇more actively 更活跃地

➋ （程度上）更：The building looks more like a gym than a library. 这栋建筑看起来更像一座体育馆，而不像图书馆。

pron. 更多的量：I want more. I'm still hungry. 我想再吃点，我还饿。

◇It costs a little more but it's worth it. 这个多花了些钱，但值得。

more and more ... 越来越多的：More and more people are using e-mail these days. 现在越来越多的人使用电子邮件。

more or less

➊ 几乎，基本上：The shoes are more or less dry. 鞋子基本上干了。

➋ 大约，大概：The building is 100 metres tall, more or less. 这栋大楼大约100米高。

more than … 多：The school has more than 2,000 students. 学校有2,000多个学生。

no more than ... 仅仅，不超过：No more than six students knew the answer. 仅有6个学生知道答案。

the more ... the more 越…越…：The more books you read, the more knowledge you will gain. 书读得越多，获得的知识就越多。

音组-ore/-ɔːr $ -ɔːr/

before; more; score; shore; store

常犯错误

✗ More than one page are missing.

✓ More than one page is missing.

[✌遵循就近原则]

常犯错误

We stayed in Beijing ten more days. 译为：

✗ 我们在北京待了10多天。

✓ 我们在北京又待了10天。

[✌more than 30 students意为“30多个学生”；30 students more (或30 more students)意为“另外30个学生”，在上下文中，常简化为30 more]

谚语The more you get, the more you want. 拥有越多，想要越多。