"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"
"used English terms instead of Latin ones"
"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"
"he is kind of shy"
"clean it well, preferably with warm water"
"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
"I'd sooner die than give up"
"quite tasty"
"quite soon"
"quite ill"
"quite rich"
1.而非;胜于;而不是
You userather 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.
e.g. The problem was psychologicalrather than physiological...
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
e.g. Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solidrather than a hollow stem...
莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样,但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。
2.而是;更确切地说;还不如说;相反
You userather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.
e.g. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now.rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...
2,000万年前,爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反,那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿,有大片的原始森林。
e.g. But there must be no talk of final victory;rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...
但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利;而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。
3.宁愿/不愿;宁可/宁可不
If you say that youwould rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that youwould rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.
rather的解释
e.g. If it's all the same to you, I'drather work at home...
如果对你来说没什么差别,我宁愿在家中工作。
e.g. Which programme would yourather appear on?...
你更愿意在哪个节目中露面?
4.有些;颇为;相当
You userather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.
rather
e.g. I grew up inrather unusual circumstances...
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
e.g. It had made somerather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了一些相当严重的错误,我觉得应该加以纠正。
5.(放在动词前)更…,宁愿…
You userather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.
rather
e.g. Irather think he was telling the truth...
我倒觉得他讲的是真话。
e.g. Irather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。
6.(表示同意或接受)当然,的确
People sometimes sayrather to express agreement or acceptance.
e.g. 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes.rather.'
“那么,他的确和它有些家族渊源,是不是?”——“噢,是的,的确如此。”
1. 相当:眼前的选择将他整个人都翻转过来,他无法决定自己要往哪里去,而这实在是太不寻常了--不,相当(rather)不寻常--会觉得如此的茫然. 这突然让他想起了自己和云妮晚上看书时所念到的一些字. 他一方面喜欢看书,
2. 恰恰相反;相当:secure 获得,得到;a. 安全的 |rather 恰恰相反;相当 | knowledge 知道;知识
3. 宁愿:rather too 稍微 |rather 宁愿 |ratheripe 早熟的
4. 有些,宁可:rarely 很少 |rather 有些,宁可 | ratio 比率,比
We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.
我们与其在教室里开会,不如在礼堂开会。
They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
rather than v-ingrather than being punished, he should be rewarded.
他该受奖励而不应该受惩罚。
rather than to-/ vrather than travel by air,I'd prefer to travel a week on a big liner.
我宁愿乘大船走一个星期,也不愿意乘飞机旅行。
I'd rather play football than play basketball.
我宁愿踢足球而不想打篮球。
I would rather have the small one than the big one.
我宁愿要小的,不要大的。
would〔had〕 rather to-/ vI would〔had〕 rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。
He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property.
他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。
would〔had〕 rather (that)-clauseWe had rather the matter were not made public.
我们宁愿这事不公开。
When Duncan is asleepsWhereto the rather shall his day's hard journey Soundly invite him.
出自:Macbeth,ShakespeareDry weather may cause them come..rather.
出自:C. ButlerPoultry is rather cheap now.
现在的禽肉相当便宜。
I would rather stay at home.
我宁可呆在家里。
I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.
我宁愿考不及格,也不愿意考试作弊。
These shoes are rather too big.
这双鞋有点太大了。
The instructions were rather complicated.
这些说明相当复杂。
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.
她跌倒了,腿伤得相当重。
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
我没有考不及格,事实上,我考得不错!
It was a rather difficult question.
这是个相当难的问题。
It was rather a difficult question.
这真是个难题。
He looks rather like his father.
他看上去很像他的父亲。
The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.
病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。
He was conscious that he was talking rather too much.
他意识到他说得实在太多了。
I rather suspect we're making a mistake.
我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。
We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.
我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.
她当了秘书;确切地讲,是私人助理。
In the end he had to walk'u2500or rather run'u2500to the office.
最后他不得不走着——应该说是跑着——去办公室。
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
墙面不是白的,而是灰不溜秋的。
'u2018I'm going climbing tomorrow. 'u2019 'u2018rather you than me! 'u2019
“我明天去爬山。”“你去吧,我可不去!”
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷饮,不要咖啡。
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?
