복합형태:
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better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | ~보다 나은 |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | ~보다 더 큰 |
| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | ~보다 더 중요한, 더 비중 있는 |
| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly US, colloquial (different from) (미국, 구어체) | ~와 다른 |
| easier said than done adj | (difficult to do) (하는 것보다) | 말하는 건 쉽다 |
| | Losing weight is easier said than done. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | ~보다 훨씬 더 많은 |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | ~보다 훨씬 더 |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | ~보다 더 빠른 형 |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | ~보다 더 신속한 형 |
| | Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
larger-than-life,
larger than life adj | (very striking) | (실제보다) 과장된 |
| | | 허풍을 떠는 |
| | | 전설적인 |
| 참고: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | She's a larger-than-life character who is usually the centre of attention. |
| less than adj | (not as many as) | ~ 미만의, ~에 미치지 못하는 |
| 참고: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than' |
| | We have less than ten places available for students. |
| less than adj | (not as much or as great as) | ~보다 적은 |
| | She ate less than her brother. |
| | Five is less than seven. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | 보통, 일반적으로 |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | ~보다 더 |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | 무엇보다도 |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | 무엇보다도 |
| | 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) | 너무 많은 |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
more than enough [sth],
more than enough of [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | 너무 많은 |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| | Against Greece, the team had more than enough of the ball, but could not score a goal. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | 그 어느 때보다 더욱 |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. |
| | After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| more than one n | (a number greater than one) | 둘 이상 |
| | 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]) | 둘 이상 |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| no later than prep | (on or before, by) | 적어도 ~까지 |
| | Full payment must be received no later than two weeks before the start of the course. |
| | Rooms must be vacated no later than midday. |
| other than adj + prep | (apart from) | ~을 제외하고는 |
| | There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. |
| | Other than a couple seated at a table by the window, the restaurant was deserted. |
| other than that expr | (apart from this, otherwise) | 그 외에 |
| | I am sensitive to nickel; other than that, I have no allergies. |
| rather than conj | (in preference to) | ~보다 조 |
| | I'll have wine rather than beer with my dinner. If you have a problem at school, it's worth speaking to your teacher rather than keeping quiet about it. |
| rather than conj | (in contrast to) (비교) | ~보다 |
| | The movie is more of a thriller rather than a horror film. |
| The pen is mightier than the sword. expr | figurative (words are powerful) (비유) | 펜은 칼보다 강하다. 감 |
| | Some say that the pen is mightier than the sword. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | 눈에 보이는 것이 다가 아니다 |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | ~보다 못하게, ~보다 못 |
| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | ~보다 못한 |
| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) | ~보다 못하는 |
| | That player is worse than me. |
| younger than expr | (not as old as) | ~보다 어린 형 |
| | All of my siblings are younger than me. |