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rather adv.相当；宁愿；有点儿int.<英口> 好呀 (1) 我宁可呆在家里。(2) 我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。(3) 这双鞋有点太大了。 Rather can also be used to mean "on the contrary," or to introduce a contradiction. You didn't believe in ghosts — rather thinking there was a scientific explanation for any ghostly appearances — until you saw a ghost yourself. The adverb rather also means "to a certain degree." You might grudgingly admit that your mom's strange-sounding chocolate-avocado pudding was actually rather tasty.

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英 ['rɑːðə(r)] 美 ['ræðər] (1) I would rather stay at home.(2) I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.(3) These shoes are rather too big. Use rather to specify a preference for one thing over another. Wouldn't you rather go to the movies than stay home and clean the house? 1[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]而非；胜于；而不是 You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than physiological...问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem...莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。The dark star in Nova Muscae 1991 is a black hole rather than a neutron star...在1991年苍蝇座中的暗星其实是一个黑洞而非中子星。When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car.我晚上要外出的时候，我宁愿骑自行车而不是开车。Rather is also a conjunction.Rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car...凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think...她让学生们独立思考，而不是一味地告诉他们该思考些什么。I suggest that rather than the show season starting in June, it should be brought forward to April or May...我提议它应该提前到4月或5月，而不等要到6月份开始的展示会。Most of these will be fleeing cold and hunger, rather than fighting...这些人中的大部分会因饥寒交迫而逃亡，而不是因为战争。She prefers to stay in detention rather than be released and go into exile.她更愿意呆在拘留所而不是被释放然后开始流亡生活。2[ADV 副词]而是；更确切地说；还不如说；相反 You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.   [ADV with cl/group]Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest...2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。But there must be no talk of final victory； rather, the long, hard slog to a solution...但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。The process is not a circle but rather a spiral...这个过程不是一个圆周运动而是螺旋上升型的。He explained what the Crux is, or rather, what it was.他解释了什么是南十字座，或者更确切地说，过去南十字座是什么。3[PHR-MODAL 情态动词短语]宁愿/不愿；宁可/宁可不 If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.   [MODAL inf]  [MODAL inf than inf]  [MODAL that]  [MODAL not inf]  [MODAL not]If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home...如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。Which programme would you rather appear on?...你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？Kids would rather play than study...孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。I have no information one way or the other, but I would rather he do it than not do it...我没有办法得到情报，但是我宁愿他去做。I would rather Lionel took it on...我宁愿莱昂内尔负责这件事。Sorry. I'd rather not talk about it...抱歉，我不愿意谈论这个。Would you like that? Don't hesitate to say no if you'd rather not.你喜欢那个吗？如果你不喜欢就直说。4[ADV 副词]有些；颇为；相当 You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.   [ADV adj/adv]I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...我在非同寻常的环境下长大。It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected...它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。He had had an excellent dinner at a rather good local hotel...他已在当地一个相当不错的饭店里享用了一顿可口的晚餐。The first speaker began to talk, very fast and rather loudly...第一个发言者开始讲话了，语速很快，声音相当大。We got along rather well...我们相处得相当融洽。I'm afraid it's rather a long story...恐怕这说来话长。The reality is rather more complex...事实要更加复杂。As you can see, he did rather better for himself than I did.你可以看出，他自己做的比我做的还要好。...a figure rather too good to be true...好得有点不真实的人物The fruit is rather like a sweet chestnut...这种果实颇似甜栗子。Robbie was there with his family, keeping rather in the background.罗比和他的家人一起在那里，深居简出。5[ADV 副词]（放在动词前）更…，宁愿… You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.   [ADV before v]  [politeness]I rather think he was telling the truth...我倒觉得他讲的是真话。I rather like the decorative effect.我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。6[CONVENTION 惯用语]（表示同意或接受）当然，的确 People sometimes say rather to express agreement or acceptance.   [BRIT 英]  [mainly FORMAL 主正式]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. Rather.'“那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”Usage Note :Rather, pretty, quite, and fairly can all be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, but are all less strong than very. Rather and pretty are the strongest of these words and are the closest to very. Pretty, in this sense, is informal. Therefore, if you said to someone, 'Your work is pretty good' or 'Your work is rather good', they would be  more likely to be pleased than if you said 'Your work is quite good' or 'Your work is fairly good'. However, rather is commonly used with words indicating negative qualities. I was feeling rather sad. It is the  only one of these words than can be used  with comparatives, and with too. Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be... He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend. Quite is slightly stronger than fairly, and may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected. Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common.rather, pretty, quite 和 fairly 都可以用于修饰形容词和副词，但是它们都没有very的程度强。rather 和 pretty 在这4个词中程度最强，意思和very最接近。表达这个意思时pretty是非正式说法。因此，如果对某人说Your work is pretty good（你干得非常好）或Your work is rather good（你干得相当好）要比说Your work is quite good（你干得很不错）或Your work is fairly good（你干得还不错）更令他高兴。但是，rather 往往和有消极意义的词连用，如：I was feeling rather sad（我觉得很难过）。在这些词中唯有rather可以和比较级或too连用。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be（全球变暖可能比我们想象的更加严重），He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend（他和我的前男友好得有些过了头）。quite比fairly的程度稍强一些，表示某物有些超乎人们的期望。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common（这里没有人听说过它，但是它实际上颇为常见）。

