| Subject | English | Chinese |
| gen. | A chunk of cubic zirconia is heavier than a diamond of the same size, but not as hard Moreover, cubic zirconia produces more flashes of color than a diamond | 一块立方氧化锆比相同大小的钻石更重，但不如钻石硬。此外，立方氧化钴比钻石发出更多光芒 |
| gen. | a little better than | 比…稍微要好一点儿 |
| gen. | A polyester shirt would be cheaper than a cotton one | 涤纶衬衫比棉衬衫便宜 |
| gen. | a proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator | 真分数是其分子小于其分母的一种分数 |
| sport. | A queen-size bed is larger than a double bed, but smaller than a king-size bed | 次特大号的床比双人床要大，但是比特大号床要小 |
| gen. | a ship will float with more of it under the surface in fresh water than in sea water | 在淡水里船只没人水下的部分比在海水里要大 |
| gen. | A sprain usually takes longer to heal than a broken bone | 扭伤通常都比骨折要花更长的时间来愈合 |
| China, polit. | adopted by a vote of more than two-thirds of all the deputies to the Congress | 以全体代表的三分之二以上的多数通过 |
| China, law | affirmed by more than half of | 过半数通过 |
| gen. | all metals are conductors although some are better than others | 虽然其中一些金属比另一些金属导电性要好 |
| gen. | all metals are conductors although some are better than others | 金属都是导体 |
| busin. | allocation requiring more than 100 percent sampling | 要求分配超过百分之百的抽样 |
| gen. | an explosion is nothing more than a tremendously rapid burning | 爆炸无非是非常急速的燃烧 |
| shipb. | angle bend greater than 90° | 折钝角 |
| shipb. | angle bend less than 90° | 折锐角 |
| gen. | any otherwise than | 用…以外的任何方式〔方法〕 |
| China, law | anyone other than the partners therein | 合伙人以外的人 |
| tech. | apparently higher than | 明显高于 |
| gen. | appraisal of pigeon's beauty other than speed | голуб.гонк. 信鸽品评赛 |
| busin. | at less than cost | 低于成本价格 |
| busin. | at less than normal value | 以低于正常价格 |
| gen. | Australian opal is better than that in any other places | 澳大利亚的蛋白石世界最优 |
| tech. | be heavier than air | 比空气重 |
| sport. | be more than a match for | 胜〔强〕 过 |
| gen. | be three times more than | M 比M多两倍 |
| gen. | be three times more than | M 是M的三倍 |
| gen. | better fed than taught | 养而不教 |
| gen. | better late than never | 迟做总比不做好 |
| tech. | better than average | 中上 |
| securit. | better than average | 好于平均水平 |
| tech. | better-than-average purity | 高于一般纯度 |
| gen. | better than nothing | 聊胜于无 |
| gen. | better than nothing | 比一无所有要强 |
| bridge. | bid of more than seven | 超过七副的叫牌 |
| gen. | bite off more than one can chew | 贪多嚼不烂 |
| tech. | blacker-than-black level | "黑外"电平 |
| tech. | blacker-than-black level | 超黑电平 |
| mil., air.def. | blacker-than-black synchronizing signal | 黑区同步信号 |
| gen. | blacker-than-black synchronizing signal | 黑区〔黑像加深〕同步信号 |
| busin. | book no more than… | 订货不得超过… |
| gen. | But today, Jiaozi is considered more as a sign of blessing than of fortune | 但是，现在饺子更多代表了一种祝福，而不是求财 |
| gen. | by far faster than | 远比…快 |
| gen. | can do no other than to | 只好… (+ inf.) |
| gen. | can do no other than to | 除… 外别无他法 (+ inf.) |
| gen. | can do no otherwise than | 只好这么做 |
| gen. | can do no otherwise than | 除这么做外别无他法 |
| gen. | can not do other than to | 只好… (+ inf.) |
| gen. | can not do other than to | 除… 外别无他法 (+ inf.) |
| gen. | can not do otherwise than | 只好这么做 |
| gen. | can not do otherwise than | 除这么做外别无他法 |
| busin. | carload and less than carload lot or rate | 整车和不足最低载货量的一批货物或运费率 |
| securit. | consideration other than cash | 非现金代价 |
| tech. | container transport by loading more than one consignments of goods in one container | 拼箱运输 |
| tech. | container transport by loading more than one consignments of goods in one container | 一箱多批运输 |
| busin. | contract for higher than the norm | 超定额承包 |
