表達倍數時,兩倍用twice/double, 三倍以上用基數詞+times,常見的表達方式如下:
1. 倍數+as…as型
例如:We have produced three times as many computers aswe did last year.我們生產的計算機是去年的三倍多。
2. 倍數+the size of 型
例如:China is almostfive times the size of Mexico in area.在面積上,中國幾乎是墨西哥的五倍大。
3. 倍數+what從句
例如:The length of the road is twice what it was three years ago.這條路是三年前的兩倍長。
4. 倍數+比較級+than
例如:I am twice older than you. 我的年齡是你年齡的兩倍。
5. 比較級+ than…+ by+倍數
例如:The line islonger than that one by twice.這根繩子比那根長兩倍。