refer to sth/sb 提到某物/某人，意指某物，涉及某人 refer to ... as ... 将......称为......

　refer的过去式、过去分词: referred现在分词: referring

4、more than (用法)

① more than + 数词: 含"多于/大于...、超过"之意

Judging from his appearance, he is more than 40. 从他的外表判断，他40多岁了。

More than ten policemen turned up at the spot where the accident happened.十多位警察出现在出事地点。

② more than + 名词: 表"不仅仅..."、"不只是..."

　Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too. 杰森不仅是一名演讲者，还是名作家。

He is more a butcher than a doctor.他与其说是位医生倒不如说是个屠夫。

③ more than + 形容词/分词: 表"很、非常/十分"的意思

I assure you I am more than glad to help you. 我确信，我很乐意帮助你。

I was more than surprised to see the lion standing at the body.看到那头狮子站在尸体旁边,我非常惊讶。

④ more than和含有情态动词的句子连用,有否定意义,表示"是......难以......"或"超过了......所能"。

The beauty of the mountainous country is more than I can describe.我难以描述那个山村的美丽。

⑤ more A than B与其说是B倒不如说是A

more...than..."中，肯定"more"后内容，而否定"than"后内容，"是...而不是...、与其说...不如说..."

Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened. 听到吵闹声，男孩是惊讶而不是害怕。

He is more a scholar than a teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。

⑥ not more than 有两种用法:

a [后接名词] 作"不超过、至多"解。 There are not more than five books in the case. 箱子里至多有五本书。

b [后接从句]常为"not more...than",作"还比不上"解。侧重点在后一个分句,译成汉语时,仍按原来的语序。

　　　　　I am not more mad than you. 我哪里像你那么疯。

　　　　　This book is not more interesting than that one. 这本书不如那本书有趣。

⑦ no more than = not any more than [后接名词] (=only) 作"只不过，仅仅，只有"解。

He is no more than a puppet. 他不过是个傀儡。

比较：1）no more than的意思是"只不过"，not more than的意思是"不多于"。

This room is no bigger than that. 这个房间并不比那个大。 (有"两个房间都不大"的含义)

This room is not bigger than that one. 这个房间不比那个大。 (没"两个房间都不大或都不小"的含义)

2）no less than的意思是"不亚于"，not less than的意思是"不少于"。

There were no less than a thousand people at the meeting. 到会的有一千人之多。(有"到会人多"的含义)