a. “more than＋名詞”表示“多於……”、“非但……尤其是”如：
1)modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2)jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
b. “more than＋數詞”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：
3) i have known david for more than 20 years.
4)let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
c. “more than＋形容詞”等於“很”或“非常”的意思，如：
5)in doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6)i assure you i am more than glad to help you.
d. 在“more...than...”中，肯定“more”後面的而否定“than”後面的，約等於“是……而不是……”如：
7)the difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
8)this book seems to be more a manual than a text.
9)catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.
10)hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.
f. “no more...than...”表示“不……；不如……”，如：
14) i can no more do that than anyone else.
15) a learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.”
“no more…...than...”的語義，也可用“not any more than...”來取代，因此 15 可以變成 16。
16)a learner cannot... any more than ...”同樣的， 17可以變成 18：
17)dr hu is no more a poet than dr wu is a philosopher.
18) dr hu is not a poet any more than dr wu is a philosopher.
此外，“more than”也在一些慣用語中出現，如：
19)more offen than not （經常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
20)all of us are more than a little concerned about（非常關心）the current economic problems.