Beth 'No longer' can sound quite formal. So, to make it sound more natural or less formal, we can make the main verb negative and use 'any more' instead of 'no longer'.
Examples Lina doesn't live here anymore. (莉娜已经不住在这里了。)
They aren't in a relationship any more. (他们已经不再交往了。)
Beth There is one situation where 'no more' and 'no longer' can be used interchangeably, and this is when it's used for the actual length of time or a measurement.
Jiaying “No more” 和 “no longer” 只有在用来限定时间或尺寸时,可以互换使用,也就是 “be no more than”、“be no longer than”,意思是 “不多于…,不超过…”,后面接具体的时间或数字。听两组例句,句中分别用了 “no more” 和 “no longer”,每组中两句话的意思完全相同。
Examples The rope should be no more than two metres. The rope should be no longer than two metres. (绳子不应超过两米。)
We'll be out no more than two hours. We'll be out no longer than two hours. (我们外出不超过两个小时。)
Jiaying 好了,总结一下:“no more” 用来谈论事物 “一点也不剩”。“ No longer” 用来谈论 “动作或情况不再进行”,用法较为正式。有一种情况下,“no more” 和 “no longer” 可以互换,即在用来限定 “(时间或尺寸)不超过…、不多于…” 的时候。So, hopefully you need 'no more' explanations or examples with these phrases!
Beth That's right. We hope you'll 'no longer' be confused about how to use them!
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