(1) more --- than与其……不如……
例：He is more lazy than slow at his work.
= He is less slow than lazy at his work.
在工作上与其说他慢不如说他懒。
(2) more than超过;不仅仅是;非常
例：These flags are more than just colorful pieces of cloth and thread sewn together. 这些旗子不只是不同颜色的布料和丝线逢在一起。
(3) not more than最多，不超过
例：They finished the project in not more than one year.
在不超过一年的时间内，他们完成了那项工程。
(4) no more than仅仅
例：The officials could see no more than the Emperor.那些官员能看到的仅仅是皇帝