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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
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more determiner, pronoun, adverb BrE [mɔː(r)] NAmE [mɔːr] determiner, pronoun (used as the comparative of ‘much’, ‘a lot of’, ‘many’)~ (sth/of sth) (than…) a larger number or amount of •more bread/cars • Only two more days to go! •people with more money than sense • I can't stand much more of this. •She earns a lot more than I do. •There is room for no more than three cars. •I hope we'll see more of you (= see you again or more often). Word Origin: Old English māra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr. Idioms: ↑more and more ▪ ↑more or less ▪ ↑more, less, etc …, the more, less, etc … ▪ ↑what is more adverb ~ (than…) 1. used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables • She was far more intelligent than her sister. • He read the letter more carefully the second time. 2. to a greater degree than sth else; to a greater degree than usual • I like her more than her husband. •a course for more advanced students • It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident. •Could you repeat that once more (= one more time)? •I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom. •Signing the forms is little more than (= only) a formality. •I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car. •She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. • (formal)I will torment you no more (= no longer). see also ↑any more Word Origin: [more] Old English māra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr. Language Bank: addition Adding another item ▪ Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition ▪ / What is more ▪, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages. ▪ Learning another language not only ▪ improves children's job prospects in later life, but also ▪ boosts their self-esteem. ▪ Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other ▪ benefits include ▪ increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures. Another ▪ / One further ▪ / One additional ▪ reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem. ▪ Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover ▪, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages. ▪ His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover ▪, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed. ▪ Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore ▪, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
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