基本介紹
- 外文名：rather
- 詞性：副詞、連詞、感嘆詞、名詞
- 單詞發音：英[ˈrɑːðə(r)]美[ˈræðər]
單詞發音,短語搭配,rather than 用法,雙語例句,
英[ˈrɑːðə(r)]美[ˈræðər]
would rather 寧願
rather than 而不是
or rather 更確切地說 ; 毋寧說 ; 更精確地說 ; 準確地說
rather too 相當過分：表示某事物或情況超出了適當或合理的程度。
rather 在英語中常和 than 連用。
- 連在一起的 rather than，意為“而不是”（見例句1）；
rather than 常與 prefer to（寧願）連用，即“prefer to do sth rather than do sth”寧願做某事也不做某事（見例句2）。
- would rather 表示“寧願”。would rather 和 than 可以分開使用，即“would rather do sth than do sth”，也表示寧願做某事也不做某事（見例句3）。
- 1The leaves taste rather bitter.這些葉子嘗起來相當苦。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 2I did have rather spindly legs.我的腿以前細長而纖弱。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 3It was a rather difficult question.這是個相當難的問題。《牛津詞典》
- 4I'm afraid it's a rather long story.我恐怕這是個相當長的故事。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 5I found the course rather heavy going.我覺得這門課相當難。《牛津詞典》
- 6She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.她跌倒了，腿傷得相當重。《牛津詞典》
- 7The instructions were rather complicated.這些說明相當複雜。《牛津詞典》
- 8I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.我在相當不尋常的環境中長大。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 9He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.他有種相當可怕的，陰鬱的舉止。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 10Sometimes the results may be rather startling.有時結果可能相當驚人。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 11Standards of living were deteriorating rather noticeably.生活水平相當明顯地下降了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 12Alice looked rather offended.艾麗斯顯得憤憤不已。《牛津詞典》
- 13She's rather prim and precise.她拘謹嚴肅，一絲不苟。《牛津詞典》
- 14The exam was rather difficult.這場考試十分難。《牛津詞典》
- 15He looks rather like his father.他看上去很像他的父親。《牛津詞典》
- 16I'd rather you came with us.我倒願意你和我們一塊兒去。《牛津詞典》
- 17Kids would rather play than study.孩子們寧願玩而不願學習。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 18He was rather bemused by children.他被孩子們弄糊塗了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 19The weather is rather on our side.這天氣對我們很有利。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 20His answer rather disconcerted her.他的回答使她頗感難堪。《牛津詞典》
- 21I'd rather come with you.我倒願意和你一起去。《牛津詞典》
- 22It was rather a difficult question.這真是個難題。《牛津詞典》
- 23I think he's a rather mixed up kid.我覺得他是個內心充滿困惑的孩子。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 24She'd rather die than give a speech.她寧願死也不願意演講。《牛津詞典》
- 25Toni looked at him rather haughtily.托尼非常傲慢地看著他。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 26I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go.恕我直言，我看你還是不去為好。《牛津詞典》
- 27It was a jest rather than a reproach.這是個玩笑而非指責。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 28Would you rather walk or take the bus?你願意步行還是坐公共汽車？《牛津詞典》
- 29She prefers to act rather than direct.她寧願當演員，不願當導演。《牛津詞典》
- 30I must say that rather shocked me, too.我得說那件事也讓我頗為震驚。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
