• rather /ˈrɑːðə/           CET4 TEM4

  • 1

    习语 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

    The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

    这是个心理而不是生理问题。

  • 2

    连词 Rather is also a conjunction. 而不是

    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

    副词 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

    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

    习语 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

    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。

    Kids would rather play than study.

    孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。

  • 5

    副词 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

    I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

    我在相当不寻常的环境中长大。

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

    我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。

  • 6

    副词 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

    I rather think he was telling the truth.

    我或多或少地相信他在说真话。

rather

• adv.
  • 1

    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

  • 2

    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

  • 3

    more readily or willingly

    I'd rather be in Philadelphia

    同义词： preferably / sooner

  • 4

    to a degree (not used with a negative)

    同义词： quite

• 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

• adv.

  • 宁可，宁愿；相当

    soon / first / lot / bit / preferably