(1) no more than =only只有，僅僅，只不過(guò)
There are no more than a hundred people in the hall.大廳里只有100人。
(2) not more than=at the most不超過(guò)，至多
There are not more than a hundred people in the hall.大廳里至多100人。
(3) no less than多達(dá)，不少于
He made no less than￡500. 他賺了多達(dá)五百英鎊的錢。
He walks no less than five miles to school. 他上學(xué)至少要走五英里。
(4) less than不到，不太，極不
I won’t take less than $5000 for my car.我的汽車低于5000美元不賣。
The boys were less than happy about having a party. 開晚會(huì)男孩子并不很高興。
Doctors have been less than successful in treating this condition.醫(yī)生在治療這種病時(shí)極不成功。
(5) more than多于，超過(guò)((=over, 后接數(shù)詞);不只是(=not only, 后接名詞、動(dòng)詞或副詞);非常，十分(=very, 后接形容詞、副詞、動(dòng)詞或分詞);難以，完全不能(用于more than…can…)“。
He was more than seventy years of age. 他有七十多歲了。
He more than smiled, but laughed.他不只是微笑而是大笑。
They were more than glad to help.他們非常樂(lè)于幫忙。
That is more than I can tell.那我就不知道了。
(6) more or less(=almost, nearly, about)基本上，差不多，大約
The work is more or less finished.工作基本上完成了。
The repairs will cost $30, more or less.修理費(fèi)大約要30美元。
(7) sooner or later遲早，早晚，總有一天
You should tell her because she’ll find out sooner or later.你還是告訴她吧，因?yàn)樗缤頃?huì)發(fā)覺(jué)的。
(8) what’s more而且，此外，還有，更有甚者
I missed the bus and had to walk home. What’s more, it was raining and I got all wet. 我趕不上巴士，不得不走回家，而且那時(shí)正在下雨，我全身都濕透了。
(9) no sooner…than…一……就……
He had no sooner arrived than he was asked to leave again.他剛到就被支走了。