| tech. | contract for higher than the norm | 超目标承包 |
| gen. | cost a precious sight more than | M 价格比 M 要高得多 |
| gen. | depend on M rather than | 不如说取决于M (N, 取决于M而不是N) |
| gen. | depend on M rather than | 与其说取决于N (N) |
| gen. | else than... | 除…之外的 |
| gen. | else than | M 除M之外的 |
| gen. | elsewhere than... | 除…以外的别处 |
| avia. | equal to or greater than | 等于或大于 |
| avia. | equal to or less than | 等于或小于 |
| tech. | estate less than freehold | 非自由拥有地产 |
| gen. | even faster than | 比…还要快 |
| gen. | far lower than | 远远低于 |
| avia. | faster than light | 超光速 |
| tech. | faster than real time simulation | 超实时仿真 |
| tech. | flood with a recurrence interval of more than one hundred years | 百年不遇洪水 |
| shipb. | For more than thirty years we have been exporting ships and exported considerable ships to abroad. | 我们从事出口船舶业务已有 30 余年，曾向国外出口很多船舶 |
| gen. | For more than 150 years, Boucheron has held an esteemed place in the world of haute joaillerie | 宝诗龙在世界奢华珠宝界享誉150多年 |
| gen. | for other reason than | 只因为…这个理由 |
| busin. | freer than a free port | 较自由港更自由 |
| gen. | further than that | 此外 |
| refrig. | gas heavier than air | 比空气重的气体 |
| refrig. | gas lighter than air | 比空气轻的气体 |
| gen. | gauge that must not err by more than 0.01mm | 误差不超过 0,01 毫米的量规 |
| sport. | Germany's Silke Renk won the women's javelin title or gold medal with a throw of 68.34 meters just 0.08 meter farther than Shikolenko of the Unified Team | 德国的西伦克在女子标枪比赛中、以 68.34 米赢得冠军、她的成绩比独联体队的希科连科仅超过 0.08 米 |
| securit. | get less than the capital invested | 赚少亏多 |
| gen. | give less cause for complaint than | M 与M相比人们的意见要少一些 |
| gen. | give less cause for complaint than | M 比 M 要受欢迎一些 |
| busin. | greater than lot quantities | 大于批量 |
| construct. | greater-than match | 大于 |
| construct. | greater-than match | 符合 |
| tech. | greater-than match | 大于符合 |
| gen. | had rather... than | 宁愿…不愿… |
| gen. | had much rather M than | 愿M而不愿 N (N) |
| gen. | had much rather M than | 与其N倒不如M (N) |
| gen. | had much rather M than | 宁可M也不N (N) |
| gen. | had rather... than | …与其…不如… |
| busin. | harder than half hard | 高硬度 |
| busin. | harder than half hard | 中等以上硬度 |
| gen. | hardly more than | 不过是 |
| gen. | hardly more than | 仅仅 |
| gen. | hardly... than... | 刚-…就… |
| avia. | heavier than air | 重于空气的飞行器 |
| busin. | heavier than air | 重于空气的 |
| gen. | heavier-than-air | 比空气重的飞行器 |
| tech. | higher than average crustal heat flow | 高于地壳平均值的热流 |
| securit. | higher-than-desirable growth rate | 高于预期涨幅 |
| securit. | higher-than-desirable growth rate | 涨幅偏高 |
| tech. | higher than the average cost | 高于平均数额费用 |
| agric. | hill-dropping more than one kernel | 多粒穴播 |
| gen. | His plays have endured for more than two centuries | 他的戏剧历经两个多世纪而不衰 |
| securit. | holders of more than 10% shares | 持有10%以上的股份的股东 |
| gen. | holier-than-thou | 自以为是的 |
| gen. | holier-than-thou | 假装神圣的 |
| gen. | hotter than a skunk | 烂醉 |
| sport. | Hurdler steps, rather than jumps, over hurdles. | 跨栏运动员应跨越栏架而不是跳过栏架 |
| gen. | I prefer to self-driving tour than package tour | 比起跟团游，我更喜欢自驾游 |
| gen. | If I buy more than one, will you reduce the price? | 要是我多买一点能便宜点吗？ |
| sport. | If the wind velocity measured in the direction of running jumping behind the competitor averages more than 2 metres per second, the record will not be accepted | 如果在跑进方向跳跃方向上测量的顺风平均风速超过 2 米/秒、则所创纪录不予承认 (注释:从后面吹来的风通常用 the following wind,规则条文用 the wind behind the competitor,意即顺风) |
| gen. | If you like, you can have some chicken, boiled rather than fried. But you can wait and see | 如想要，可以要点鸡肉，煮的比炸的好。但您也可以等等看 |
