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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++more1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb  1  [used before an adjective or adverb to form the comparative]MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSE having a particular quality to a greater degree 更，更加，较为 OPP less You’ll have to be more careful next time. 你下次要更小心一点。 Can’t it be done more quickly? 不能快一点吗？much/a lot/far more Children generally feel much more confident working in groups. 儿童在小组中活动一般会自信得多。more ... than It was a lot more expensive than I had expected. 它比我估计的要贵得多。 Your health is more important than anything else. 你的健康比什么都重要。 Children can often do these puzzles more easily than adults. 儿童往往比成年人更会做这些益智游戏。 Selling goods abroad is no more difficult (=not more difficult) than selling to the home market. 做外销和做内销一样不难。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not use more before the -er form of an adjective or adverb. more 不用于形容词或副词的-er形式之前Driving is cheaper (NOT 不说 more cheaper) than going by rail.开车比坐火车便宜。n GRAMMAR: ComparativesMore is not used before the -er form of an adjective or adverb. You say: The train is quicker than the bus. ✗Don’t say: The train is more quicker.2  MORE THAN BEFOREused to say that something happens a greater number of times or for longer 更经常，更长久 OPP less I promised Mum that I’d help more with the housework. 我答应妈妈我会多帮忙做家务。 You need to get out of the house more. 你需要多到室外去。more than Children are using the library more than they used to. 儿童对图书馆的使用比以前要多。 He travels around a lot more now that he has a car. 他现在有了车，出去跑的时间就多得多了。3  MORE/EXTRAused to say that something happens to a greater degree 更强烈地；更大程度上 OPP less She cares a lot more for her dogs than she does for me. 她关心她的狗远远超过关心我。more than It’s his manner I dislike, more than anything else. 我最讨厌的就是他的态度。4  more and more MORE THAN BEFOREused to say that a quality, situation etc gradually increases 越来越 SYN increasingly More and more, we are finding that people want to continue working beyond 60. 我们越来越多地发现，人们希望工作到60岁以后。 As the disease worsened, he found walking more and more difficult. 随着病情的加重，他发现走路越来越困难。5  more or less almost 几乎，差不多 a place where the ground was more or less flat 地面比较平整的地方 They’ve settled here more or less permanently. 他们差不多永久定居在这儿了。 He more or less accused me of lying. 他有指责我撒谎的意思。6  once more a) again, and often for the last time 再次〔常为最后一次〕 May I thank you all once more for making this occasion such a big success. 我再次感谢大家把这次活动办得如此成功。 Once more the soldiers attacked and once more they were defeated. 士兵们再一次进攻，再一次被击败。 b) used to say that someone or something returns to the situation they were in before 再次回到〔从前的状态〕 England was once more at war with France. 英国再一次和法国交战。7  not anymore  (also no more literary)NOW if something does not happen anymore, it used to happen but does not happen now 不再 Sarah doesn’t live here anymore. 萨拉不再住在这儿了。8  more than happy/welcome/likely etc VERYvery happy, welcome, likely etc – used to emphasize what you are saying 非常乐意/欢迎/可能等〔用于强调所说的话〕 The store is more than happy to deliver goods to your home. 商店很乐意把货物送到你的家里。 The police are more than likely to ban the match. 警方很可能会禁止这场比赛。9  the more ..., the more/the less ...the more/the less ... the more ... used to say that if a particular activity increases, another change happens as a result 越…越… The more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea. 我越想就越觉得这个主意不好。10  be more something than something to be one thing rather than another 与其说…，倒不如说… It was more a worry than a pleasure. 这事与其说让人高兴，不如说让人担心。11  more than a little VERY formal fairly 相当 The lectures were more than a little disappointing. 讲座相当令人失望。12  no more does/has/will etc somebody  spoken old-fashioned used to say that a negative statement is also true about someone else 某人也不 SYN nor, neither ‘She didn’t know the reason for his leaving.’ ‘No more do I (=neither do I).’ “她不知道他离开的原因。”“我也不知道。”13  no more ... than NOTused to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality or would not do something 根本不…，完全不… He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am! 他和我一样根本就不适合当牧师！ → more often than not at often(5), → more fool you/him etc at fool1(7), → that’s more like it/this is more like it at like1(11)

