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rather
[ˈrɑːðə(r)] [ˈræðər]

  • adv. 颇,相当;宁愿,最好(would rather);而不是;更确切地说;(用以使表达的语气婉转)有几分,有点儿;恰恰相反,而是
  • int. <英,旧>当然,的确(表同意)
  • 【名】 (Rather)(英)拉瑟(人名)

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  宁愿

所以作为球迷,我宁愿(Rather)他们退下来,好好(Good)的养伤,有时候无论是为了俱乐部,还是为了国家队,只要自已尽力就好了,人有得失,山有起伏,活得精彩,...

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  相当

... rainy 有雨的;多雨的 rather 相当,宁可 reach 到达,伸手(脚等),够到 ...

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  不如说

现场的人透露,双方与其说是在谈判,不如说(Rather)是在相互攻击。你的朋友若得罪你,就劝戒他,他若悔改,就原谅他。

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  未免

总体来看里尔实力受损,目前在法甲排名第十,新赛季未免(Rather)有难度,再加上(Plus)作为欧冠新军经验欠缺,故很难看好该队表现。

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短语

rather than 不是 ; 而不是 ; 而不

would rather 宁愿 ; 宁可 ; 宁肯 ; 要和动词原形搭配

Dan Rather 丹·拉瑟 ; 丹·拉特

or rather 更确切地说 ; 毋宁说 ; 更精确地说 ; 准确的说

had rather 宁愿 ; 宁肯 ; 情愿 ; 甘愿

But rather 而在于 ; 相反地 ; 更确切地说 ; 而是

Makes today seem rather sad 今天似乎更加悲伤 ; 使今天更加伤感 ; 让今天更加难过 ; 使如今更显令人难过

Rather abruptly 冷不丁

would rather do 宁愿 ; 宁愿做 ; 宁可做 ; 宁可

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rather

  • adv.
    • on the contrary

      "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call"; "rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

      同义词: instead

    • to some (great or small) extent

      "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"

      同义词: kind of kinda sort of

    • more readily or willingly

      "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"

      同义词: preferably sooner

    • to a degree (not used with a negative)

      同义词: quite

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

rather /ˈrɑːðə/ CET4 TEM4

  • 1. 

    PHRASE You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. 而不是

    例:

    The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

    这是个心理而不是生理问题。

  • 2. 

    CONJ Rather is also a conjunction. 而不是

    例:

    She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.

    她让学生们自己思考,而不是告诉他们思考什么。

  • 3. 

    ADV You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not. (尤指修正上文时) 更确切地说 [ADV with cl/group]

    例:

    Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest.

    2000万年前,爱达荷州不像现在这样干旱。确切地说,它那时温暖潮湿,生长着茂密的原始森林。

  • 4. 

    PHRASE If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it. 宁愿/宁愿不

    例:

    If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home.

    如果对你来说都一样,我宁愿在家工作。

    例:

    Kids would rather play than study.

    孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。

  • 5. 

    ADV You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable. (尤指谈论令人不快的事时) 相当地

    例:

    I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

    我在相当不寻常的环境中长大。

    例:

    I'm afraid it's a rather long story.

    我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。

  • 6. 

    ADV You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed. (尤指有礼貌地表达相反意见) 或多或少地 [英国英语] [ADV before v]

    例:

    I rather think he was telling the truth.

    我或多或少地相信他在说真话。

词组短语同近义词词语辨析

rather than 而不是;宁可…也不愿

would rather 宁愿,宁可

or rather 更精确地说,倒不如说

rather too adv. 稍微...一点

  quite, rather, pretty, fairly

这组词都有“相当,颇”的意思,其区别是:

quite 含义比fairly稍强,与不定冠词连用时,一般放在不定冠词之前。

rather 语气比quite强,褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。

pretty 用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。

fairly 语意最弱,多用于褒义,表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。

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  quite, rather

quite 完全地,相当于completely, quite impossible

rather 修饰比较级

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  • (JANIS JOPLIN - "BALL AND CHAIN") The music ended on Sunday night or,rather,the early hours of Monday, August eighteenth.

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  • And it requires us to understand history not in moral terms, such as "good" and "evil," but rather in aesthetic terms.

    它需要我们,不是以道德层面去理解历史,去判断好坏“,而是要从审美的角度去看。

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  • It's usually best to respond in a complete sentence rather than saying yes or no which can be ambiguous.

    一般来说,回答最好是完整的句子,而不是简单的模棱两可的“是”或“不是”。

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词组短语

rather than 而不是;宁可…也不愿

would rather 宁愿,宁可

or rather 更精确地说,倒不如说

rather too adv. 稍微...一点

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