rather的音标

英 [ˈrɑːðə(r) , ˌrɑːˈðɜː(r)]

美 [ˈræðər]

rather的用法

adv. (常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶)相当，在某种程度上;(与动词连用以减弱语气)有点儿，稍微;(纠正所说的话或提供更确切的信息)更确切地讲，更准确地说

int. 表示同意某人的提议

rather的例句

1.The problem was psychological rather than physiological
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

2.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。

3.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。

4.I grew up in rather unusual circumstances
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。

5.I rather think he was telling the truth
我倒觉得他讲的是真话。

rather的常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1.This book is rather too easy for this boy.
这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

2.I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
我认为他的年龄太大,不太适于再结婚。

3.I have a rather bad cold.
我得了重感冒。

rather的常用短语

用作副词 (adv.)

but rather
〈正〉相反地oppositely

or rather
〈正〉更确实地,更确切地说more truly; more accurately

rather than
宁可,宁愿more willingly

would〔had〕 rather
宁愿,宁可more willingly

rather的词汇搭配

rather than 宁可 ... 也不愿...
had rather 宁可(宁愿)
rather too 稍嫌
but rather 而宁可说是
would rather 宁可
sooner rather than later 尽早
would rather do 宁愿
the rather that 何况
or rather 确切地说
pudding rather than praise 与其恭维不如实惠
by the string rather than the bow 直接了当地
the rather because 正因为 ... 所...
would rather have someone's room than someone's company 希望某人走开
rather…than otherwise 不是别的
would rather not 宁可不
rather rough sea 中浪
rather too easy for 尺码大了号
rather…than not 不是别的

rather的真题例句

1.In other words, it refers to anything that is acquired or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

2.Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children.
2016年6月四级真题（套）阅读 Section A

3.Last year, MATTEL also gave Barbie a flat foot rather than forcing her to be in heels all the time like the original Barbie is.
2017年12月六级真题（套）听力 Section B

4.Londa Schiebinger, a professor of the history of science at Stanford University, called this passage rather astonishing.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

5.Most food webs, for instance, consist of many weak links rather than a few strong ones.
2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

6.Project managers evaluate the performance of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.
2016年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

7.But as companies continue their attempts at personalised medicine, the courts will remain rather busy.
2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

8.Children aren't born knowing how to say "I'm sorry"; rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends—and their own consciences.
2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