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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔FINISH〕The finished book was more of a personal diary than an autobiography. 这本写完的书与其说是自传，倒不如说是私人日记。朗文写作活用〔anticipation〕As with most pleasures, it's not so much the experience itself as the anticipation that is enjoyable.与大多数令人快乐的事情一样，真正令人快乐的与其说是事情本身，还不如说是那种期望的感觉。剑桥高阶〔bane〕This kind of high tech is more of a bane than a boon for mankind.这种高技术对于人类与其说造福不如说酿灾。英汉大词典〔coarse〕The book is racy rather than obscene.那本书与其说是猥亵的，倒不如说是活泼地。美国传统〔curt〕The manager was very curt with them and they left feeling not so much chastened as humiliated.经理对他们的态度很简慢, 他们离开时觉得与其说是受到了折磨, 不如说是侮辱。外研社新世纪〔design〕He became a photographer more by accident than by design.他能成为摄影师与其说是有意为之，不如说是纯属偶然美国传统〔disappointed〕Dad seemed more disappointed than angry.与其说爸爸生气，倒不如说他失望。朗文当代〔fantasy〕The film is more of a fantasy than a horror story.与其说这是一部恐怖片, 不如说是一部幻想片。外研社新世纪〔fantasy〕The film is more of an ironic fantasy than a horror story.这部影片与其说是恐怖片，不如说是带有讽刺意味的奇幻片。柯林斯高阶〔fit〕The description fits women far better than it fits men.这一描述与其说适用于男人, 还不如说更适用于女人。外研社新世纪〔gambit〕He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defence proposal.他认为与其说该提议是一项严肃的防御计划, 还不如说是外交上的一着棋。外研社新世纪〔gambit〕He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal.在他看来，与其说这是一项精心筹划的国防动议，倒不如说是外交上的一着妙棋。柯林斯高阶〔guesswork〕Their results owe more to educated guesswork than to actual knowledge.他们的成果与其说是基于实际的知识，还不如说是基于知识的猜测。牛津搭配〔heaven〕Heaven, theologians tell us, is not so much a place as a state.神学家告诉我们, 天堂与其说是一个地方, 不如说是一种状态。外研社新世纪〔hop〕Malcolm hopped rather than walked.马尔科姆与其说是用走的不如说是用单脚跳的。柯林斯高阶〔iron〕I looked at him not so much in fear as in an iron incomprehension.我盯着他看,与其说是害怕,不如说是感到茫然不解。英汉大词典〔jest〕It was a jest rather than a reproach.这与其说是责备, 不如说是句玩笑呢。外研社新世纪〔jest〕It was a jest rather than a reproach.这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。柯林斯高阶〔less〕His statement was less an apology than a confession.他的陈述与其说是道歉不如说是招供。麦克米伦高阶〔less〕The problem may be less a social issue than a legal one.这个问题与其说是社会问题不如说它更有可能是个法律问题。麦克米伦高阶〔less〕Trade union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.那个时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业, 倒不如说是一种使命。外研社新世纪〔less〕Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。柯林斯高阶〔liability〕Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.琼斯负伤以来，与其说他是全队的骨干倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。牛津高阶〔management〕He got the job more by luck than management.他得到这个工作与其说他手段高明,还不如说他运气好。英汉大词典〔more by accident than design〕The play was a success more by accident than design.这部剧的成功与其说是演得好，还不如说是运气好。剑桥高阶〔more of〕It's more of a guess than an estimate.与其说是估计，不如说是猜测。韦氏高阶〔more〕He is more of a poet than a musician.与其说他是个音乐家还不如说他是个诗人。 英汉大词典〔more〕He's more like a film star than a football manager, really.真的, 与其说他像足球教练, 不如说他更像电影明星。外研社新世纪〔more〕He's more like a film star than a lifeguard, really.真的，与其说他像救生员，不如说他更像电影明星。柯林斯高阶〔more〕It was more a worry than a pleasure.这事与其说让人高兴，不如说让人担心。朗文当代〔more〕It was more of a holiday than a training exercise.与其说是培训活动，还不如说是度假。朗文当代〔more〕She is more an acquaintance than a friend. = She's an acquaintance more than she is a friend.与其说她是个朋友还不如说她是个熟人。韦氏高阶〔more〕She's more lucky than clever.说她聪明，不如说她运气好。（参照She is luckier than her sister.）文馨英汉〔more〕She's more of a poet than a novelist.与其说是小说家，不如说她是诗人。剑桥高阶〔more〕The words were spoken more in sadness than in anger.这些话与其说是带着愤怒说出来的，倒不如说是带着哀伤说出来的。麦克米伦高阶〔more〕What she did was more of a mistake than a crime.她做的事与其说是犯罪，不如说是错误。麦克米伦高阶〔much〕Football for them is not so much a game as an obsession.对于他们而言, 与其说足球是一种运动, 不如说是一种迷恋。外研社新世纪〔much〕I don't really think of her as a daughter so much as a very good friend.与其说我把她当作女儿，不如说把她当作好朋友。柯林斯高阶〔much〕It was not so much that the work was difficult, but that it was so boring.与其说那项工作很难,不如说它很无聊。麦克米伦高阶〔much〕It wasn't so much the clothes as the man himself who impressed immediately.立即给人以深刻印象的与其说是衣服,还不如说是这个人本身。 