1. even more意为“甚至更”,其中even是程度副词,more多与than连用构成比较级,如:Astronomers say the planetoid is even more mysterious than they first thought.(天文学家们说,这颗小行星比他们最初想象的甚至更神秘。) 2. no less意为“不少于,不亚于,同样……”,多与than构成比较级,如:Technology is no less important than market.(技术和市场同样重要。) 3. still less意为“更不用说”,用于否定句之后,对另一件事做更强有力的否定,如:He didn’t even have enough money to buy a used car, still less a new one.(他连买旧车的钱都不够,更不用说买新车了。) 4. still more意为“更不用说”,用于肯定句之后,对另一件事做更强有力的肯定,如:He is kind to me, still more to my elder brother.(他对我很和善,更不用说对我哥哥了。)
5.in view意为“可以看到,在望;有……目的或打算”,如:There was not a house in view.(看不到一座房子。) 6. in question意为“讨论(或议论)中的;有疑问,不确定”,如:the man in question(提到的那个人);The future is not in question.(未来发展不容置疑)。 7. in case意为“万一,以防”,引导条件状语从句,如:I shall stay in the hotel all day in case Mary comes.(我要一直呆在旅馆,以防玛丽过来。) 8. in effect意为“实际上,事实上;在实施中,有效”,如:His wife has, in effect, run the government.(实际上是他的妻子在执政。)These laws are in effect in twenty states.(这些法律在二十个州有效。)