| shipb. | If you take everything into consideration, you may find our quotation lower than that you can get elsewhere. | 如果把各种因素都考虑进去，您会发现我们的报价比别处的报价要低 |
| gen. | in less than a year | 不到一年 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 马上 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 一眨眼工夫 |
| gen. | in less than no time | 立刻 |
| gen. | in machines less work is got out than what is put in | 输出的功小于输人的功 |
| gen. | in machines less work is got out than what is put in | 在机械里 |
| gen. | In the west of England the traditional drink is cider, rather than beer | 英格兰西部的传统饮料是苹果酒，而不是啤酒 |
| busin. | income other than cash | 现金外收入 |
| securit. | investment arrangement in relation to property other than securities | 非证券财产投资安排 |
| gen. | iron and aluminum are both metals, but this is much lighter than that | 铁和铝都是金属,但后者指铝比前者指铁轻得多 |
| gen. | iron is much more brittle than lead | 铁比铅脆得多 |
| gen. | M is N times larger greater than RM | M 比 R 大多 N - 1倍 |
| gen. | M is N times larger greater than RM | 为R 的 N 倍 |
| gen. | M is N times larger than RM | M 比 R 大多 N - 1倍 |
| gen. | M is N times larger than RM | 为R 的 N 倍 |
| gen. | M is N times less heavy than R | M的重量为 R 的 1/N |
| gen. | M is N times less than R | M 为 R 的 1/N |
| gen. | M is N times smaller than R | M 为 R 的 1/N |
| gen. | is-greater-than | 大于 |
| gen. | it is more necessary than ever for us to work hard | 我们比以往更需努力工作 |
| gen. | It is safer to bring traveler's checks than cash | 带旅行支票比带现金安全一些 |
| busin. | item of inventories of which market value is lower than cost | 市价低于成本的存货 |
| gen. | It's ridiculous! I can get to places faster by bike than by car now! | 现在你如果要去一个地方，骑自行车比开车快多了。这简直荒唐！ |
| gen. | Jadeite, is also called jade, the proportion reached 3. 33, harder than nephrite | 硬玉俗称翡翠，其比重达到3. 33,硬度高于软玉 |
| China, law | land for purposes other than animal husbandry | 非畜牧业生产用地 |
| gen. | less M than | 更多地不是M而是N (N) |
| busin. | less than | 少于… |
| avia. | less than | 少于 |
| avia. | less than | 决不 |
| gen. | less than 80 | 小于 〔不到〕80 |
| gen. | less than | 不足 |
| gen. | less than a 10fold increase | 不到〔小于〕十倍 |
| tech. | less than average | 中下 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 铁路运输零担 |
| busin. | less-than-carload | 零担货物装载 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 拼车货 |
| tech. | less-than-carload | 沿途零担车 |
| cloth. | less-than-carload | 零担的 |
| gen. | less-than-carload | 不满一车的 |
| busin. | less-than-carload car | 零担车 |
| busin. | less-than-carload cargo | 零担货 |
| busin. | less-than-carload container | 并装集装箱 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担运费 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货运 |
| busin. | less-than-carload freight | 零担货运费不满一辆货车的货物运费 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight store | 沿线零担仓库【铁】 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight train | 沿途零担货物列车 |
| tech. | less-than-carload freight transshipment station | 零担货 (物) |
| busin. | less-than-carload goods | 零担货物 |
| busin. | less-than-carload lot | 零担货运 |
| tech. | less-than-carload lot | 零担货 (物) |
| adv. | less-than-carload lots | 零担货运商品 |
| busin. | less-than-carload rate | 零担货运费率 |
| tech. | less-than-carload rate | 零担运价 (率) |
| busin. | less-than-carload rate | 零担费率 |
| tech. | less-than-carload rate | 包裹运价 |
| busin. | less-than-carload shipment | 零担货运 |
| busin. | less-than-carload shipment | 不够整车货运 |
| tech. | less-than-carload team yard | 零担货场 |
| tech. | less-than-carload traffic | 零担运输 |
| busin. | less-than-carload train | 零担列车 |
| tech. | less than condition | 小于条件 |
