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rather/ˈrɑːðə(r)//ˈræðər/ ★★★★★adv. adv- ① 宁愿,毋宁<than>
- He's a politician rather than a statesman.说他是政治家,毋宁说他是政客。
- It is hot rather than warm.与其说天气暖和,不如说是热。
- Rather than wait for the bus, I'd prefer to walk.与其等待公车,我宁愿走路。
- I would prefer to stay home rather than go out.我宁愿留在家里也不愿出去。
- ② 1更确切2[当连接词用](反)而
- I should rather think so.我确信如此。
- It wasn't a compliment, rather an insult.那不是恭维,而是侮辱。
- ③ 颇;有几分;稍微
- It was rather a cold day.=It was a rather cold day.那是颇冷的一天。
- She was one of the rather pretty girls I met.她是我所遇到的相当漂亮的女孩之一。
- I rather dislike her.我颇讨厌她。
int- ① 【英口】的确如此;当然(=certainly)
- "Do you like poetry?"－"Rather!"「你喜欢诗吗?」「当然(怎么不喜欢)!」
用法(1)rather大致与quite相同, 【美】 用a rather old man, 【英】 用rather an old man的词序,但是rather修饰「冠词+名词」时,常将rather置于其前: The project was rather a failure. (那项计划实在是失败) (2)rather也可出现于比较级或too之前 (fairly一字则无此用法): I am feeling rather better this morning. (我今早觉得身体舒服多了) This task is rather too difficult for me. (这工作对我来说是太难了) 短语- or rather
- She's a singer, or rather a person who is hoping to become one.她是个歌手,或者更正确地说,一个希望成为歌手的人。
- She started late last night, or rather early this morning.她是昨天深夜,或者不如说今天清晨出发的。
- the rather that [because] ...
- would [had] rather
- ① 宁愿;与其…宁愿…<than>(★【口】常作d rather)
- ②[+(that)子句][I would [had] rather]宁愿(★that子句中的动词要用假设法过去式)
- I would [had] rather he didn't come.我宁愿他没有来。
同义词- kind of
- kinda
- preferably
- quite
- sooner
- sort of
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