无比较级和最高级的形容词及副词:complete,perfect,utter,etc
as…as,almost/just/nearlyas…as,notso/as…as:
We’llgiveyouasmuchhelpaswecan.
Ihaven’tmadeasmuchprogressasIshould.
We’veproducedtwiceasmuchcottonthisyearaswedidtenyearsago.
MycommandofEnglishisnothalfso(as)goodasyours.
than,somuch/alotmorethan,nomore…than,notmore…than,lessthan
more…than,less…than可表示“与其说…不如说…”:
Hewaslesshurtthanfrightened.
Thepresentcrisisincapitalistcountriesismuchmoreapoliticalthananeconomiccrisis.
“no+形容词或副词比较级+than”所表示的可以是该形容词或副词的相反的含义:
nolaterthan=asearlyas
Ihavetakennomorethansixcoursesthissemester.
themore…themore(越是…就越…)
Actually,thebusierheis,thehappierhefeels.
Themoretheytalked,themoreencouragedtheyfelt.
moreofa,asmuchofa,lessofa,etc:当asmuchofa…as,more/lessofa…than等结构与单数可数名词搭配时,名词只能置于比较结构中间.
Heismoreofasportsmanthanhisbrother.