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外国人常用的英语短语第286期:know better than to

2018-01-27来源:和谐英语

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释义：

know better than to 知道的比……多

know better than 表示“知道的比……多”，“最起码知道……”，换句话说就是“没有那么蠢”。than 后面可以接名词或 to+动词。

例句：

You know better than that.
你不至于那么蠢。
I know better than that.
该懂的我都懂了。
Of course, she knew better than to say this to her husband.
当然，她可没有蠢到把这些告诉她丈夫。

对话：

A: Your children are very well behaved.
你的孩子很有教养。
B: They know better than to act badly.
他们已经过了胡闹的年纪了。