| gen. | less-than-condition | 小于条件 |
| tech. | less than contained load | 拼箱装载 |
| tech. | less than container load | 未满载货柜 |
| busin. | less-than-container load | 拼装箱指集装箱内的货物分别属于两个或两个以上的货主，因此在装货和卸货时需要特殊处理 |
| tech. | less than container load | 零担的 |
| busin. | less-than-container load cargo | 未满箱货物 |
| busin. | less-than-container load cargo | 拼箱装货 |
| tech. | less than container lot | 零担货 (物) |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 拼箱的 |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 不满一集装箱的 |
| gen. | less-than-containerload | 零担的 |
| busin. | less-than cumulation | 零星积累 |
| gen. | less-than-ideal | 不太〔不够〕理想的 |
| tech. | less than match | 小于符合 |
| tech. | less than normal refraction | 小于正常折射 |
| agric. | less-than or equal to | 小于或等于 |
| tech. | less than part-load transshipment station | 零担货 (物) |
| gen. | less than satisfactory | 不令人满意 |
| busin. | less than trailer load | 不满整车货载 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 零担的 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 拼车货 |
| gen. | less-than-truckload | 零担运输的 |
| tech. | less than truckload | 不足一车零担货 |
| busin. | less-than-truckload | 卡车零担货运 |
| gen. | less-than-truckload | 卡车零担的 |
| tech. | less-than-truckload lot | 载货车零担货物 |
| avia. | light than air aircraft | 轻于空气的航空器 |
| gen. | light travels faster than sound | 光比声音传得快 |
| gen. | lighter-than-air | 比空气轻的飞行器 |
| avia. | lighter than air | 轻于空气的 |
| gen. | lighter than air | 比空气轻的飞行器 |
| tech. | lighter-than-water non-aqueous phase liquid | 比水轻的非水相液体 |
| nautic., tech. | Linted cotton seed with not more than 9% moisture and not more than 20.5% oil | 带棉绒的棉籽含水量不大于 9 %，油含量不大于20.5 % |
| gen. | little better than | 与…几乎没有差别 |
| gen. | little better than | 几乎和样 |
| gen. | little less than | 大致与…相等 |
| gen. | little less than | 几乎不下于 |
| gen. | little less than | 大致…与相等 |
| gen. | little less than | 不下于 |
| gen. | little less than | 几乎不下于 |
| gen. | little more than | 与…几乎没有差别 |
| gen. | little more than | 只是 |
| gen. | little more than | 比…只多一点 |
| gen. | little more than | 仅仅 |
| gen. | little more than | 只不过是 |
| gen. | little more than | 几乎不多于 |
| gen. | little more than | 几乎等于 |
| gen. | little more than | 只不过是…多一点儿 |
| busin. | loss than fair value | 低于公平价值 |
| gen. | M matters less than | M不如N重要 (N) |
| busin. | measure other than stocking | 储存以外措施 |
| securit. | medium other than cash | 除现金外的交换媒介 |
| avia. | military operation other than war | 非作战军事行动 |
| gen. | more apparent than real | 表面上的而非实际的 |
| gen. | more is meant than meets the ear | 话里有话 |
| gen. | more likely M than | 比起 N 更可能是 M (N) |
| tech. | more loss than gain | 得不偿失 |
| gen. | more often than not | 时常 |
| gen. | more often than not | 大概 |
| gen. | more often than not | 大半是 |
| gen. | more often than not | 通常 |
| gen. | more often than not | 常常 |
| gen. | more often than not | 大半 |
| gen. | more often than not | 多半是 |
| gen. | more often than not | 往往 |
| gen. | more sail than ballast | 重外表而不重实质 |
| gen. | more than | 比…更 |
| gen. | more than | 多〔大，甚〕过 |
| gen. | more than | 不仅 |
| gen. | more than | 以上 |
| avia. | more than | 超过 |
| gen. | more than | 不只是 |
| gen. | more M than | 更大的可能性是M而不是 N (N) |
| gen. | more than | …以上 |
| gen. | more than | 大于 |
| gen. | more than | 多于 |
| gen. | more M than | 与其说是N不如说是M (N) |
| gen. | more M than | 比N更M (N) |
| gen. | more than | 不止 |
| gen. | more than all | 就中 |
| gen. | more than all | 尤其 |
| busin. | more than break-even | 保本有余 |
| securit. | more than breakeven | 保本有赚 |
| securit. | more than breakeven | 保本有余 |
