rather

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英 [ˈrɑ:ðə(r)]

美 [ˈræðər]

rather意思解释

adv.

稍微，有点；

相当，颇；

宁愿；

相反地

int.

当然啦，怎么不；

双语释义

adv.(副词)

在一定程度上,颇 to a certain extent; fairly或多或少 to a moderate extent; quite

英英释义

rather

[ \'rɑ:ðə, \'ræ- ]

adv.

on the contrary

\"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left\"; \"he didn\'t call\"; \"rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter\"

同义词：instead

to some (great or small) extent

\"it was rather cold\"; \"the party was rather nice\"; \"the knife is rather dull\"; \"I rather regret that I cannot attend\"; \"He\'s rather good at playing the cello\"

同义词：kind ofkindasort of

more readily or willingly

\"I\'d rather be in Philadelphia\"

同义词：preferablysooner

to a degree (not used with a negative)

同义词：quite

词组短语

rather than

而不是；宁可…也不愿

would rather

宁愿，宁可

or rather

更精确地说，倒不如说

rather too

adv. 稍微...一点

同近义词辨析

quite, rather, pretty, fairly

这组词都有“相当，颇”的意思，其区别是：

quite

含义比fairly稍强，与不定冠词连用时，一般放在不定冠词之前。

rather

语气比quite强，褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。

pretty

用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。

fairly

语意*弱，多用于褒义，表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。

quite, rather

quite

完全地,相当于completely, quite impossible

rather

修饰比较级

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)Poultry is rather cheap now.现在的禽肉相当便宜。I would rather stay at home.我宁可呆在家里。I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。These shoes are rather too big.这双鞋有点太大了。