than/ðæn,ðən/

1.preposition

(in comparisons) 比

She's taller than her husband.
她比丈夫高。
We've got less than three weeks.
我们只有不到3周的时间了。
This year my salary is more than twice what it was last year.
我今年的薪水是去年的两倍多。
2.conjunction



He loves her more than she loves him.
他比她爱得深。
it's smaller than a matchbox
它比一个火柴盒还小
more/less than Paul
比保罗多/少
more than 20
多于20
more than once
不止一次
she's older than you think
她比你想的年纪要大
I'd rather stay in than go out
我宁可呆在家里而不愿出去