| gen. | more than enough | 很多的 |
| gen. | more than enough | 绰绰有余 |
| gen. | more than enough | 十二分 |
| gen. | more than enough | 过分的 |
| gen. | more than enough to | 对做来说绰绰有余 (+ inf.) |
| gen. | more than ever | 越发 |
| gen. | more than ever | 更多的 |
| gen. | more than ever | 更加 |
| gen. | more than once | 好几次 |
| gen. | more than once | 不止一次 |
| gen. | more than ordinarily | 异乎寻常地 |
| gen. | more than probable | 很可能 |
| gen. | more than sufficient | 绰绰有余 |
| China, polit. | 19.6% more than the amount for 2005 | 比上一年2005增长19.6% |
| China, polit. | 19.6% more than the amount for | 2005 比上一年2005增长 19.6% |
| tech. | more than they can afford | 超过支付能力 |
| busin. | more-out-than-in method | 多出少入法 |
| tech. | more-out-than-in method | 出多入少法 |
| gen. | My driver's license, some credit cards, and more than $200 in cash are all lost | 我的驾照、信用卡和两百多美元现金，都丢了 |
| China, polit. | nearly 10 percentage points higher than the previous year | 比上一年高出近10个百分点 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 正好 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 正是 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | M 和M完全一样 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 简直 |
| gen. | neither more nor less than | 不多不少 |
| gen. | no better than one should be | 不规矩 |
| gen. | no better than one should be | 行为不正 |
| gen. | no fewer than | 有…之 |
| gen. | no fewer than | 多至 |
| gen. | no fewer than | 不下〔少〕于 |
| gen. | no less a person than | M 级别〔身份〕不低于M |
| gen. | no less a person than | 级别〔身份〕不低于 |
| gen. | no less than | 正好 |
| gen. | no less M than | 同N —样的M (N) |
| gen. | no less than | …有…那么多 |
| gen. | no less than | 和…一样 |
| gen. | no less than | 不少于… |
| gen. | no less than... | 有那么多 |
| gen. | no less than... | 简直是 |
| gen. | no less than... | 在…方面不亚于 |
| gen. | no less than... | 和…一样 |
| gen. | no less than | 正是 |
| gen. | no less than | 简直是 |
| gen. | no less M than | 在M方面不亚于N (N) |
| gen. | no more than | 不多于 |
| gen. | no more than | 不过是 |
| gen. | no more M than | 不比 N 更 M (N) |
| gen. | no more than | 才 |
| gen. | no more than | 只是 |
| gen. | no more M than | 同 N —样都不M (N) |
| gen. | no more than | 仅仅 |
| gen. | no other than | 恰恰是 |
| gen. | no other than | 不外是 |
| gen. | no other than | 正〔就〕是 |
| gen. | no other than | 只是〔有〕 |
| gen. | no other than | 除…之外没有别的 |
| gen. | no M other than | 除了 N之外没有别的 M (N) |
| gen. | no other M than | 除N 之外别的M都不 (N) |
| gen. | no other M than | 除N之外没有别的M (N) |
| gen. | no other than | 不是别人正是 |
| gen. | no sooner said than done | 马上就办 |
| gen. | no sooner said than done | 说办就办 |
| gen. | no sooner ... than... | 刚一 …就… |
| gen. | no sooner M than | 刚一 M 就 N (N) |
| gen. | none other than | 正〔就〕是 |
| gen. | none other than | 只是〔有〕 |
| gen. | none other than | 不外乎是 |
| gen. | none other than | 恰恰是 |
| gen. | none other than | 除…之外没有别的 |
| gen. | none other than | 不外是 |
| gen. | none other than | 不是别人正是 |
| busin. | norm fund - other than commodity | 非商品定额资金 |
| tech. | norm-fund other than commodities | 非商品定额资金 |
| gen. | not any more than | 不过是 |
| gen. | not M any more than | 正像N—样也不M (N) |
| gen. | not any more than | 仅仅只是 |
| gen. | not... any more than | M 并不比M 多些 |
| gen. | not... any more than | M 正像M 一样也不 |
| busin. | not earlier than | 不早于… |
| busin. | not later than | …不迟于… |
| gen. | not later than | 不晚于 |
| gen. | not less than | 至少 |
| busin. | not less than | …不少于… |
| gen. | not less than | 至少不比… 差 |
| gen. | not more than | 不比…更 |
| avia. | not more than | 最多 |
| gen. | not more than | 没有到…的程度 |
| gen. | not any otherwise than | M 不是别的情况 |
