conj (1)比(word used in comparison)：be happier～sb (is) 比某人更高兴;look more surprised～other people (are) 看上去比别人更惊讶;look older～when I saw him last time 比我上次看到他的时候显得更老;be a better player～I (am) 是一个比我好的运动员;sing better～they (do)比他们唱得好;arrive earlier～one's friends (do)比朋友们到得早;drive more carefully～(he did) yesterday(他)比昨天开车更小心;be more lucky～clever 是幸运不是聪明; be more annoyed～worried 是生气不是担心;It is easier to do it yourself～(to) explain it to others. 这件事你自己做要比给其他人讲解容易。I can't do better～get away for a few days. 我最好还是离开几天。He had more in common with his second～with his eldest son. 他和二儿子的共同点比和大儿子的多。

(2)比(两项事物比，舍弃其一)(used to introduce the rejected alternative in statements of preference)：would rather (sooner) dance～eat out 宁愿跳舞，也不愿出去吃饭;would rather play games～stay at home 宁愿做游戏也不愿意待在家里;

prep (1)比较(in relation to;by comparison with)(常接pron 或 n)：be happier/more surprised～other people 比其他人更高兴/更惊奇;look older/more anxious～her 比她看上去更老一些/更担心;be a better player/skier～me 比我更好的运动员/滑雪运动员;sing better/arrive earlier/drive more carefully～them (his friends) 比他们(他的朋友们)唱得好/来得早/开车更谨慎;do sb more harm～good 给某人的伤害多于好处;Sitting in the garden is nicer～staying indoors. 坐在花园里比坐在屋里好。Play-ing games is more amusing～staying in an office. 做游戏比待在办公室更有乐趣。The temperature is lower～25 degrees. 温度低于25℃。

(2)(多，不足)于……(with measures and standards)(常用在more或less后面)：It costs (sb) more～100. 花了(某人) 100多美元。It takes (sb) less～an hour. 用了(某人)不到一小时。(she) be more/less～fourteen(她)超过/不足14岁;(it)be more/less～two miles to the station 到车站超过/不足两英里;drive at more～100 miles per hour 每小时行驶100英里以上;

more often than not 经常，常常：Nancy comes over on Saturday more often～not. 南希常常在周六过来玩。

no/none other than 不是别人而是：It was no/none other～my old friend Mary. 那不是别人而是我的老朋友玛丽。

nothing more or less than 没有别的，完全是：She succeeded in the end. It was nothing more or less～diligence. 最后她成功了。没有别的，完全是勤奋用功的结果。

【用法】than 后面的代词可用主格，也可用宾格。代词的格的不同，有时会引起歧义，如：I know you better than her. 可以理解为1)I know you better than I know her.(我对你比对她更了解。)2)I know you better than she knows you.(我对你比她对你了解得更多。)