修饰比较级的词主要有:a bit、a little、rather、by far、a lot、a great deal、still等。
1)只用于修饰比较级的:much;still;even
2)既可以修饰比较级又可以修饰原级的:a little;a bit;rather等
even修饰形容词,副词的比较级,以加强比较的语气和程度。
修饰形容词,副词比较级的常用修饰词有:no,a little,a bit,much,even,still,a lot,a great deal,far,by far,rather,any等。
在这些词中,其中no在修饰比较级时,在意义上否定两者,表示前者在某方面不比后者强多少。
还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语.
以上词(除by far)外,必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面.many,old和far
如果后接名词时,much more不可数名词
many more可数名词复数
(1)"甲+be+(倍数)+形容词比较级+than+乙"表示"甲比乙…"或"甲比乙…几倍"
例如,Tom is taller than Kate.汤姆比凯特高。
This room is three times bigger than that one.这个房间比那个大三倍。
"甲+实意动词+(倍数)+副词比较级+than+乙"表示"甲比乙…"或"甲比乙…几倍"
例如,I got up earlier than my mother this morning.我今天早晨起床比我妈妈还早。
He runs three times faster than his brother.他跑的速度比他弟弟快三倍。
(2)"甲+be+形容词比较级+than+any other+单数名词(+介词短语)"表示"甲比同一范围的任何一个人/物都……",含义是"甲最……"。
例如,The Yangtze River is longer than any other river in China.
=The Yangtze River is longer than any of the other rivers in China.长江比中国的任何一条其他的河都长。
=The Yangtze River is longer than the other rivers in China.长江比中国的其他所有的河都长。
=The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.长江是中国最长的河流。
注意:The Yangtze River is longer than any river in Japan.长江比日本的任何一条河都长。
"甲+实意动词+副词比较级+than+anyother+单数名词(+介词短语)"表示"甲比同一范围的任何一个人/物都……",含义是"甲最……"。
例如,Mike gets to school earlier than any other student in his class.
=Mike gets to school earlier than any of the other students in his class.迈克比他们班上任何一个其他的同学到校都早。