成句・複合語: more | many | much |
| a little more n | (a small additional quantity) | もう少し 副 HHiraganaもうすこし |
| | (口語) | もうちょっと 副 HHiraganaもうちょっと |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adj | (slightly more) | もう少し、もう少しだけ 副 HHiraganaもうすこし、もうすこしだけ |
| | (口語) | もうちょっと、もうちょっとだけ 副 HHiraganaもうちょっと、もうちょっとだけ |
| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more adv | (for a short while longer) | もう少し長く 副 HHiraganaもうすこしながく |
| | (口語) | もうちょっと長く 副 HHiraganaもうちょっとながく |
| | The girl asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more adv | (slightly more often) | もう少し頻繁に 副 HHiraganaもうすこしひんぱんに |
| | (口語) | もうちょっと頻繁に 副 HHiraganaもうちょっとひんぱんに |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a lot more n | (greater amount) (量) | より多く(の量)、もっとたくさん、より豊富 名 HHiraganaよりおおく(のりょう)、もっとたくさん、よりほうふ |
| | A banker makes a lot more than a teacher. |
| | 銀行マンは教師より多く稼ぐ。 |
| a lot more n | (greater number) (数) | より多く(の数)、もっとたくさん、より多数 名 HHiraganaよりおおく(のすう)、もっとたくさん、よりたすう |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| | 数百は数十より多い。 |
| a lot more adj | (in greater amount) (量) | より多く(の量)、もっとたくさん、より豊富 形 HHiraganaよりおおく(のりょう)、もっとたくさん、よりほうふ |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| | 種を作るのにより多くの小麦粉が必要だ。 |
| a lot more adj | (in greater number) (量) | より多く(の量)、もっとたくさん、より豊富 形 HHiraganaよりおおく(のりょう)、もっとたくさん、よりほうふ |
| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| a lot more adv | (to greater degree) (程度、度合い) | より強く、より高く 副 HHiraganaよりつよく、よりたかく |
| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| all the more expr | (before adjective or adverb: even more) | いっそう、なおさら、余計、それだけ 副 HHiraganaいっそう、なおさら、よけい、それだけ |
| | I'm happy that my sister is getting married, and I'm all the more excited because I'm going to be a bridesmaid. |
| all the more expr | (even more) | なおさら、いっそう 副 HHiraganaなおさら、いっそう |
| | Crying in front of her embarrassed him, but it made her love him all the more. |
| all the more so expr | (even more so) | ますますそうだ 副 HHiraganaますますそうだ |
| | You need a strong pair of boots if you go hiking, all the more so now that it's winter. |
| any more adj | (some remaining) | これ[それ]以上の HHiraganaこれ[それ]いじょうの |
| | Do we have any more bread? |
anymore, also UK: any more adv | (with negative: any longer) (否定文で) | もうこれ以上は、もう 副 HHiraganaもうこれいじょうは、もう |
| | I can't take this oppressive heat anymore! |
| | この猛暑にはもう耐えられない! |
breathe easier, breathe more easily vi + adv | (stop struggling for breath) | 楽に息をする、楽に呼吸する HHiraganaらくにいきをする、らくにこきゅうする |
| | The drug relaxes the muscles in the chest so the patient can breathe easier. |
delve deeper, delve more deeply vtr + adv | figurative (investigate further) (問題などを) | 掘り下げる、追究する、精査する 他動 HHiraganaほりさげる、ついきゅうする、せいさする |
| | Unconvinced by the woman's alibi, the chief inspector delved deeper and discovered that she was lying. |
| even more adj | (with an adjective or adverb: still more) | さらに 副 HHiraganaさらに |
| | Vigilance is even more necessary now than it was two years ago. |
| even more adv | (still more, all the more) | ましてや、なおさら 副 HHiraganaましてや、なおさら |
| | If you do this for her she'll love you even more. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | ~より非常に多い 形 HHiragana~よりひじょうにおおい |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | ~以上だ、~どころではない 形 HHiragana~いじょうだ、~どころではない |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
forevermore, forever more, for evermore adv | (forever, for all time) | 永久に、ずっと 副 HHiraganaえいきゅうに、ずっと |
| | We shall now and forevermore call this land "Freedonia." |
| make [sth] more attractive v expr | (improve the appearance of [sth]) | ~の見栄えをより良くする 動詞句 HHiragana~のみばえをよりよくする |
| | I'm going to paint the outside of the house to make it more attractive to buyers. |
| make [sth] more attractive v expr | figurative (make more appealing) | ~をより魅力的にする 動詞句 HHiragana~をよりみりょくてきにする |