| gen. | not any otherwise than | M 除M外 |
| gen. | not any otherwise than | M 不用M以外的任何方式〔方法〕 |
| avia. | not sooner than | 不早于 |
| gen. | nothing else than | 不外是 |
| gen. | nothing else than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing else than | 完全的〔地〕 |
| gen. | nothing else than | 仅仅 |
| gen. | nothing else than | 只不过是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 恰恰是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 无非是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 只不过是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 不外是 |
| gen. | nothing less more than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 无异于 |
| gen. | nothing less than | 正好是 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 正是 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 正好 |
| gen. | nothing more or less than | 不多不少 |
| gen. | nothing more than | 简直是 |
| gen. | nothing more M than N— | 点也不比 N 更 M |
| gen. | nothing more than | 无非是 |
| gen. | nothing more than | 正是 |
| gen. | nothing more than | 只不过是 |
| gen. | nothing other than | 而是… |
| gen. | nothing other than | 不是别的 |
| gen. | Of course, we have child meal for infant which is suitable for infants less than 2 years old. Those items are easy to bite, chew and digest | 当然有。我们专门准备了婴儿餐。适用于两岁以下的小孩，易于咬嚼和消化 |
| securit. | offer for less than all shares | 部分公开招股 |
| gen. | OK, there will be a cab waiting outside in 10 minutes. It will take less than 5 minutes to check out | 好的，十分钟后会有一部出租车在外面等您。退房最多只需五分钟 |
| gen. | on more scores than one | 为了种种理由 |
| nautic., tech. | openings in superstructures having height less than standard height | 高度小于标准高度的上层建筑的开口 |
| China, polit. | organizations or entities other than individuals | 个人以外的组织或者实体 |
| gen. | other than | M M除外 |
| China, law | other than | 不属于 |
| gen. | other than | M 与M不同的 |
| gen. | other than | M 除M以外的 |
| gen. | other than | M 而不是 M |
| gen. | other than | 除…之外的 |
| gen. | other than | 而不是 |
| gen. | other than | …与…不同的 |
| gen. | other than | M 不同于M |
| gen. | other than | M 除了 M |
| gen. | other-than-co-channel interference | 不同信道干扰 |
| gen. | other-than-earth-satellite | 除地球外的行星卫星 |
| avia. | other than iron or steel | 非钢铁 |
| tech. | other than ring type | 非环形的 |
| gen. | otherwise than... | 不像 |
| gen. | otherwise than... | 除…之外 |
| gen. | otherwise than | M 除 M 之外 |
| gen. | otherwise than... | 与…不同 |
| gen. | otherwise than | M 与 M 不同 |
| gen. | otherwise than | M 不像 M |
| shipb. | Our price is much lower than that in the international market. | 我们的价格比国际市场价格低得多。 |
| gen. | Pale color bed sheets are much more in vogue than autumnal bronzes and coppers | 浅色床单比黄褐色、红棕色这些秋季色彩的床单更流行 |
| tech. | passenger train prior than goods train | 先客后货 |
| gen. | People with the condition have red blood cells smaller than normal — causing a mild form of anaemia | 患有这种病的人红细胞比正常人的更小——这会导致轻微贫血 |
| gen. | 2 per cent less than | …比 …少〔差〕2% |
| China, law | person other than the statutory successor | 法定继承人以外的人 |
| sport., med. | prevention is better than cure | 预防胜于治疗 |
| gen. | properties of alloys are much better than those of pure metals | 合金的性质比纯金属的性质好得多 |
| busin. | purchase at less than book value | 低于账面价值买入 |
| securit. | purchase at less than book value | 低于账面价值买人 |
| busin. | purchase at more than book value | 高于账面价值买入 |
| securit. | purchase at more than book value | 高于账面价值买人 |
| gen. | Putting callers on hold for more than thirty seconds is bad for customer relations | 把呼叫者晾在一边超过三十秒钟就会影响客户关系 |
| gen. | rather better than | 似乎稍胜〔较好〕 |
| gen. | rather more than | 比…多一些 |
