5.其他句型
(1)still/even+比较级,意为“更加……;还要……”:
When X=6 the graph is even steeper.
当x=6时,该曲线就更陡了。
At the stillhighertemperatures,oxygen atoms will be almost completely stripped of all their electron shells.
当温度更高时,氧原子将几乎全部失去其外层电子。
The arrangement of possible energy levels can be very complicated,and the differences between energies more complicated still.
各能级的排列可能是十分复杂的,因而能量之间的差别也就更加复杂了。(注意:本句中,still 一词放在比较级的后面;同时,第二个分句省略了can be)
(2)less+原级+than,意为“不如/没有……来得……”(相当于not so...as...):
These two units are Iess basic than the others.
这两种单位不如其他的基本。
A much simpler division of the abdominal cavity into four quadrants is now less frequently used(than before).
菲常简单地把腹腔分为四个部分的做法,现在已不太采用了。
(3)n times+比较级(+than)=n times as+原级(+as)(参见“1.3数词”部分):Alpha particles weigh about four times more than neutrons.
α粒子比中子重大约3倍。
The electrostatic force is 2.3 x 1039 times stronger than the gravitational force.
静电力是重力的2.3×1039倍。
(4)more A thanB,意为“与其说B不如说A”:
这个句型是用来比较同一个人或同一事物的两种不同性质,其中A不论是单音节词还是多音节词,前面一律用morel该句型反过来的含义用less A than B(=not somuchA as B)来表示,意为“与其说A不如说B”。这里的A、B可为形容词、副词、名词等。