| | I'm going to offer a free car with the house to make it more attractive to buyers. |
| make [sth] more difficult v expr | (complicate [sth]) | ~をもっと難しくする 動詞句 HHiragana~をもっとむずかしくする |
| | Cluttered surfaces make cleaning difficult. |
| many more adj | (large additional number of [sth]) | もっとたくさんの、更にたくさんの 形 HHiraganaもっとたくさんの、さらにたくさんの |
| | There are many more coffee shops around here now than there were twenty years ago. |
| many more pron | (a large additional number) | もっとたくさん 形+複 HHiraganaもっとたくさん |
| | These objectives and many more will be met at the conference on Friday. |
| more and more adv | (increasingly) | ますます、もっと 副 HHiraganaますます、もっと |
| | The world is getting more and more developed. |
| more and more adj | (increasing in amount or number) | いっそう多くの 連体句 HHiraganaいっそうおおくの |
| | They are building more and more strip malls every day. |
| more distant adj | (location: further away) (距離) | より遠くの、さらに遠方の 形 HHiraganaよりとおくの、さらにえんぽうの |
| | | さらに離れている 形 HHiraganaさらにはなれている |
| | I usually spend my holidays in this country but hope to go somewhere more distant next year. |
| more distant adj | (person: colder, more detached) (人・態度) | もっとよそよそしい[他人行儀な、冷たい] 形 HHiraganaもっとよそよそしい[たにんぎょうぎな、つめたい] |
| | He is becoming more distant by the day. We hardly speak anymore. |
| more importantly adv | (with greater significance) | 更に重要なことに、何よりも、それより 副 HHiraganaさらにじゅうようなことに、なによりも、それより |
| | Tomorrow is Saturday and, more importantly, it's my birthday! |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | むしろ~に近い 副 HHiraganaむしろ~にちかい |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| more likely adj | (more probable) | よりふさわしい、より起こり得る 形 HHiraganaよりふさわしい、よりおこりうる |
| | People are more likely to take precautions after last season's fires. |
| more often adv | (with greater frequency) | 非常にしばしば、よく、頻繁に、しょっちゅう 副 HHiraganaひじょうにしばしば、よく、ひんぱんに、しょっちゅう |
| | I wish we could have lunch together more often. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | だいたい、たいてい、いつも 副 HHiraganaだいたい、たいてい、いつも |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | 多少、いくぶん 副 HHiraganaたしょう、いくぶん |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
| more so adv | (increasingly or additionally) | なおさら 副 HHiraganaなおさら |
| | There's usually a lot of traffic on this road, more so at rush hour. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | ~より 副 HHiragana~より |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than prep | (greater than adequate number) | ~より多い 形 HHiragana~よりおおい |
| | You have more books than you can ever read! |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | 何よりも、とりわけ 副 HHiraganaなによりも、とりわけ |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | 何よりも、一番 副 HHiraganaなによりも、いちばん |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| more than enough n | (plenty) | 過剰 名 HHiraganaかじょう |
| | | 有り余るほど 副 HHiraganaありあまるほど |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
| | 過剰に持てる人がいる一方で、貧しい人と飢えている人々がいるのは不公平である。 |
| more than enough [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | 十分、たくさん 形 HHiraganaじゅうぶん、たくさん |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| | ご一緒に夕食をどうぞ;食べ物がたんとありますから。 |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | かつてないほど、これまでになく 副 HHiraganaかつてないほど、これまでになく |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| | あなたの冒険話で私は今までかつてないほど旅行したいと思っている。彼と週末を過ごしてから、かつてないほど彼のことを好きになっている。 |
| more than expected adv | (greater degree than anticipated) | 期待[予想]以上に 副 HHiraganaきたい[よそう]いじょうに |
| | It rained more than expected last night. |
| more than expected n | (greater quantity than anticipated) (数量など) | 期待[予想]以上 副 HHiraganaきたい[よそう]いじょう |
| | The number of people attending the match was more than expected. |
| more than half n | (an amount or number greater than 50%) | 半分[50%]以上 名 HHiraganaはんぶん[ごじゅっぱーせんと]いじょう |
| | You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
