1. (指数量)多于I‘ve known him for more than twenty years. 我已认识他20多年了。
2. 不只是,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。
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