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Comparative Adjectives (比较级形容词): Quantifiers(量词)
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things. Quantifiers show if the difference is big or small.
比较形容词是用来比较两个事物的。量词显示差异是大还是小。
Quantifiers showing a big difference(表示差异很大的量词)
a lot (informal) /a great deal / far/ much/ significantly/ considerably/ way (informal)
Quantifiers showing a small difference(表示差异不大的量词)
a little /a bit (informal) /slightly /marginally /a shade /a hair/ a tad (informal)
These quantifiers can be used both to show a “more” difference and a “less” difference:
(这些量词既可以表示比较大的差异,也可以表示比较小的差异)
例句1:This car is a bit more expensive than this motorcycle. 这辆小汽车比这辆摩托车贵一点。
例句2:This motorcycle is a bit less expensive than this car. 这辆摩托车比这辆汽车便宜一点。
例句3:This house is way bigger than that apartment. 这房子比那间公寓大多了。
例句4:That apartment is way smaller than this house. 那间公寓比这栋房子小多了。
⚠️These quantifiers CANNOT be used with the not as ___ as structure:
这些量词不能与not as____as结构一起使用:
My brother is much not as old as me. ❌
My brother is much younger than me. ✅
我弟弟比我小很多。
Jill is a little not as tall as Kim. ❌
Jill is a little shorter than Kim. ✅
吉尔比金矮一点。