英汉大词典〔much〕It's not so much Mandy I'm worried about, it's you.与其说我担心曼迪,不如说担心你。麦克米伦高阶〔much〕She told me she was not so much leaving her job as it was leaving her.她告诉我，与其说是她辞了工作，不如说是工作辞了她。柯林斯高阶〔much〕She was not so much nervous as impatient for the journey to be over.说她紧张，不如说她是不耐烦，希望旅途快点结束。朗文当代〔much〕They weren't so much islands as sandbars.与其说那是些岛屿,还不如说都是些沙洲。 英汉大词典〔not so much sth as sth〕I don't feel angry so much as sad.我感觉与其说是愤怒，例不如说是悲哀。剑桥高阶〔not so much sth as sth〕They're not so much lovers as friends.他们与其说是恋人，不如说是朋友。剑桥高阶〔of〕It was really more of a comment than a question.这与其说是问题不如说是评论。麦克米伦高阶〔out〕I went along to watch the ceremony, more out of curiosity than anything else.我跟着去看了典礼，与其说是为别的，不如说出于好奇。麦克米伦高阶〔politeness〕They accepted the food more out of politeness than because they were hungry.与其说他们因为饥饿接受了食物，还不如说是出于礼貌。牛津搭配〔psychological〕Harry's problems are more psychological than physical.哈里的问题与其说是身体上的，不如说是精神上的。麦克米伦高阶〔rather〕He is a writer rather than a teacher.与其说他是教师不如说他是作家。英汉大词典〔rather〕He lay rather than sat in his armchair.与其说他是坐在扶手椅里不如说是躺在里边。英汉大词典〔rather〕It is hot rather than warm.与其说天气暖和，不如说是热。文馨英汉〔reportorial〕His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.他的讲课与其说是分析评价倒不如说是事实报道。英汉大词典〔silly season〕It's the political silly season, and this policy is a very silly idea which seems more about public relations than solutions.现在是政治无聊时节，这一政策很无聊，与其说是寻求解决方案，不如说是为了取得公关效应。剑桥高阶〔sorrow〕He said that his decision to resign was made more in sorrow than in anger.他说他作出辞职的决定与其说是出于气愤，不如说是因为悲伤。朗文当代〔sorrow〕They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger.他们说作出这个决定，与其说是出于气愤，不如说是出于悲伤。牛津高阶〔so〕A good birth depends not so much on who you are but where you are and how much you know.好的出身与其说是取决于你的身份，还不如说是取决于你的生活环境和知识水平。柯林斯高阶〔so〕I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality.我与其说是反感威尔的行为，不如说是讨厌他的为人。柯林斯高阶〔so〕It's not so much a hobby as a career(= more like a career than a hobby).这与其说是爱好，不如说是职业。牛津高阶〔stillbirth〕Henry and Anne's son was more a miscarriage than a stillbirth.亨利和安妮的儿子与其说是死产, 还不如说是流产。外研社新世纪〔stinging〕It was a stinging blow, more startling than painful.这一下打得很痛, 不过与其说让人痛苦, 不如说让人大吃一惊。外研社新世纪〔substantive〕These changes are more symbolic than substantive.这些转变与其说是实质性的，不如说是象征性的。韦氏高阶〔than〕It was more a friendly warning than a threat.与其说是威胁，不如说是友好的警告。麦克米伦高阶〔than〕The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations.这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。柯林斯高阶〔the thrill of the chase〕He craved power over others, not so much for its own sake as for the thrill of the chase.他渴望得到至高的权力，与其说是为权力本身，还不如说是为了一种追逐的兴奋感。剑桥高阶Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat.派来500人的部队与其说是一种威胁，不如说是一种象征性的姿态。剑桥国际He was a factotum for the Director, rather than just a secretary.他与其说是经理的秘书，还不如说是给经理打杂的。剑桥国际I felt sure that his self-denial, as he handed me the last chocolate, was prompted less by selflessness than by a fear of getting fat.当他递给我最后一块巧克力的时候，我敢肯定他的克己行为与其说出于无私还不如说是害怕发胖。剑桥国际It was a jammy assignment -- more of a holiday really.这是一项非常容易的任务----其实还不如说是一个假日。剑桥国际It's not the cold so much as the dampness (= slight wetness) in the air that is bad for your lungs.与其说是寒冷，不如说是空气中的湿气对你的肺部有害。剑桥国际Sailing the Atlantic in such a tiny boat wasn't so much brave as foolhardy.坐这么小的船在大西洋上航行与其说是勇敢不如说是鲁莽。剑桥国际She's more of a poet than a musician. (= She spends more time being or is better suited to being a poet than a musician.) 与其说她是个音乐家还不如说她是个诗人。剑桥国际The dress is rather pink than purple.这衣服与其说是紫色的还不如说是粉红的。剑桥国际The value of a piece of land depends on where it is rather than on its size.一片土地的价值与其说取决于它的大小，不如说取决于所处地点。剑桥国际They're not so much friends as lovers (= They're more lovers than friends).他们与其说是朋友，不如说是恋人。剑桥国际Thursday's documentary was less of a narrative and more of a nightmarish phantasmagoria of prison life.星期二的记录片与其说是牢狱生活的叙述，还不如说是一连串恶梦般的幻影。剑桥国际When she gets excited she doesn't speak so much as yell.当她兴奋的时候，与其说她是在讲话，不如说她是在叫喊。剑桥国际 |
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