| more than one n | (a number greater than one) (数) | 2以上、2個以上、2人以上、一つより多いこと 名 HHiraganaにいじょう、にこいじょう、ふたりいじょう、ひとつよりおおいこと |
| | He says he has only had one beer, but the way he is behaving, it looks like he's had more than one. |
| more than one adj | (greater than one: of [sth]) | 2(個、人など)以上の、二つ以上の、複数の、一つより多くの 形 HHiraganaに(こ、ひとなど)いじょうの、ふたついじょうの、ふくすうの、ひとつよりおおくの |
| | | 一つや二つではない 形 HHiraganaひとつやふたつではない |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| much more n | (a considerably larger quantity) | もっとたくさん、他にもいっぱい HHiraganaもっとたくさん、ほかにもいっぱい |
| | Much more will have to be done if we want to succeed. |
| much more adv | (to a greater degree) | はるかに、ずっと、もっと HHiraganaはるかに、ずっと、もっと |
| | I like him much more now than I did when he was younger. |
| neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | 同程度、ちょうど 副 HHiraganaどうていど、ちょうど |
| | Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl. Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. |
| | 卵ちょうど1個をボールの中に入れて下さい。彼女の娘は、息子とちょうど同じだけ、母から遺贈を受けた。 |
| neither more nor less adv | (to the same amount or degree) | まさしく、~に他ならない 副 HHiraganaまさしく、~にほかならない |
| | This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. |
| | この馬はあの馬とまさしく同じくらい早く走ります。 |
| no more n | (not greater than this) | それ以上~しない 副 HHiraganaそれいじょう~しない |
| | No more sausages for me, thank you; I've eaten enough. |
| | もうソーセージは入りません、ありがとうございます;十分頂きましたから。 |
| no more adv | (to no greater an amount or degree) | ~以下 名 HHiragana~いか |
| | Please pour in no more than one liter of water. |
| | 水は1リットル以上注がないでください。 |
| no more adv | (not now) | 今はできない 副 HHiraganaいまはできない |
| | Barry used to be a heavy smoker, but no more. |
| no more and no less n | (an equal amount or degree) | 同量、同程度 名 HHiraganaどうりょう、どうていど |
| | Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. |
| | オイル1パイント分を入れて下さい。 |
| no more and no less adv | (equally) | 平等に、均等に 副 HHiraganaびょうどうに、きんとうに |
| | The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. |
| no more and no less adj | (exactly) | ちょうど、厳密に 他動 HHiraganaちょうど、げんみつに |
| | I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. |
| | 正確な料金をお受け致します。 |
| not any more expr | (no longer, not any longer) (未来:行動、言動) | もはや~ない、もう~ない 動詞句 HHiraganaもはや~ない、もう~ない |
| | I used to travel a lot, but not any more. |
| | 昔はよく旅をしたけれど、今はもはやしません。 |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | 他に何もない 表 HHiraganaほかになにもない |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | ~にすぎない、~でしかない 表 HHiragana~にすぎない、~でしかない |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| once more adv | (yet again) | さらにもう一度、また 副 HHiraganaさらにもういちど、また |
| | Once more you have failed to get your essay in on time. |
| once more adv | (one more time) | もう一度、今一度 副 HHiraganaもういちど、いまいちど |
| | Can you please show me once more how it works? |
| one more adj | (another) | もうひとつの 形 HHiraganaもうひとつの |
| | I'll give you one more chance. |
| one more pron | (another one) | 他のもの 名 HHiraganaほかのもの |
| | Can I have one more, please? |
| one more time adv | (once more) | もう一度、また 副 HHiraganaもういちど、また |
| | Please, repeat the question one more time. |
| or more adv | (perhaps a larger quantity) (数量) | あるいはそれ以上、~以上 副 HHiraganaあるいはそれいじょう、~いじょう |
| | It will take two hours or more just to drive through Chicago. |
| some more adv | (an additional quantity) | もう少し 副 HHiraganaもうすこし |
| some more prep | (an additional quantity of) | もう少しの 前 HHiraganaもうすこしの |
| still more adv | (even more, yet more) | さらに多く、もっとたくさん、いっそう 副 HHiraganaさらにおおく、もっとたくさん、いっそう |
| | Sometimes if you tell someone that they cannot have something, they want it still more. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | 見かけによらない 形 HHiraganaみかけによらない |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| what is more adv | (moreover, in addition) | さらには、その上 副 HHiraganaさらには、そのうえ |
| | The food served in that restaurant is not very good and, what is more, it's overpriced. |