(1)let alone,如:Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, let alone the same company.(今天, 越来越少的人愿意在同一领域工作一辈子,更不用说在同一家公司了。) (2)not to speak of (后接名词),如:His friends and colleagues will be very upset, not to speak of his parents. (他的朋友和同事都会为此事难过,更不用说他的父母了。) (3)not to mention或without mentioning (后接名词),如:We were served French champagne, not to mention usual cocktail.(他们连法国香槟酒也端来给我们喝,更不用说平常的鸡尾酒了。) (4)to say nothing of (后接名词或动名词),如:This sentence is very awkward, to say nothing of its being obscure.(这个句子别扭得很,更不用说它语义晦涩了。) (5)much/even less (后接代词﹑动词或句子),如:I never think of it, much less say it.(我想都未想到它,更不用说讲到它了。)