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  • rather

    英:[ˈrɑ:ðə(r)]   美: [ˈræðər] 

    rather 基本解释

    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

    rather 相关例句

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

    权威例句

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