作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期：2013-3-6
… no less … than …
结构︰A+动词+no less+B+than+C+动词+D
说明︰此句型意为“A 是 B 和 C 是 D 一样”。“no less … than”等於“as … as”，no less 之後可置<副词>或 <形容词>修饰。
A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is. 鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。
He is no less clever than his elder brother. 他和他的大哥一样聪明。
She is no less good at swimming than Mary. 她和玛丽一样擅长游泳。
His parents are no less happy over his engagement than he is （happy over his engagement）。
他的双亲对他订婚的高兴并不亚於他自己。
He studies no less hard than John. 他和约翰一样用功。
Associating with good friends is no less important to us than choosing good books.
交益友与选择好书对我们同样重要。
A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。
Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable.运动服和西服套一样，非常畅销。
not more … than …
结构︰not more…than…
说明︰此句型意为“没有比…更多；最多只是和…一样”。等於“at best as … as”。
She is not more beautiful than Mary. 她不比玛丽美丽--顶多只是和玛丽一样美。
I was not more surprised than he （was）。 我不像他那样惊讶。
He is not more handsome than I. 他不比我潇洒--顶多跟我一样潇洒。
not less … than
结构︰not less … than
说明︰此句型意为“没有比…更少；至少与…一样”。等於“at least as … as”。
She is not less beautiful than Mary. 她至少和玛丽一样美丽。
He is not less interested in #posing music than Jane. 他至少跟珍一样对谱曲很感兴趣。
He is not less handsome than I. 他至少跟我一样潇洒。
no more than …
结构︰no more than+名词
说明︰此句型意为“仅仅…”。等於“only+<名词>”，强调稀少。
It will take no more than five days to read the book. 不到五天，我就会把这本书读完。
It is no more than ten minutes' walk from the station. 由车站走到这里只有十分钟的路程。
I had no more than 2 or 3 mistakes on my English assignment.
我的英文作业中只有两三处错误。
no less than …
结构︰no less than+名词
说明︰此句型意为“多达…；足足有…之多”。等於“as many/much as …”，强调多。
I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work. 我的工资多达一万元。
The audience was no less than five thousand. 听众有五千人之多。
That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night.
那间旅馆的住宿费大约要20元一晚呢。
No less than ten students flunked the exam. 整整有十位学生在这次考试中不及格。
not more than …
结构︰not more than+名词
说明︰此句型意为“最多不超过…”。等於“at most+<数词>+<名词>”。
It is not more than ten minutes' walk from the station. 由车站走到这里最多十分钟的路程。
I'll stay here not more than three days. 我将待在这里最多不超过三天。
For safety's sake, don't drive more than 30 kilometers per hour in the city.
为了安全起见，在市内开车时速不要超过三十公里。
not less than …
结构︰not less than+名词
说明︰此句型意为“至少…”。等於“at least+<数词>+<名词>”。
The audience was not less than five thousand. 听众至少也有五千人。
I'll stay here not less than three days. 我将待在这里至少三天。
Though they think it takes no more than three days to fulfill the mission, I believe it takes not less than six days. 虽然他们认为完成这任务只需三天，但我却认为至少需要六天。
at best + N
结构︰at best+名词
说明︰此句型意为“充其量…；只不过是…”。等於“nothing but …”。
Don't expect much of him; he is at best a student. 不要对他期望过高；他只不过是个学生。
She is at best a second-rate singer. 她充其量是个二流歌手。
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