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ratheradverb(SMALL AMOUNT)B1quite; to aslightdegree: 相当；有点儿，稍微 It's rathercoldtoday, isn't it?今天相当冷，是不是？ That's ratheradifficultbook- here's aneasierone for you.那本书有点儿难——这本对你来说容易些。 Thetrainwas rather toocrowdedfor acomfortablejourney.这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。 Sheansweredthephonerathersleepily.她睡意朦胧地接电话。 I ratherdoubtI'll beableto come toyourparty.我说不太准能不能去参加你的聚会。 - It is a rathergrey,colourlesscity, with fewinterestingsightsorhistoricalmonuments.
- Hisbookstendto be ratherdenselywritten.
- The company'sprospectsfor thefutureare ratherdim.
- Shefoundtheformalityof theoccasionratherdaunting.
- Topeoplewho don'tknowhim heprobablyappears(to be) ratherunfriendly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSome and quite - (a) sort ofidiom
- a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- pie
- pretty
- quite
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- sort
- to a/some degreeidiom
- touch
- trifle
- vaguely
See more results » ratheradverb(MORE EXACTLY)B2moreaccurately; moreexactly: 更确切些；更准确地说 She'llflyto California onThursday,orrather, she will if she has to.她将于周四飞去加州，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。 He's my sister'sfriendreally, ratherthanmine.确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。 used toexpressanoppositeopinion: 恰恰相反；而是Theendingof thewaris not acauseforcelebration, but rather forregretthat iteverhappened.战争的结束并没有什么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。 No, I'm nottired. Rather theoppositeinfact.不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。 - I'll behomebefore 6, or rather, I willunlessI getaskedtostaylate again.
- She's notshy. Rather theopposite.
- She was in a goodmood, or rather she was until sheheardthebadnews.
- They go onholidayto France everyyear, or rather, they have done for the last tenyears.
- He'ssellinghisflat, or rather, he willsellit if he canfindabuyer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAlso, extra, and in addition - added
- additional
- additionally
- again
- along
- et al.
- et cetera
- etc.
- excess
- filler
- hand
- rate
- regardless
- same
- second
- secondly
- side
- suchlike
- supernumerary
- touch
See more results » ratheradverb(PREFERENCE)rather than B1insteadof; usedespeciallywhen youpreferone thing to another: 宁愿，更喜欢；而不是 IthinkI'd like tostayathomethiseveningrather than go out.我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。 - You can usecocoapowderto make thecakerather thanchocolate- it's abitof acheat, but nobodynoticesthedifference.
- Helicopters aremainlyused formilitaryrather thanciviluse.
- Thematterwould bebetterdealtwith in thecivilcourtrather than by anexpensivecriminalproceeding.
- Mostconvalescentspreferto becaredfor athomerather than in ahospital.
- Ipreferphotographingpeoplerather thanplaces.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesReplacing and exchanging - alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- behalf
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: would rather B1(also'd rather)used to show that youpreferto have or do one thing more than another: I'd rather have abeer. Which would you rather do - goswimmingorplaytennis? Wouldn't you ratherfinishittomorrow? He'd ratherdiethan(= hecertainlydoes notwantto)letmethinkheneededhelp. - I'd rather not have anymushrooms,thanks.
- I'd rather get ataxithanwaitfor thebus.
- Would you rathereatnow orlater?
- I'd ratherwatchafilmwithsubtitlesthan onedubbedintoEnglish.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLiking more - bias
- druthers
- each
- each to his/their ownphrase
- fave
- favour
- favoured
- favourite
- give
- give me ... any day/every time!idiom
- lief
- over-favour
- prefer
- preferable
- preferably
- preference
- preferred
- soon
- top ten
- would (just) as soonidiom
GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… very; to alargedegree: 非常；很Actually, I did rather well in myexams.实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。 I've got rather a lot ofworkto do at themoment.现在我有很多工作要做。 - Heboobedratherbadlyby getting hernamewrong.
- Ithinkmyhusbandis the mosthandsomeman in theworld, but Irealizemyjudgmentis rathersubjective.
- I've had asort-outin thebedroom- it'slookingratherbetter.
- Iheardsomething ratherworryingatworkthismorning.
- Janehas rather asharptongue, I'mafraid.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: very & extreme - abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
See more results » GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… "Do youwantto come out fordinnerwith us thisevening?" "Rather!"“你今天晚上想跟我们一块出去吃饭吗？”“当然！” SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesYes, no & not - a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- opposed
- slight
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
See more results » GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… ratheradverb(SMALL AMOUNT)B1quite; to aslightdegree 相当；有点儿，稍微It's rathercoldtoday, isn't it?今天相当冷，是不是？ That's ratheradifficultbook- here's aneasierone for you.那本书有点儿难——这本对你来说容易些。 Thetrainwas rather toocrowdedfor acomfortablejourney.这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。 Sheansweredthephonerathersleepily.她睡意朦胧地接电话。 I ratherdoubtI'll beableto come toyourparty.我说不太准能不能去参加你的聚会。 - It is a rathergrey,colourlesscity, with fewinterestingsightsorhistoricalmonuments.
