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基本释义
  • ad. 相当,颇,有点;宁愿,倒不如;更确切地说,相反地
参考例句
    1. Your tongue's rather coated.
      你的舌苔比较厚。
    2. Such odours repel rather than invite.
      这类气味使人讨厌而不是使人喜欢。
    3. I'm afraid I find philosophy rather tedious.
      恐怕我觉得哲学很沉闷乏味。
    4. Troops are valued for quality rather than for number.
      兵贵在精而不贵多。
    5. He'd do anything rather than displease his parents.
      他无论如何也不会惹父母生气。
英英解释
  •  4个副词解释

    1. on the contrary
      [同] instead, rather
      [例]
      • rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
      • he didn't call; go rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter
      • used English terms instead of Latin ones
    2. to some (great or small) extent
      [同] kind of, kinda, rather, sort of
      [例]
      • 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
      • he is kind of shy
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