more or less . a little；somewhat有点

He is more or less selfish．他多少有点自私。

The road runs more or less parallel to the Bell Street．这条路基本上是和贝尔大街平行的。

by September we knew more or less what our income would be for the whole year．到九月份，我们就大概知道了我们全年的收入是多少。

more or less . nearly大约

It is a mile，more or less，from his home to school．从他家到学校大约有一英里远。

 more than . very（后接形容词，表示被修饰的形容词的强烈程度）非常；十分；不仅仅

He was more than upset by the accident．他为此事故深感不安。

They were more than glad to help us．他们非常乐意帮助我们。

In doing experiments，you must be more than careful with the precision instruments．在做实验时，你必须特别小心这些精密仪器。

Such work requires more than indomitable will．这项工作不仅仅需要坚韧不拔的意志。

 more than . rather（后接副词或分词）简直；十分；不止…

The girl was more than slightly hurt．这女孩伤得可不轻。

She behaved more than fairly to him．她对他十分公正。

I was more than surprised；I was astonished．我不止是诧异，简直是大吃一惊。

 more than . nearly（后接动词）十分；绰绰有余；大大地；几乎

He more than hesitated to promise that．他几乎是拒绝答应那件事。

It was a moonless night，but the brilliant stars more than made up for the want of moonshine．晚来无月，但繁星点点，皎洁明亮，足补月亮之缺而有余。

 more than . not only（后接名词，或名词从句）不只是…；不仅仅…；非但…尤其…

He is more than a friend to me．他对我不只是一个朋友。

My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing．我到北京的旅行不仅仅是观光而已。

The stars are something more than huge inert masses；they are machines in action，generating and emitting the radiation by which we see them．星星不只是某种巨大的惰性物质，它们是运动着的机器，产生和放出我们借以看见它们的光。

 more than . over（后接数词）…以上；不只

We have studied English for more than ten years．我们学英语已经十多年了。

more than…can . cannot简直不；难以

His insolence is more than I can stand．他的傲慢使我难以忍受。

The beauty of the park is more than words can describe．这个公园的美不是语言所能描绘的。

The traveller entertained his host with stories，some of which were really more than could be believed．这个旅行者讲了一些故事给他的主人听，其中一些简直难以置信。

more than a little . very十分

If you tell your father what you've done，he'll be more than a little angry．如果你把你所干的事情告诉你父亲，他会很生气的。

mount up . increase增长；上升

His debts are beginning to mount up．他的债务开始越欠越多。

The money he put aside every month soon mounted up to quite a sizable amount．他每月积累的钱很快就达到一笔可观的数字。

 move a muscle  . move a little挪动一点

The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle．女孩子们惊讶之极，在那儿一动也不动。

The robber said he would shoot the bank worker if he moved a muscle．强盗说银行职员若敢动一下，他就开枪。

move about . move around . travel about到处旅行；走来走去；搬来搬去

He is a great traveller and has moved about all over the world．他是个大旅行家，走遍了全世界。

I can hear somebody moving about upstairs．我听见楼上有人走动。

Before liberation his family was moved around a good deal．解放前他的家老是搬来搬去。

move about . move around . be restless坐立不安

The children kept moving about．孩子们总动个不停。

 move in . transfer one's possessions to where he is going to live搬进；迁入

Our new neighbours are moving in tomorrow．我们的新邻居明天搬来。

They decided to move the luggage in while there was time．他们决定趁还有时间把行李搬到屋子里去。

 move in . take possession of a place占据某地

The enemy moved in last night．敌人昨晚占领了那个地方。

move in on . approach；enter or attack an area when trying to get control of it向…移近；向…进逼；为捕获而逼进

The army has begun to move in on the defenders．部队开始围歼守敌。

The camera moved in on the hero for a closeup sequence．摄影机向男主角移近，准备拍一组特写镜头。

move in on . take control of；take over控制；占有

He moved in on my girl friend and now we're not talking to each other．他抢走了我的女朋友，现在我们互不理睬对方。

The gang has decided to move in on the slot machine business．那伙人决定控制自动售货机的生意。

move off . depart（开始）离开

The troops moved off at dawn．部队在黎明时出发了。

The train moved off．火车开动了。

move off . be sold rapidly畅销

The first edition moved off within a week．第一版不到一星期就销完了。

move off . die死

Whether from the fall or the fright，the Major moved off in a month．也不知道由于跌倒还是由于惊吓，少校不到一个月就死了。