表示“比较” （1）be only marginally more... than…: 与……相比仅是略微更…… Thus we can see that the new hospital is only marginally more efficient than the old one. 因此我们可以看出，这家新医院的效率比起旧的那家只略微高了一点。 （2）be only fractionally more than: 与……相比仅是略微更…… The birth rate is only fractionally higherthan that in the last decade. 如今出生率相比上个十年来说只是稍微高了点。 （3）be in stark/sharp contrast with:与……形成鲜明的对比 This new trend is in stark contrast with the trend it experienced in the late twentieth century. 这一新趋势与它在二十世纪末经历的那个趋势形成了鲜明的对比。 （4）be considerably more than:远比……更加…… The interest rate in UK is considerably higher than that in China. 英国的利率远远高于中国。 （5）in proportion to: 与……成比例，与……相称 Basically, Bill would tax fossil fuels in proportion to the amount of carbon they release. 基本上，该法案会基于碳排放量成比例对化石燃料征税。 （6）in inverse proportion to:成反比 We have senators whose integrity isin inverse proportion to their expense accounts. 我们的参议员的人品和他们的报销额度成反比。
