ThepopulationofmanyAlaskancitishasdoubledinthepastfiveyears.A.largerthanB.morethanC.asgreatasC.asmanyas答案是选B,可是修饰人口不是用larger的吗?

Question

The population of many Alaskan citis has _______doubled in the past five years.
A.larger than B.more than
C.as great as C.as many as
答案是选B,可是修饰人口不是用larger的吗?

Answer 1

这里的more than 是修饰double的,这里表示“（程度）上更强,更多”,句中意思是“多余二倍”的意思~