在英语中通常用下列方式表示的词:在形容词或副词前加more(如 more natural,more clearly ),或加后缀 -er(newer,sooner ).典型的是指形容词或副词所表示的质、量或关系的增加
A.“比较级+ and +比较级”或“more and more +原级”表示“越来越……”.
It is getting cooler and cooler.
天气越来越凉爽.
The wind became more and more heavily.
风变得越来越大.
B.“the +比较级……,the+比较级”,表示“越……越……”.
The more money you make,the more you spend.
钱你赚得越多,花得越多.
The sooner,the better.越快越好.
C.表示倍数的比较级用法:
a.A is …times the size /height/length/width of B.
The new building is three times the height of the old one.
这座新楼比那座旧楼高三倍.(新楼是旧楼的四倍高)
b.A is …times as big /high/long/wide/large as B.
Asia is four times as large as Europe.
亚洲是欧洲的四倍大.(亚洲比欧洲大三倍)
c.A is …times larger /higher/longer/wider than B.
Our school is twice bigger than yours.
我们学校比你们学校大两倍.