Word · Frequency #1
the
越……越……
核心释义
常用于 the more…, the more… 句型，表示两者同时变化。
Used in the pattern “the + comparative, the + comparative” to show that one thing changes in proportion to another.
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与比较级或与more和动词短语连用,建立与其他比较级的关联
With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
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与比较级连用,常与for it连用,表示结果更像所说的比较级。可以用none否定
With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
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超越所有其他
Beyond all others.
更；越发；最；极其；与比较级或与more和动词短语连用,建立与其他比较级的关联；与比较级连用,常与for it连用,表示结果更像所说的比较级。可以用none否定；超越所有其他
用法In use
The more you practice, the easier it becomes.
用法提示：这里用 the...the... 结构，把两个比较级连在一起，表示“越……越……”。
The earlier we start, the sooner we'll arrive.
用法提示：句中 the earlier 与 the sooner 搭配，体现两个比较级之间的关联，说明“越……就越……”。
The less you sleep, the harder it is to concentrate.
用法提示：这里的 the less 和 the harder 构成比较级关联结构，强调两件事同时变化。
the + 比较级(+ 主语 + 谓语), the + 比较级(+ 主语 + 谓语)
这两个the都是副词，第一个表示‘越……’，第二个表示‘就越……’，构成比例关系。
The more you practice, the better you get.
你练习得越多，就变得越好。
all the + 比较级
all the表示‘更加’，强调程度增加。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the more, the better
- 越多越好
- When it comes to practice, the more, the better.说到练习，越多越好。
- the sooner, the better
- 越快越好
- We need to finish this project; the sooner, the better.我们需要完成这个项目；越快越好。
- the more, the merrier
- 人越多越热闹
- Bring your friends along—the more, the merrier!带上你的朋友们——人越多越热闹！
- the harder you work, the luckier you get
- 越努力越幸运
- My father always said, "The harder you work, the luckier you get."我父亲常说：“越努力越幸运。”
- the less said, the better
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把两个the想象成同步升降的电梯，代表‘越…越…’
语境与语域Context & Register
该用法（the...the...）在口语和书面语中都很常见，语域中性，多用于比较结构，表示两者同时增减或成比例。
语法说明Grammar Note
用于比较级前，表示两者同时增减的比例关系
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -the share the same consonant /ð/ but only those with stressed vowel /iː/ (like breathe, teethe, seethe, wreathe) rhyme with the target's strong pronunciation /ðiː/. Bathe (/beɪð/) and clothe (/kloʊð/) are spelling lookalikes with different vowels.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.