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more• I couldn't agree more.• In all cases the depth of knowledge required should be more advanced than that required for Professional Examinations.• More and more, we are finding that students lack basic skills when they enter college.• People are using mobile phones more because they are cheaper.• Determinedly she put her worries and the root cause of her despondency behind her and tried to think more cheerfully.• This suggests to Ishmael that the entire universe is more closely interrelated than man has yet admitted.• You can see the buildings from the ground, of course, but they look more dramatic from the air.• People here are far more friendly than they are in England.• She's more intelligent than her brothers.• I think you look more like your aunt Margaret than your sister does.• The old version of Tomb Raider was a lot more limited in scope than this one.• Can it be done more quickly?• Windows 95 users have a newer and more reliable program called DriveSpace.• Our future competitiveness and prosperity depend more than ever before on technology and industry.• Visitors to the centre complained about the service more than last year.• Anthony needs to practise more than the other students, but he gets it right in the end.• Add more warm water if mixture is dry.• I promised Mom I'd help more with the housework.much/a lot/far more• And you will weep a lot more, before things are over.• As these few highlights suggest, there is a lot more to nothing than meets the eye.• He had a lot more company this time.• I had suggested some new tropical disease was a far more likely explanation.• On a far more extensive scale than we have done hitherto, we must help refugees in their own and neighbouring countries.• The system allows a lot more flexibility in the way the fireplace can be placed in the house.• This means more work, but it also gives us a lot more flexibility.• When the band became serious, I thought this is a far more contemporary and interesting way to make an artistic statement.more than• It was a lot more expensive than I had expected.• There were more accidents on the highways this year than last year.• She cares more for her dogs than she does for me.• They haven't been gone more than two or three days.• We'd like to see our grand-daughter more than we do.a lot more• And I think I know a lot more about myself.• In his final year, Babbitt got a lot more aggressive about preserving the nation's wild places.• That was a lot more exposure than one would get from some old paint.• They stayed friends all through the next ten years, and I find that a lot more interesting than a simple affair.• Well, it's a lot more interesting than that.• The answer seems to be that there is a lot more looking than investing.• This can cause loss of control, or at least a lot more work for the controller.more2 ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun [comparative of ‘many’ and ‘much’]  1  MORE THAN A NUMBER OR AMOUNTa greater amount or number 更多的数量 OPP less, fewer We should spend more on health and education. 我们应该在医疗和教育方面投入更多的钱。more (...) than More people are buying new cars than ever before. 现在买新汽车的人比以前多了。much/a lot/far more Diane earns a lot more than I do. 黛安娜挣得比我多得多。more than 10/100 etc Our plane took off more than two hours late. 我们的飞机晚了两个多小时才起飞。 More than a quarter of the students never finished their courses. 超过四分之一的学生没有学完他们的课程。more of Viewers want better television, and more of it. 观众希望看到更多更好的电视节目。 Perhaps next year more of us will be able to afford holidays abroad. 也许到明年，我们中会有更多的人有钱出国度假。2  MORE/EXTRAan additional number or amount 另外的，更多的 OPP less I really am interested. Tell me more. 我真的很感兴趣，再告诉我一些吧。 We need five more chairs. 我们还需要五把椅子。a little/many/some/any more Can I have a little more time to finish? 能再给我点时间让我做完吗？ Are there any more sandwiches? 还有三明治吗？ I have no more questions. 我没问题了。more of You’d better take some more of your medicine. 你最好再吃点药。 Don’t waste any more of my time. 不要再浪费我的时间了。3  more and more MORE THAN BEFOREan increasing number or amount 越来越多 OPP less and less More and more people are moving to the cities. 越来越多的人移居到城市。4  not/no more than something ONLYused to emphasize that a particular number, amount, distance etc is not large 不超过，至多 It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach. 那是一座漂亮的小房子，离最近的海滩至多五分钟路。 Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government. 民意调查显示只有至多30%的人信任政府。5  the more ..., the more/the less ...the more/the less ... the more ... RESULTused to say that if an amount of something increases, another change happens as a result …越多…也越多/就越少 It always seems like the more I earn, the more I spend. 我好像总是挣得越多花得也越多。6  be more of something than something to be one thing rather than another 与其说…还不如说… It was more of a holiday than a training exercise. 与其说是培训活动，还不如说是度假。7  no more than a) SUITABLEused to say that something is not too much, but exactly right or suitable 就是；正是 It’s no more than you deserve. 这完全是你应该得到的。 Eline felt it was no more than her duty to look after her husband. 埃利纳觉得照顾丈夫就是她的责任。 b) (also little more than)IMPORTANT used to say that someone or something is not very great or important 只不过；仅仅 He’s no more than a glorified accountant. 