•It's rather cold today, isn't it?今天相当冷，是不是？

•That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you.那本书有点难——这本对你来说容易些。

•The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey.这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。

•She answered the telephone rather sleepily.她带着睡意接电话。

•I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party.我说不太准能不能去参加你的派对。

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•She'll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.她将于周四去伦敦，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。

•He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine.确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。

•The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened.战争的结束并没有甚么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。

•No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。

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•I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩。

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•"I've got to have two teeth out next week." "Rather you than me."“下周我要去拔两颗牙。”“换了我才不会去呢。”

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•Actually, I did rather well in my exams.实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。

•I've got rather a lot of work to do at the moment.现在我有很多工作要做。

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•"Do you want to come out for dinner with us this evening?" "Rather!"“你今天晚上想跟我们一起出去吃饭吗？”“当然！”