rather是什么意思？

rather

英[ˈrɑ:ðə(r)] 美[ˈræðər]

• adv. 稍微，有点，相当，颇，宁愿，相反地；
• int. 当然啦，怎么不；

例句

• So sorry to have kept you waiting, but we're rather in a rush today. 很对不起, 让你久等了, 不过我们今天真的是很忙。
• He’s very learned but rather absent minded. 他很有学问,可是好忘事。
• The witness tripped up rather badly under close cross-examination. 这个证人在严密的盘问之下破绽百出。
• It was rather thoughtless of him, to say the least. 至少可以说, 他太粗心了。
• In summary, all government departments are administered rather differently. 概括地说, 各政府部门的管理方式是很不相同的。
• It is rather cool, not to say cold. 虽不能说冷, 也算相当凉了。
• He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property. 他宁可牺牲自己的生命, 也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。
• I would rather have the small one than the big one. 我宁愿要小的, 不要大的。
• Gary looked rather perplexed. 加里看起来相当困惑。
• There was one boy rather noticeably standing apart from the other children. 有个男孩引人注目地独自站在一边,不接近其他孩子。

同义词

• adv.
  rather的同义词之：一定地,相当地
  of, relatively, or, kind, quite, sort, moderately, very, somewhat, fairly, more, pretty, less,
  rather的同义词之：宁愿,宁可
  preferably, more, to, preference, willingly, in, sooner,
  rather的同义词之：精确地
  precise, be, speaking, exact, to, correctly, truly, strictly, more,
• rather的同义词之：其他释义
  first, halfway,

同义词解析

• 以下这些程度副词都有"相当，颇" 的意思
  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。
  pretty：用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。
  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。

词组

• had rather
  (poetic/literary or archaic)would rather (诗/文或古)宁可，宁愿；最好是
• rather you (或 him, her等) than me
  used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else （用以表示自己不愿承担他人的任务或工程）那是你（或他、她）的事

英语四级真题

He finds it rather unbearable.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
It wasn't that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
He would rather get a less demanding job.
出自-2013年6月听力原文

英语六级真题

Instead of having a literal meaning, it docs something - conveying an attitude — just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than "meaning.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Social learning theories contribute to our understanding of why we behave as we do, but much of the emphasis is on early socialization rather than on what occurs throughout life.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Democrats and Republicans can and will take sides on a number of issues, but a more crucial concern is that both are basing major policy decisions on guesstimates rather than looking at the vast wealth of raw data with a critical eye and an open mind
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PREP-PHRASE
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADV
  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.
  例句
  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。
• PHR-MODAL
  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.
  例句
  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？
• ADV
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADV
  （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.
  例句
  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。
• CONVENTION
  （表示同意或接受）当然，的确
  People sometimes say rather to express agreement or acceptance.
  例句
  '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。”

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  在一定程度上; 颇，相当
  This book is rather too easy for this boy. 这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。 I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again. 我认为他的年龄太大, 不太适于再婚。
  或多或少; 有几分; 相当
  This restaurant is rather more expensive than that one. 这家餐厅的收费比那家贵得多。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. 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""used English terms instead of Latin ones"
  2. 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""he is kind of shy"
  3. more readily or willingly;
  "clean it well, preferably with warm water""I'd rather be in Philadelphia""I'd sooner die than give up"
  4. to a degree (not used with a negative);
  "quite tasty""quite soon""quite ill""quite rich"