[用于形容词、副词比较级之后]比较; 比
He is taller than his brother.
他比他的兄弟长得高。
I know you better than he (does).
我比他更了解你。
I know you better than him.
我对你比对他更了解。
Easier said than done.
[谚]说来容易做来难。
[用于rather, sooner, 之后]与其...(宁愿...)
I'd rather you came tomorrow than today.
我宁愿你于明天来而不是今天来。
I would rather die than disgrace myself.
我宁死不受辱。
[用于 other, else, anywhere 等之后]除...以外
They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal.
他们晚餐仅仅分到干面包和水。
He did nothing else than laugh.
他除了笑以外没做别的事。(他只是笑。)
[用于scarcely, hardly之后表示时间](刚刚...)就
Hardly had I finished telling the news than she began to cry.
我还没有把消息讲完她就哭了起来。
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