>用作連詞 (買粉絲nj.)

She was older than I was.

她年紀比我大。

I was inspired to work harder than ever before.

我受激勵比以往任何時候都更加努力地工作。

用作介詞 (prep.)

This street is four times shorter than that one.

這條街道比那條短四倍。

John is more diligent than anyone else in his class.

約翰比班上其他的同學用功。