英语单词	rather
英美音标	英 ['rɑːðə(r)] 美 ['ræðər]
中文释义	adv.相当；宁愿；有点儿 int.<英口> 好呀
英语例句	(1) I would rather stay at home. (2) I would rather fail than cheat in the examination. (3) These shoes are rather too big.
中文例句	(1) 我宁可呆在家里。 (2) 我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。 (3) 这双鞋有点太大了。
vocabulary简明	Use rather to specify a preference for one thing over another. Wouldn't you rather go to the movies than stay home and clean the house?
vocabulary扩展	Rather can also be used to mean "on the contrary," or to introduce a contradiction. You didn't believe in ghosts — rather thinking there was a scientific explanation for any ghostly appearances — until you saw a ghost yourself. The adverb rather also means "to a certain degree." You might grudgingly admit that your mom's strange-sounding chocolate-avocado pudding was actually rather tasty.
柯林斯解释	1 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]而非；胜于；而不是 You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than physiological... 问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。 Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem... 莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。 The dark star in Nova Muscae 1991 is a black hole rather than a neutron star... 在1991年苍蝇座中的暗星其实是一个黑洞而非中子星。 When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car. 我晚上要外出的时候，我宁愿骑自行车而不是开车。 Rather is also a conjunction. Rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car... 凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。 She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think... 她让学生们独立思考，而不是一味地告诉他们该思考些什么。 I suggest that rather than the show season starting in June, it should be brought forward to April or May... 我提议它应该提前到4月或5月，而不等要到6月份开始的展示会。 Most of these will be fleeing cold and hunger, rather than fighting... 这些人中的大部分会因饥寒交迫而逃亡，而不是因为战争。 She prefers to stay in detention rather than be released and go into exile. 她更愿意呆在拘留所而不是被释放然后开始流亡生活。 2 [ADV 副词]而是；更确切地说；还不如说；相反 You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not. [ADV with cl/group] Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest... 2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。 But there must be no talk of final victory； rather, the long, hard slog to a solution... 但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。 The process is not a circle but rather a spiral... 这个过程不是一个圆周运动而是螺旋上升型的。 He explained what the Crux is, or rather, what it was. 他解释了什么是南十字座，或者更确切地说，过去南十字座是什么。 3 [PHR-MODAL 情态动词短语]宁愿/不愿；宁可/宁可不 If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it. [MODAL inf] [MODAL inf than inf] [MODAL that] [MODAL not inf] [MODAL not] If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home... 如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。 Which programme would you rather appear on?... 你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？ Kids would rather play than study... 孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。 I have no information one way or the other, but I would rather he do it than not do it... 我没有办法得到情报，但是我宁愿他去做。 I would rather Lionel took it on... 我宁愿莱昂内尔负责这件事。 Sorry. I'd rather not talk about it... 抱歉，我不愿意谈论这个。 Would you like that? Don't hesitate to say no if you'd rather not. 你喜欢那个吗？如果你不喜欢就直说。 4 [ADV 副词]有些；颇为；相当 You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable. [ADV adj/adv] I grew up in rather unusual circumstances... 我在非同寻常的环境下长大。 It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected... 它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。 He had had an excellent dinner at a rather good local hotel... 他已在当地一个相当不错的饭店里享用了一顿可口的晚餐。 The first speaker began to talk, very fast and rather loudly... 第一个发言者开始讲话了，语速很快，声音相当大。 We got along rather well... 我们相处得相当融洽。 I'm afraid it's rather a long story... 恐怕这说来话长。 The reality is rather more complex... 事实要更加复杂。 As you can see, he did rather better for himself than I did. 你可以看出，他自己做的比我做的还要好。 ...a figure rather too good to be true... 好得有点不真实的人物 The fruit is rather like a sweet chestnut... 这种果实颇似甜栗子。 Robbie was there with his family, keeping rather in the background. 罗比和他的家人一起在那里，深居简出。 5 [ADV 副词]（放在动词前）更…，宁愿… You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed. [ADV before v] [politeness] I rather think he was telling the truth... 我倒觉得他讲的是真话。 I rather like the decorative effect. 我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。 6 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（表示同意或接受）当然，的确 People sometimes say rather to express agreement or acceptance. [BRIT 英] [mainly FORMAL 主正式] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. Rather.' “那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。” Usage Note : Rather, pretty, quite, and fairly can all be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, but are all less strong than very. Rather and pretty are the strongest of these words and are the closest to very. Pretty, in this sense, is informal. Therefore, if you said to someone, 'Your work is pretty good' or 'Your work is rather good', they would be more likely to be pleased than if you said 'Your work is quite good' or 'Your work is fairly good'. However, rather is commonly used with words indicating negative qualities. I was feeling rather sad. It is the only one of these words than can be used with comparatives, and with too. Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be... He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend. Quite is slightly stronger than fairly, and may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected. Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common. rather, pretty, quite 和 fairly 都可以用于修饰形容词和副词，但是它们都没有very的程度强。rather 和 pretty 在这4个词中程度最强，意思和very最接近。表达这个意思时pretty是非正式说法。因此，如果对某人说Your work is pretty good（你干得非常好）或Your work is rather good（你干得相当好）要比说Your work is quite good（你干得很不错）或Your work is fairly good（你干得还不错）更令他高兴。但是，rather 往往和有消极意义的词连用，如：I was feeling rather sad（我觉得很难过）。在这些词中唯有rather可以和比较级或too连用。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be（全球变暖可能比我们想象的更加严重），He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend（他和我的前男友好得有些过了头）。quite比fairly的程度稍强一些，表示某物有些超乎人们的期望。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common（这里没有人听说过它，但是它实际上颇为常见）。

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