高中英语词汇:英文倍数表达法

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  用英语表达"A 是 B 的 N 倍长(宽,高,大,重等)","A 比 B 长(宽,高,大,重等)N 倍" 或"A 的长度(宽度,高度,大小,重量等)是 B 的 N 倍",可用下列几种句型。

  1."A + be + 倍数 + as + 计量形容词原级 + as + B".

  This tree is three times as tall as that one. 这棵树是那棵树的三倍高。

  His father is twice as old as he. 他父亲的年纪有他两倍大。

  2."A + be + 倍数 + 计量形容词比较级 + than + B "

  The Yangtze River is almost twice longer than the Pearl River.

  长江差不多比珠江长两倍。

  The dictionary is exactly five times more expensive than that one.

  这本字典比那本恰好贵5倍。

  3."A + be + 倍数 + the + 计量名词 + of + B "

  The newly broadened square id four times the size of the previous one.

  新扩建的广场是未扩建时的四倍大。

  4."The + 计量名词 + of + A + be + 倍数 + that + of + B "

  The size of the newly broadened square is four times that of the previous one.

  新扩建的广场为以前的四倍大。

  5.其它

  I'm twice/ double his age. 我的年龄是他的两倍。

  I've paid five times the usual price for the stamp.

  我出了5倍于往常的价格买这枚邮票。