| gen. | rather than | 而不是 |
| gen. | rather M than | 宁可 M 而不愿 N (N) |
| gen. | rather M than | 与其 N 倒不如 M (N) |
| gen. | rather than | 宁不 |
| gen. | rather than | 而不 |
| gen. | rather M than otherwise | 不是别的而是 M |
| gen. | rather + inf. than otherwise | 巴不得做 |
| gen. | M rather than rather M than | 与其说 N不如说 M (N) |
| gen. | M rather than rather M than | 是M而不是N (N) |
| gen. | M rather than rather M than | 宁可 M 也不N (N) |
| sport. | result better than expected | 出乎意料的好成绩 |
| busin. | sale at less than fair value | 低于公平价格销售此种销售方式可以认定为倾销 |
| gen. | scarcely... than | 刚一…就… |
| busin. | selling at less than cost | 亏本出售 |
| China, polit. | serve no more than two consecutive terms | 连续任职不得超过两届 |
| securit. | shareholders holding more than 5% shares | 持股5%以上的股东 |
| busin. | shipment must be effected. not later than | 运送日期不得迟于… |
| sport. | Shot putting depends more on explosive force than any other activity | 推铅球比其他任何活动更多地依靠爆发力 |
| gen. | Sir, our room prices are slightly higher than you may have thought. Will that be okay? | 先生，我们的价格可能比您原本想的略高，这样没事吧？ |
| sport. | Sports equipment designed to make American football safer encouraged more reckless moves and ended up making the sport more dangerous than unpadded, unhelmeted rugby | 美式橄榄球的护具本是保护球员的，现在反而鼓励球员更不顾后果横冲直撞，从而导致美式橄榄球比不用护垫与头盔的英式橄榄球更危险 |
| busin. | stock issue at less than book value | 低于票面价值发行股票 |
| busin. | stock issue at more than book value | 高于票面价值发行股票 |
| busin. | stock issued at less than book value | 低于账面价值发行的股票 |
| securit. | stock issued at less than book value | 按低于票面价值发行股票 |
| busin. | stock issued at more than book value | 高于账面价值发行的股票 |
| securit. | stock issued at more than book value | 按高于票面价值发行的股票 |
| kick.volley. | take more than one contact consecutively | 连续触球击球 |
| gen. | Taking the subway would be a lot less stressful than driving | 坐地铁就不会像开车那样精神紧张 |
| tech. | taxes other than income | 所得税以外其他捐税 |
| desert. | than-dahat forest | 登木-达赫木林 (分布于东南亚的旱生榄仁-柚木 (Terminalia grandis-Tectona grandis)林) |
| desert. | than-dahat forest | 榄仁-柚木林 |
| gen. | The baggage checked in the first would come out later, for the porters put it in the airplane earlier than others at departing airport | 搬运工在出发机场将先托运的行李先装上飞机，所以现在就晚出来. |
| gen. | The date palm is without a doubt the plant which characterizes Egyptian agriculture more than anything else | 最具埃及农业特色的无疑是枣椰树 |
| gen. | The dimension of the bed sheets you buy should be a little bit larger than the actual dimension of the bed | 您购买的床单尺寸最好比床的实际尺寸稍微大一些 |
| gen. | the error of a wattmeter at half full-scale shall not vary by more than 0. 25% of full scale for Precision instruments when the power factor is varied between unity and 0. 5 lagging | 当功率因数在滞后1 ~0,5变化时 |
| gen. | the error of a wattmeter at half full-scale shall not vary by more than 0. 25% of full scale for Precision instruments when the power factor is varied between unity and 0. 5 lagging | 功率计在满标度的二分之一处的误差变化不应大于满标度的0,25% |
| gen. | the error of a wattmeter at half full-scale shall not vary by more than 0. 25% of full scale for Precision instruments when the power factor is varied between unity and 0. 5 lagging | 当功率因数在滞后1 ~0,5变化时,功率计在满标度的二分之一处的误差变化不应大于满标度的0,25% |
| gen. | The Hollywood Walk of Fame is embedded with more than 2, 000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but also fictional characters honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry | 好莱坞星光大道上点缀着超过2 000个五角星，它们不仅代表着那些著名影人，同时也是好莱坞商会对众多做出贡献的电影人表示的感谢 |
| gen. | the moon is much close to us than any other star, that is why it looks so big | 月亮比其他任何星球离我们都近得多,这就是为什么它看上去那么大 |