说他是个会计师，不过是个美称而已。 He left school with little more than a basic education. 他只受了点基本的教育就辍学了。8  (and) what’s more AND/ALSOused to add more information that emphasizes what you are saying 而且 I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love and, what's more, I get well paid for it. 我很幸运找到一个我喜欢的职业，而且薪水也很高。9  no more something used to say that something will or should no longer happen 不会再有某事；不要再有某事 No more dreary winters – we’re moving to Florida. 不会再有可怕的冬天了——我们就要搬到佛罗里达去了。 → more’s the pity at pity1(4) THESAURUSmore in addition to an amount or number 更多（的）；更大（的）Can I have some more coffee? 我再喝点咖啡好吗？I have one more question. 我还有一个问题。It only costs a few dollars more. 这只要再多花几美元。further [only before noun] formal as well as the ones that you have already mentioned 更多（的）；更进一步（的）She will remain in hospital for further tests. 她要留在医院作进一步检查。They waited for a further two hours. 他们又等了两小时。supplementary formal in addition to the main part of something 增补的，额外的，附加的Supplementary information is available on request. 如有要求，可提供补充信息。a supplementary question 补充问题supplementary income 额外收入extra in addition to the usual or standard cost, time, amount etc 〔费用、时间、数量等〕额外的，另外的They let the kids stay up an extra hour. 他们让孩子们晚睡了一小时。Some stores charge extra for delivery. 有些商店收取送货费。Postage is extra. 邮费另计。additional [only before noun] more than the basic amount or the amount that you expected or agreed. Additional is more formal than extra 额外的，添加的；超出（预计）的〔比extra更正式〕An evening job would provide additional income. 晚上打工可以增加收入。There may be an additional charge for paying bills by credit card. 用信用卡付款可能会被收取额外费用。

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much/a lot/far more• And you will weep a lot more, before things are over.• As these few highlights suggest, there is a lot more to nothing than meets the eye.• He had a lot more company this time.• I had suggested some new tropical disease was a far more likely explanation.• On a far more extensive scale than we have done hitherto, we must help refugees in their own and neighbouring countries.• The system allows a lot more flexibility in the way the fireplace can be placed in the house.• This means more work, but it also gives us a lot more flexibility.• When the band became serious, I thought this is a far more contemporary and interesting way to make an artistic statement.a little/many/some/any more• Feel a strong stretch in the left calf-if you don't, move body forward a little more.• And we need to be a little more aggressive physically.• If virtually nothing is known of the town defences, only a little more can be said about the streets.• Night Train Express is a little more expensive.• People are relaxing a little more in their wardrobes and the way they do business.• Only a little more indirect is the effect of the same cuckoo genes on the behaviour of the besotted host.• I thought he was a little more settled tonight, he was more in control.• One protest site is in a parking lot a little more than a block away from the United Center.

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More, Sir Thomas
(1478–1535) an English politician and writer. His most famous work is Utopia, which describes his idea of a perfect society. He was a powerful adviser to King Henry VIII, but he opposed the king's divorce (=the official ending of a marriage) and refused to accept him as the head of the Church of England. For this the king put him in prison and ordered his head to be cut off. The Roman Catholic Church later made him a saint.

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more¹ S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ adverb
1. [used before an adjective or adverb to form the comparative] having a particular quality to a greater degree
   OPP  less:
    You’ll have to be more careful next time.
    Can’t it be done more quickly?
    much/a lot/far more
    Children generally feel much more confident working in groups.
    more ... than
    It was a lot more expensive than I had expected.
    Your health is more important than anything else.
    Children can often do these puzzles more easily than adults.
    Selling goods abroad is no more difficult (=not more difficult) than selling to the home market.
  GRAMMAR
    Do not use more before the -er form of an adjective or adverb:
   ▪ Driving is cheaper (NOT more cheaper) than going by rail.
2. used to say that something happens a greater number of times or for longer
   OPP  less:
    I promised Mum that I’d help more with the housework.
    You need to get out of the house more.
    more than
    Children are using the library more than they used to.
    He travels around a lot more now that he has a car.
