rather ['ræðə]

rather的基本解释

adv.

相当, 宁可, 宁愿, 有点, 有些

• She was no better, but rather grew worse.
• 她的病情不但没好转，反而恶化了。

• He was rather tired.
• 他有些疲倦了。

• I'm feeling rather sleepy.
• 我有点困倦。

• 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。

• She was rather hurt by his unkind words.
• 他出言不逊，使她相当伤心。

rather的同义词

adv. sort of · preferably · quite · sooner · kind of

与rather相关的词组

rather too：稍微...一点

与rather相关的情景对话

衣食住行/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。

衣食住行/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。

态度情感/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？

A:

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。

与rather相关的网络例句 [注：此内容来源于网络，仅供参考]

I would rather can ....

我宁愿可以。。。。

I'd rather not tell you about it.

我不想告诉你这件事。

I'd rather you didn't .

我希望你不这么做。

If you don ' t mind , I ' d rather not .

如果你不介意的话，我还是不来了吧。

And I'd rather not think about it.

我不想再想它了。

与rather相关的网络解释 [注：此内容来源于网络，仅供参考]

rather：相当

眼前的选择将他整个人都翻转过来,他无法决定自己要往哪里去,而这实在是太不寻常了--不,相当(rather)不寻常--会觉得如此的茫然. 这突然让他想起了自己和云妮晚上看书时所念到的一些字. 他一方面喜欢看书,

rather：恰恰相反;相当

secure 获得,得到;a. 安全的 | rather 恰恰相反;相当 | knowledge 知道;知识

rather：宁愿

rather too 稍微 | rather 宁愿 | ratheripe 早熟的

rather：有些,宁可

rarely 很少 | rather 有些,宁可 | ratio 比率,比

rather than：而不是

...(NCCAM,和前面共用主语)认为"替代医学系统"(即现在的"整体医学系统")是一个独立的分类(category)而不是(rather than)一个领域. 因为替代医学系统应用了所有上述四个领域的医疗方法.