- Hisbookstendto be ratherdenselywritten.
- The company'sprospectsfor thefutureare ratherdim.
- Shefoundtheformalityof theoccasionratherdaunting.
- Topeoplewho don'tknowhim heprobablyappears(to be) ratherunfriendly.
ratheradverb(MORE EXACTLY)B2moreaccurately; moreexactly 更确切些；更准确地说She'llflyto California onThursday,orrather, she will if she has to.她将于周四飞去加州，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。 He's my sister'sfriendreally, ratherthanmine.确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。 used toexpressanoppositeopinion 恰恰相反；而是Theendingof thewaris not acauseforcelebration, but rather forregretthat iteverhappened.战争的结束并没有什么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。 No, I'm nottired. Rather theoppositeinfact.不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。 - I'll behomebefore 6, or rather, I willunlessI getaskedtostaylate again.
- She's notshy. Rather theopposite.
- She was in a goodmood, or rather she was until sheheardthebadnews.
- They go onholidayto France everyyear, or rather, they have done for the last tenyears.
- He'ssellinghisflat, or rather, he willsellit if he canfindabuyer.
ratheradverb(PREFERENCE)rather than B1insteadof; usedespeciallywhen youpreferone thing to another 宁愿，更喜欢；而不是IthinkI'd like tostayathomethiseveningrather than go out.我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。 - You can usecocoapowderto make thecakerather thanchocolate- it's abitof acheat, but nobodynoticesthedifference.
- Helicopters aremainlyused formilitaryrather thanciviluse.
- Thematterwould bebetterdealtwith in thecivilcourtrather than by anexpensivecriminalproceeding.
- Mostconvalescentspreferto becaredfor athomerather than in ahospital.
- Ipreferphotographingpeoplerather thanplaces.
GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… 非常；很Actually, I did rather well in myexams.实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。 I've got rather a lot ofworkto do at themoment.现在我有很多工作要做。 - Heboobedratherbadlyby getting hernamewrong.
- Ithinkmyhusbandis the mosthandsomeman in theworld, but Irealizemyjudgmentis rathersubjective.
- I've had asort-outin thebedroom- it'slookingratherbetter.
- Iheardsomething ratherworryingatworkthismorning.
- Jane has rather asharptongue, I'mafraid.
GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… 当然；的确"Do youwantto come out fordinnerwith us thisevening?" "Rather!"“你今天晚上想跟我们一块出去吃饭吗？”“当然！” GrammarRather We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly).… Ratheras a degree adverb We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising:… Ratherthan: alternatives and preferences We use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared:… Or rather We use or rather to correct ourselves:… rather| American Dictionaryratheradverb[not gradable](PREFERABLY)inpreferenceto, or as apreference: Shewantsus tomeether here rather than go to herapartment. I’d ratherweartheblackshoes. She’s saying things that many would rather nothear. ratheradverb[not gradable](MORE EXACTLY)moreaccurately; moreexactly: These were notcommoncriminals, but ratherenemiesof thestate. ratheradjective,adverb[not gradable](TO SOME DEGREE)to anoticeabledegree;somewhat: It allseemsratherunimportant. Examplesofratherrather The intentions of policy thus need to be seen against the plansratherthan the outcomes.From theCambridge English Corpus How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the backgroundratherthan the stripe (the ordinary)?From theCambridge English Corpus Analysis of single channel records indicate that the effect is to favor transition to a substateratherthan to physically alter the conductance pathway.From theCambridge English Corpus Their connection was purely mechanical,ratherthan teleological.From theCambridge English Corpus We can differentiate these categories as purely lexical,ratherthan syntactic.From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense they corresponded with purely phonologicalratherthan morphosyntactic attributes of the input.From theCambridge English Corpus Actual choices are relevant not to the idea of the right butratherto its direction of exercise with respect to the protected domain.From theCambridge English Corpus The findings underline the importance of using specificratherthan general tasks to assess phonology, phonological sensitivity, and phonological representations.From theCambridge English Corpus Past studies have focused on the effects of density on spoken language processing,ratherthan the effects of density on the structure of lexical representations.From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly, the public health official is not replacing the physician;rather, ethicists now realize a need to be in dialogue with both.From theCambridge English Corpus It is,rather, a matter of what it is that parties can choose and what they can influence.From theCambridge English Corpus This test did not reject the hypothesis of orthogonality so the estimation was done through a random effects modelratherthan a fixed effects model.From theCambridge English Corpus Ground-penetrating radar is also treatedratherbriefly, with no description of field techniques.From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, growth rates may increase over time simply because the initial and descendant cells are recovering from treatmentratherthan evolving.From theCambridge English Corpus The collective results suggest that neural populations,ratherthan the individual cell, determine the spatial proper ties of its receptive field.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |