more
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
代词 pron.
限定词 det.
英 /mɔː(ɹ)/
美 /mɔɹ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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singular of mores
— In the 1990s, smoking is considered dumb and a symbol of bad health habits, replete with the Surgeon General’s warnings. But even this belief is a social more, subject to time. Maybe some future society will consider smoking brave—a symbolic affront to Big Brother government—or cowardly—a cop-out to avoid some type of community service.
- A carrot; a parsnip.
- A root; stock.
- A plant; flower; shrub.
动词 v.
- To root up.
形容词 adj.
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comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
— Last year’s applications received from new and returning students were more than each of the previous four years.
- comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
副词 adv.
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To a greater degree or extent.
— I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
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Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
— You're a great deal more beautiful than I ever imagined.
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In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
— Than was there pees betwyxte thys erle and thys Aguaurs, and grete surete that the erle sholde never warre agaynste hym more.
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Used in addition to an inflected comparative form.
— I was more better at English than you.
代词 pron.
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A greater number or quantity (of something).
— We’re running out of napkins. I should have bought more.
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An extra or additional quantity (of something).
— There aren’t many people here yet, but more should be arriving soon.
限定词 det.
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comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
— There are more ways to do this than I can count.
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comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
— There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
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Additional; further.
— If you run out, there are more bandages in the first aid cupboard.
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Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.
— He is more than the ten years he spent behind bars at our local prison, as he is a changed man and his past does not define him.
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词汇关系
衍生词
all the more
anymore
any more for any more
bite off more than one can chew
B-more
bollocks more like
couldn't be more different
cut off more than one can chew
delay no more
do more harm than good
ever-more
for ever more
four more years
growmore
have got more chins than a Chinese phone book
have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook
have got more chins than Chinatown
have more chins than a Chinese phone book
have more chins than a Chinese phonebook
have more chins than Chinatown
have more money than God
have one more time
honey catches more flies than vinegar
lies beget more lies
make the cheese more binding
meo more
more and more
more at eleven
more by token
more Catholic than the Pope
more confusing than a Rubik's cube
more cry than wool
more cushion for the pushin'
more dead than alive
more dollars than sense
moredom
more equal
morefold
more grease to your elbow
more haste, less speed
more heat than light
more honored in the breach
more important fish to fry
more-ish
moreish
more is more
more kicks than ha'pence
more life in a tramp's vest
more like
more like it
more money than brains
more money than sense
moreness
more often than not
more-or-less
moreover
more power to someone
more power to your arm
more power to your elbow
more royalist than the king
more sacks on the mill
more sacks to the mill
more sauce than meat
moresome
more suo
more-than
more than eleven
more than friends
more than likely
more than meets the eye
more than one can poke a stick at
more than one can shake a stick at
more than one cares to mention
more than someone has had cooked dinners
more than someone has had hot dinners
more than you can shake a stick at
more to the point
need I say more
need more time in the oven
nethermore
neverthemore
no more
no more Mister Nice Guy
no more Mr Nice Guy
no more Mr. Nice Guy
no more no less
nothing more than
once more
once more into the breach
one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen
one more again
one more time
one more time for the sweet souvenir
overmore
piss more than one drinks
please speak more slowly
slip into something more comfortable
some more
sore boob means more boob
there are more horses' asses than horses
there are plenty more fish in the sea
there are plenty more pebbles on the beach
there's more than one way to cook an egg
there's more than one way to crack an egg
there's more than one way to feed a cat
there's more than one way to fuck a cat
there's more than one way to peel an orange
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there's more where that came from
the tongue wounds more than a lance
those that have get more
those who have get more
uttermore
what is more
what's more
you attract more flies with honey than vinegar
you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
you catch more flies with honey than vinegar
you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone
more or less
more so
less is more
more's the pity
more than one bargained for
say no more
the more the merrier
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词源
词源 1
From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”).
Cognate with Scots mair (“more”), Saterland Frisian moor (“more”), West Frisian mear (“more”), Dutch meer (“more”), Low German mehr (“more”), German mehr (“more”), Danish mere (“more”), Swedish mera (“more”), Norwegian Bokmål mer (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).
Cognate with Scots mair (“more”), Saterland Frisian moor (“more”), West Frisian mear (“more”), Dutch meer (“more”), Low German mehr (“more”), German mehr (“more”), Danish mere (“more”), Swedish mera (“more”), Norwegian Bokmål mer (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).
词源 2
From Middle English more, moore (“root”), from Old English more, moru (“carrot, parsnip”) from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ (“carrot”), from Proto-Indo-European *merk- (“edible herb, tuber”).
Akin to Old Saxon moraha (“carrot”), Old High German morha, moraha (“root of a plant or tree”) (German Möhre (“carrot”), Morchel (“mushroom, morel”)). More at morel.
Akin to Old Saxon moraha (“carrot”), Old High German morha, moraha (“root of a plant or tree”) (German Möhre (“carrot”), Morchel (“mushroom, morel”)). More at morel.
词源 3
From Middle English moren, from the noun. See above.
词源 4
Back-formation from mores.
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