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　　rather的汉语意思

　　英 [ˈrɑ:ðə(r)]　美 [ˈræðər]

　　基本解释

　　副词 宁愿; 稍微，有点; 相当，颇; 相反地

　　int.当然啦，怎么不

　　相关例句

　　副词

　　1. She was no better, but rather grew worse.

　　她的病情不但没好转，反而恶化了。

　　2. He was rather tired.

　　他有些疲倦了。

　　3. I'm feeling rather sleepy.

　　我有点困倦。

　　4. He resigned rather than take part in such a dishonest transaction .

　　他宁愿辞职也不愿意参加这样一种欺骗的交易。

　　5. She was rather hurt by his unkind words.

　　他出言不逊，使她相当伤心。

　　rather的词典解释

　　1. 而非;胜于;而不是

　　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.

　　e.g. The problem was psychological rather 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 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。

　　2. 而是;更确切地说;还不如说;相反

　　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.

　　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 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.

　　e.g. 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。

　　e.g. Which programme would you rather appear on?...

　　你更愿意在哪个节目中露面?

　　4. 有些;颇为;相当

　　You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.

　　e.g. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...

　　我在非同寻常的环境下长大。

　　e.g. 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。

　　5. (放在动词前)更…，宁愿…

　　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.

　　e.g. I rather think he was telling the truth...

　　我倒觉得他讲的是真话。

　　e.g. I rather like the decorative effect.

　　我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。

　　rather的情景对话

　　经典对话

　　A：Can I buy you a drink?

　　我可以为你买一杯饮料吗?

　　B：Actually I'd rather have the money.

　　我宁愿留下那些钱。

　　接机

　　A：You mast be Mrs. Wang. I am delighted to meet you at last.

　　你是王晓红吧。终于见到你了，感到很高兴。

　　B：Likewise. I have been looking forward to this moment or months!

　　见到你我也很高兴。几个月来我一直在盼望这个时刻。

　　A：You must be exhausted. Would you like to sit down and rest for a few minutes?

　　你一定很累了。要坐下来休息一会儿吗?

　　B：Oh, no, I’d rather get to College as quickly as possible.

　　哦，不。我到希望能尽快地到达学院。

　　排球赛

　　A：There’s going to be a volleyball match between Economy Department and Foreign Languages Department this afternoon. Are any of you keen on volleyball?

　　今天下午经济系要与外语系进行一场排球赛。有人愿意看排球赛吗?

　　B：Sorry, I’m not a volleyball fan. I’d rather play football. How about you, Mr. Wang? Are you interested in volleyball?

　　对不起，我不是排球迷。我倒愿意踢足球。你呢，王先生?你对排球感兴趣吗?

　　C：I’m afraid not. My favorite sport is running. I don’t care for ball games.

　　恐怕也不喜欢。我最喜欢的运动是跑步。我不喜欢球类运动。

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