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rather ad. 1.相当,颇,有点儿 I'm feeling rather sleepy. 我有点困倦. 2.(常与would或had连用)宁可,宁愿;(与其...)倒不如;而不是 He would rather play than work. 他宁可玩,却不愿工作. I'd rather you knew that now,than afterwards. 与其以后让你知道,不如现在就让你知道. I'll never be dependent on anyone again.I'd rather starve. 我再也不依靠任何人了.我宁愿饿死. 3.(常与or连用)更确切地说 He left late last night,or rather early this morning. 他昨夜很晚,或者应该说是今天一大早才走. 4.【英】(用于回答问题)确是如此;当然 课文中出现的一句话: They knew,or rather thought that their father was on the same train.他们知道,或者说他们认为他们的父亲是在同一列车上的. 这里or rather是固定短语,意为"或者说;更确切地说".那么rather还有哪些用法呢? 一、 用作程度副词,意为"稍微;有点;颇;相当" 1.rather可以修饰形容词、副词的原级、比较级等;可以与介词短语连用.如: She was rather hurt by his unkind words. She's rather better today. She looks rather like her father. These materials are rather too difficult for the seniors. 2.rather放在不定冠词a（n）前后均可.如: Miss Smart has got a rather（=rather a） good voice. 二、 用作副词,意为"宁可,宁愿" 1.rather than意为"而不是;与其……不如",后接名词、代词、形容词、动词原形等.如: These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad,he sold them at half price. It is he rather than I who is to blame. 2.would rather do...than do...=would do...rather than do...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如: I would go there by bus rather than take the train. 3.prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如: We prefer to receive money rather than the usual gifts. 三、 用作感叹词,意为"当然" - Would you like a swim? - Rather. 四、 习惯用语及搭配 1.or rather更确切,更恰当； 更接近.如: He went home very late last night,or rather,in the early hours this morning. 2.would rather意为"宁愿",后接动词原形,其否定形式是would rather not do.如: Which would you rather have,tea or coffee? American young people would rather get advice from strangers. 3.I would rather that...这是虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时;与过去的事实相反,用过去完成时.如: I would rather you came tomorrow. I'd rather you hadn't told her the news yesterday.
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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。
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。
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。
