可修饰比较级的词
1)a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等
2)还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。
3)以上词(除by far)外,必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面。
最高级前可用the second, the very, much the, (by) far the, not quite the, nearly the, almost the等修饰。如:
She is by far the most active member in our group. 她是我们组最最活跃的成员。
Africa is the second largest continent.非洲是第二大洲。
This hat is nearly/almost the biggest. 这帽子差不多是最大的了。
注意:very和much修饰最高级时的不同位置。
This is the very best. =This is much the best.这是最最好(难)的。
4)倍数可以放在as…as的第一个as前作修饰语。如:
Their house is about three times as big as ours. 他们的房子大约有我们房子三倍大。