一般说来，英语中大多数形容词、副词的比较级形式都能表示比较的意义。但是也有一些比较级形式并非表示比较，如： He is no more a good player than I am. （他和我一样都不是好球员。）现就某些比较结构的特殊含义分述如下：

　　一、表示程度。

　　1. more than 不止，不仅仅，非常，极其

　　This more than satisfied me. 这使我十分满意。

　　2. more or less 差不多，几乎

　　I've more or less finished reading the book. 我差不多已经把这本书看完了。

　　3. more than a little 非常

　　If you tell your father what you've done, he'll be more than a little angry. 如果你把你做的事告诉你父亲，他会非常生气。

　　二、表示数量。

　　1. two/some/many/much/a few/ a little more … 再……，还……

　　① Would you like some more coffee? 你要再来点咖啡吗？

　　② We need a few more. 我们还需要一些。

　　2. no (not any) more than 不过，仅仅，只有

　　There are no (not any) more than ten tickets left. 仅剩下十张票了。

　　3. not more than 不多于，不超过

　　I read not more than twenty pages every day. 我每天最多读二十页书。

　　4. less than 少于

　　It'll take less than five minutes to get there. 到那儿用不了五分钟。

　　5. no less than 有……之多

　　We won no less than 500 dollars in a competition. 我们在一场比赛中赢了 500 美元。

　　6. not less than 至少，不下于

　　The number of the students is not less than 1,000. 学生数至少有 1,000 。

　　7. more or less 大致，大约

　　It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling. 粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。

　　8. neither more nor less than 恰好，不多不少

　　I have neither more nor less than 100 Yuan. 我恰好有 100 元。

　　9. better than 多于，超过

　　It is better than 20km to the station. 到车站的距离超过 2 万米。

　　三、表示时间

　　1. no sooner … than … 一……就……，刚……就……

　　No sooner had he entered the office than the telephone rang. 他刚进办公室，电话铃就响了。

　　2. sooner or later 迟早

　　Sooner or later his dream will come true. 他的梦想迟早会变成现实。

　　3. (in) less than no time 立即，很快，一会儿

　　It took him less than no time to get ready. 他很快就准备好了。

　　四、表示语气

　　1. It is better + (for sb.) + to do … / It is better that … 最好……，……较好

　　It is better for you to go to bed early. / It is better that you (should) go to bed early. 你最好早点上床睡觉。

　　2. had better 最好；还是……好

　　You'd better not say that. 你最好别说那样的话。

　　3. (be) little/no better than 实际上，简直就是

　　He's no better than a beggar. 他简直就是乞丐。

　　4. neither more nor less than 科，和……完全一样。

　　He is neither more nor less than an idler. 他是个不折不扣的懒虫。

　　5. nothing less than 完全是，和……一模一样

　　His negligence was nothing less than criminal. 他的粗心大意无异于犯罪。

　　五、表示递进。

　　1. much/still more ；更加 still/much/even less 更不必说；何况

　　I like English; much more maths. 我喜欢英语，更喜欢数学。

　　2. all the more 更加；越发

　　I told him to stop shouting; but he only shouted all the more. 我叫他不要喊，但他反而喊得更厉害。

　　3. (and) what is more 而且；此外；更有甚者

　　You've come late for school, and what's more, you've lost your books. 你上学迟到，还把书丢了。

　　4. more and more 愈……愈……

　　As time went on, he found it more and more difficult to support his family. 时间一天天过去，他发现养家越来越不容易。

　　5. the more, the more/less 越……越 / 越不……

　　The more haste, the less speed. 欲速则不达。

　　6. think better of sb. /sth. 更高地评价……

　　If you acknowledge your faults, they will think better of you. 如果你承认自己的过失，他们对你的看法会更好。

　　7. any (the) less 较少 / 更小一些

　　She wasn't any the less happy for being on her own. 她并不因独自一人而稍有不悦。

　　8. all the better 更好、更加

　　If he can come earlier, all the better. 他要是能早来一点儿，那就更好了。

　　9. so much the better/ worse (for sb. /sth.) 甚至更好 / 更坏

　　The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, (then) so much the better. 输赢对我们并不十分重要，但假如我们赢了，那就更好了。

　　六、表示选择。

　　1. more … than … 与其说……倒不如说……；不是……而是……

　　He was more surprised than angry. 他并非生气，而是大吃一惊。

　　2. would sooner / rather … than … 与其……（宁愿）……

　　I'd sooner/rather play football than go swimming. 我倒想踢足球，不想游泳。

　　3. (be) more like … than … 不像……倒像……

　　It is more like a lion than a dog. 它不像一条狗，倒像一头狮子。

　　4. rather … than … /rather than 宁可，而不

　　I am rather bored than tired. 我与其说是疲惫，不如说是厌倦。

　　5. other than 除了……，除……之外

　　I can't do other than obey. 除了服从，我别无他法。

　　6. rather … than otherwise 不是别的而是……

　　It is rather cold than otherwise. 天还是挺冷的。

　　7. no/none other than 正是，除……之外无其他

　　That man was no/none other than my husband. 那个人（不是别人）正是我丈夫。

　　七、表示否定。

　　1. no longer /not … any longer; no more/not … any more 不再

　　The old man stays in his village now; he doesn't travel any more/any longer. 这老人现在住在村子里，他不再旅游了。

　　2. no more 不再；不复存在（死了）；也不；也没有

　　Time lost will return no more. 失去的时间不会再来。

　　3. less than 不……

　　His long speech left me less than satisfactory. 我对他的长篇演讲很不满意。

　　八、表示频度。

　　1. more often than not 经常；多半

　　Nancy comes to work early more often than not. 南希经常上班很早。

　　2. see more/less of someone 更常 / 少见；再 / 少见到

　　I hope we'll see more of you. 我希望我们能够和你再见面。

　　九、表示持续。

　　1. once more 再；又

　　The teacher said he'd repeat the question once more. 老师说他会把问题再说一遍。

　　2. none + the + 比较极：毫不；毫无

　　After hearing her talk on computers I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. 听了他的有关电脑的报告后，我似乎毫无收获。