rather
adverb UK [ˈrɑː.Dər] US [ˈræD.ə˞]
SMALL AMOUNT 少量
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■quite; to a slight degree 相当；有点，稍微•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。
adverb UK [ˈrɑː.Dər] US [ˈræD.ə˞]
MORE EXACTLY 更准确地
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■more accurately; more exactly 更确切些；更准确地说•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。 ADVANCED
■used to express an opposite opinion 恰恰相反；而是•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。
adverb UK [ˈrɑː.Dər] US [ˈræD.ə˞]
PREFERENCE 偏爱
rather than
ESSENTIAL
■in preference to; instead of 宁愿，更喜欢；而不是•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。
adverb UK [ˈrɑː.Dər] US [ˈræD.ə˞]
Rather you than me.
■said by someone who does not want to do the thing that someone else is doing （表示不想做别人正在做的事）换了我才不会去呢•"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。”
adverb predeterminer UK [ˈrɑː.Dər] US [ˈræD.ə˞]
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■very; to a large degree 非常；很•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。
exclamation UK [ˌrɑːˈDɜːr] US [ˌræDˈɜ˞ː] mainly UK old-fashioned
■certainly; yes 当然；的确•"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！” |