3. used to say that something happens to a greater degree
   OPP  less:
    She cares a lot more for her dogs than she does for me.
    more than
    It’s his manner I dislike, more than anything else.
4. more and more used to say that a quality, situation etc gradually increases
   SYN  increasingly:
    More and more, we are finding that people want to continue working beyond 60.
    As the disease worsened, he found walking more and more difficult.
5. more or less almost:
    a place where the ground was more or less flat
    They’ve settled here more or less permanently.
    He more or less accused me of lying.
6. once more
  a. again, and often for the last time:
    May I thank you all once more for making this occasion such a big success.
    Once more the soldiers attacked and once more they were defeated.
  b. used to say that someone or something returns to the situation they were in before:
    England was once more at war with France.
7. not any more (also no more literary) if something does not happen any more, it used to happen but does not happen now:
    Sarah doesn’t live here any more.
8. more than happy/welcome/likely etc very happy, welcome, likely etc – used to emphasize what you are saying:
    The store is more than happy to deliver goods to your home.
    The police are more than likely to ban the match.
9. the more ..., the more/the less ... used to say that if a particular activity increases, another change happens as a result:
    The more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea.
10. be more something than something to be one thing rather than another:
    It was more a worry than a pleasure.
11. more than a little formal fairly:
    The lectures were more than a little disappointing.
12. no more does/has/will etc somebody spoken old-fashioned used to say that a negative statement is also true about someone else
   SYN  nor, neither:
    ‘She didn’t know the reason for his leaving.’ ‘No more do I (=neither do I).’
13. no more ... than used to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality or would not do something:
    He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am!
⇨ more often than not at often(5), ⇨ more fool you/him etc at fool¹(7), ⇨ that’s more like it/this is more like it at like¹(11)

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more² S1 W1 determiner, pronoun [comparative of ‘many’ and ‘much’]
1. a greater amount or number
   OPP  less, fewer:
    We should spend more on health and education.
    more (...) than
    More people are buying new cars than ever before.
    much/a lot/far more
    Diane earns a lot more than I do.
    more than 10/100 etc
    Our plane took off more than two hours late.
    More than a quarter of the students never finished their courses.
    more of
    Viewers want better television, and more of it.
    Perhaps next year more of us will be able to afford holidays abroad.
2. an additional number or amount
   OPP  less:
    I really am interested. Tell me more.
    We need five more chairs.
    a little/many/some/any more
    Can I have a little more time to finish?
    Are there any more sandwiches?
    I have no more questions.
    more of
    You’d better take some more of your medicine.
    Don’t waste any more of my time.
3. more and more an increasing number or amount
   OPP  less and less:
    More and more people are moving to the cities.
4. not/no more than something used to emphasize that a particular number, amount, distance etc is not large:
    It’s a beautiful cottage not more than five minutes from the nearest beach.
    Opinion polls show that no more than 30% of people trust the government.
5. the more ..., the more/the less ... used to say that if an amount of something increases, another change happens as a result:
    It always seems like the more I earn, the more I spend.
6. be more of something than something to be one thing rather than another:
    It was more of a holiday than a training exercise.
7. no more than
  a. used to say that something is not too much, but exactly right or suitable:
    It’s no more than you deserve.
    Eline felt it was no more than her duty to look after her husband.
  b. (also little more than) used to say that someone or something is not very great or important:
    He’s no more than a glorified accountant.
    He left school with little more than a basic education.
8. (and) what’s more used to add more information that emphasizes what you are saying:
    I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love and, what's more, I get well paid for it.
9. no more something used to say that something will or should no longer happen:
    No more dreary winters – we’re moving to Florida.
⇨ more’s the pity at pity¹(4)
     

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   ▪ more in addition to an amount or number: Can I have some more coffee? | I have one more question. | It only costs a few dollars more.
   ▪ further [only before noun] formal as well as the ones that you have already mentioned: She will remain in hospital for further tests. | They waited for a further two hours.
   ▪ supplementary formal in addition to the main part of something: Supplementary information is available on request. | a supplementary question | supplementary income
   ▪ extra in addition to the usual or standard cost, time, amount etc: They let the kids stay up an extra hour. | Some stores charge extra for delivery. | Postage is extra.
   ▪ additional [only before noun] more than the basic amount or the amount that you expected or agreed. Additional is more formal than extra: An evening job would provide additional income. | There may be an additional charge for paying bills by credit card.