你干吗非得自己干,而不请人帮忙?
She'd rather die than give a speech.
她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。
'u2018Do you want to come with us? 'u2019 'u2018No, I'd rather not. 'u2019
“你想跟我们一起来吗?”“不,我不想去。”
Would you rather walk or take the bus?
你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车?
The problem was psychological rather than physiological...
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem...
莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样,但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。
Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...
2,000万年前,爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反,那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿,有大片的原始森林。
But there must be no talk of final victory; rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...
但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利;而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。
If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home...
如果对你来说没什么差别,我宁愿在家中工作。
Which programme would you rather appear on?...
你更愿意在哪个节目中露面?
I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...
它犯了一些相当严重的错误,我觉得应该加以纠正。
I rather think he was telling the truth...
我倒觉得他讲的是真话。
I rather like the decorative effect.
我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。
'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' 'u2014 'Oh yes. rather.'
“那么,他的确和它有些家族渊源,是不是?”——“噢,是的,的确如此。”
He depends on you rather than on me.
他依赖你胜过依赖我。
I had rather stay with John than with Charles.
比起查尔斯我宁可和约翰呆一起。
I would/had rather you paid me now.
我宁愿你现在付钱给我。
I would rather stay here than go on holiday.
我宁愿呆在这里,也不愿意去度假。
I prefer to work rather than remian idle.
比起无所事事,我更喜欢工作。
“How was the film?”
“Fairly good. Not the best one I’ve seen this year.”
“How was the film?”
“Quite good. You ought to go.”
“How was the film?”
“rather good. I was surprised.”
“How’s things?”
“Pretty good. You OK?”
Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authorityrather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her.
当权威人士给出建议时, 墨西哥人可能会保持沉默, 而不是粗鲁地与对方争吵。
2016全国卷1
rather officials must avoid double standards, or different types of access for average people and the wealthy.
相反,官员必须避免双重标准,或者区别对待普通人和富人。
2017英语一
In other words, we need to look at the ways in which machines can augment human laborrather than replace it.
换句话说,我们需要看到的是机器如何提高人类劳动力而不是取代人类劳动。
2014英语二
In The Prince, he championed cunning, ruthlessness, and boldness,rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as the skills of successful leaders.
在《君主论》一书中,他把狡猾、无情和勇敢拥为成功领袖所需的技能,而不是美德、仁慈和公正。
2012英语二
In the UK, it has become a big talking point recently too, for arather particular reason: Brexit.
在英国,它最近也成为了一个重要的话题,原因相当特别:英国退出欧盟。
2021英语二
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed arather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks.
英国金融监管机构对大银行的老板们实施了一项相当罕见的规定。
2019英语一
It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy's reputation with herrather ordinary (if well-heeled) granny style.
只有英国女王以她相当平易近人、“老奶奶”式的行为方式(要是穿着考究的话)保住了王室的声誉。
2015英语一
rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends – and their own consciences.
更确切的说,随着时间的推移,他们学会了用这样的话来安抚父母、朋友和自己的良心。
2019英语二
It's £16.95 there — or £12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'drather eat.
在那里要16.95英镑,或者在达美乐买一个大披萨要12.99英镑:我知道我宁愿吃哪个。
2013英语二
四川高考志愿填报方式:1、进入页面;2、修改密码;3、填报须知;4、查看个人基本信息;5、志愿类别选择;6、填写志愿和修改志愿;7、填写或修改志愿结束后,单击页面底部的[保存并提交]按钮,则所填写的志愿数据将得到保存,保存即表示该批次志愿已经提交。
新疆高考志愿填报方式:1、建议考生上网填报志愿前,先将选报的志愿填写到志愿草表上。2、登录指定网页后输入信息。3、首次登录后必须修改密码。4、选择批次填报志愿。5、检查核对。6、保存志愿信息后退出。
1、考生用用户名和密码登录系统。2、阅读承诺书并确认。3、进入填报页面。4、点击要填写的批次,进入志愿填写页面。5、如果考生在填报过程中需要修改志愿者信息,可以在指定时间内进行自愿修改。6、考生自愿验证正确后,安全退出系统。7、各阶段自愿填写完成后,系统将关闭3小时。