比较级和最高级的常见修饰语

(1) 比较级的修饰语有far, even, still, a lot, lots, a great deal, a bit, rather, three times, any, no, very much 等：

This is very much better. 这个好得多。

Japanese is much [far] more difficult than English. 日语比英语难多了。

He knew a great deal more than I did. 他所了解的比我了解的多得多。

He works hard, but she works still harder [harder still]. 他工作很努力，但她工作更努力。

(2) 最高级的常见修饰语有 (by) far, much, nearly, almost, not quite, by no means, very, second, next 等：

He is far more careful than I am. 他比我仔细得多。

This is by far the best news for a long time. 这是很久以来最好的消息。

This is much the most important. 这是最重要的。

I think this is the very best dictionary. 我想这是最好的词典。

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 黄河是中国第二长河流。

Of the three boys Jim is by no means the cleverest. 在这三个男孩中，吉姆绝不是最聪明的。

【说明】very不能修饰比较级，却可修饰最高级，但它与一般的修饰最高级的副词有所不同，即它要放在最高级前的定冠词之后，而不是之前(另外，second, third, next等也要放在定冠词之后)。(from www.nmet168.com)