| gen. | The traveler's check is easy to carry, safe to use and simple to handle, which is much convenient and secure than cash | 旅行支票携带方便、使用安全、手续简便，比现金更为方便和安全 |
| gen. | the weight of the metal can plus the air inside would be much less than a similar volume of water | 这个金属罐本身再加上其中的空气的重量会比同容积的水的重量要轻许多 |
| sport. | The well-trained runner acquires second wind more readily than the untrained runner does | 训练有素的赛跑运动员获得"第二次呼吸"比未受过训练的运动员容易 |
| gen. | The White House has more than 130 rooms | 白宫有130多间房间 |
| gen. | There are more anti-aging skin care products on the market today than ever before | 今天市场上的抗衰老护肤品比以往任何时候都多 |
| gen. | things went better than had been expected | 情况比预计的要好 |
| gen. | this motor is no heavier than that one | 这部马达并不比那部重 |
| gen. | Today, Chow Tai Seng has grown to a company with 35 branches and over 600 jewelry chain stores in more than 200 cities in the country | 如今，周大生公司拥有三十五个分公司，600多家珠宝连锁店遍布在全国200多个城市 |
| gen. | Today's average car contains more than 15, 000 separate, individual parts that must work together. These parts can group into four major categories: engine, body, chassis and electrical equipment | 现代汽车由超过15000个独立部分组成，各部分必须协同作用。主要包括4个功能部分:引擎，车身，底盘和电控 |
| busin. | transaction under taken for other than purely commercial consideration | 非纯商业交易 |
| gen. | Traveler's checks are safer to carry than a large amount of cash | 带旅行支票比带大笔现金安全得多 |
| sport. | Turn your home into your gym without buying any expensive equipment. Try these exercises three times a week, and you'll see results in less than a month | 无须购买任何昂贵的健身器材，你也能把家变成健身房。一个星期做三次练习，不到一个月你就能看到结果 |
| sport. | use brawn rather than brain | 有勇无谋 |
| gen. | Validity date of passport is more than six months from date of travel | 有效护照必须超出预定旅游时间至少六个月 |
| busin. | value less than market price basis | 低于市场价格的基础价值 |
| shipb. | We can't do more than a 2% reduction. | 我们只能减价 2% ,不能再多了 |
| shipb. | We think the discount should be no less than 5% | 我们认为折扣不能少于 5% |
| tech. | weigh more than one thousand pounds | 体重超过一千磅 |
| gen. | Well, any bank will cash it at our present traveler's check buying rate, for which we're somewhere cheaper than hotels because of the service charge | 嗯，任何银行都会以我们现在的旅游支票购买率来兑换，我们在某些方面比酒店更便宜一点是因为服务费 |
| gen. | wore than that | 此外 |
| gen. | wore than that | 再者 |
| gen. | wore than that | 不仅如此 |
| gen. | wore than this | 再者 |
| gen. | wore than this | 此外 |
| gen. | wore than this | 不仅如此 |
| gen. | worse than a crime | 罪大恶极 |
| gen. | worse than a crime | 甚于犯法 |
| busin. | worse-than-standard performance | 性能低于标准 |
| gen. | would rather M than | 宁可 M 而不愿 N (N) |
| gen. | would rather M than | 与其 N 倒不如 M (N) |
| gen. | would much rather M than | 宁愿〔宁可〕M也不愿N (N) |
| gen. | would much rather M than | 与其N不如M (N) |
| gen. | would much rather M than | 与其N倒不如M (N) |
| gen. | would much rather M than | 宁可M也不N (N) |
| gen. | would sooner M than | 与其 N 倒不如 M (N) |
| gen. | would much sooner M than | 宁愿〔宁可〕M也不愿N (N) |
| gen. | would much sooner M than | 与其N不如M (N) |
| gen. | would sooner M than | 与其N倒不如M (N) |
| gen. | would sooner M than | 宁可 M 而不愿 N (N) |
| gen. | would sooner M than | 愿M而不愿N (N) |
| gen. | would sooner M than | 宁可M也不愿N (N) |
| tech. | You do this work in configuration, rather than in code | 您是在配置中完成这些工作，而不是通过代码 |
| shipb. | Your price is 20% higher than that of last year. | 贵方的价格比去年高了 20% |
| shipb. | Your price is higher than that we got from elsewhere. | 你们的价格比我们从别处得到的报价要高 |
| gen. | Your sense of direction is better than mine. I need right or left? | 你的方向感比较好，我该往左走还是往右走？ |
