rather 的英语意思
ratherrather /ˈrɑːðə $ ˈræðər/ predeterminer, adverb 
查看全部语言翻译1fairly or to some degree相当；到一定程度: 
I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.看到他和前妻在一起，我相当吃惊。 He was limping rather badly.他跛行得相当厉害。 My own position is rather different.我自己的立场则颇为不同。 Abigail’s always been rather a difficult child. British EnglishAbigail 一直都是个相当难管的孩子。（英式英语） Isn’t it rather late (=a little too late) to start changing all the arrangements?现在才开始更改所有安排，是不是有点太晚了（=有一点太晚）？ Actually I rather like the new style of architecture. British English其实我还挺喜欢这种新建筑风格的。（英式英语） It was a nice house, but rather too small for a family of four. British English那是一栋不错的房子，但对四口之家来说相当嫌小。（英式英语） The task proved to be rather more difficult than I had expected. British English这项任务结果比我预想的难得多。（英式英语）2would rather used to say that you would prefer to do or have something用于表示更愿意做某事或拥有某物: I’d rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.我宁愿在电视机前安静地度过一个夜晚。 We could eat later if you would rather do that.如果你更愿意的话，我们可以晚点再吃。 ‘I think you’d better ask her.’ ‘I’d rather not (=I do not want to).’"我觉得你最好去问问她。""我宁愿不（=我不想）。"would rather ... than ... I’d rather die than apologize to Helen.我宁死也不向 Helen 道歉。 I’d rather you didn’t go out alone (=I do not want you to go).我宁愿你不要单独外出（=我不希望你去）。3rather than instead of而不是；代替: I think you’d call it a lecture rather than a talk.我觉得你会称之为演讲，而不是闲聊。 Rather than go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?与其直接上大学，为什么不先积累一些工作经验呢？ Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.Bryson 决定辞职，而不是接受新规定。4or rather used before correcting something that you have said, or giving more specific information用于纠正刚才所说的话，或在给出更具体信息之前: We all went in Vic’s car, or rather his father’s.我们都坐 Vic 的车去了，或者说，是他父亲的车。5not ... but rather ... used to say that one thing is not true but a different thing is true用于说明某事并不属实，而另一件事才是真实的: The problem is not their lack of funding, but rather their lack of planning.问题不在于他们缺乏资金，而在于他们缺乏规划。6rather you/him/her/them than me spoken口语 used to say that you are glad that you are not going to be doing something that someone else will be doing用于表示庆幸自己不必去做别人将要做的事7Rather! British English spoken口语 old-fashioned旧式 used to agree with someone用于表示同意某人GRAMMAR: Patterns with rather语法：rather 的用法句型• You say that you would rather do something: · I would rather play than study. ✗Don’t say: I would rather to play than study.• 表达"宁愿做某事"时，说：· I would rather play than study.（我宁愿玩也不愿学习。）✗不要说：I would rather to play than study.• You say that you would rather be something: · I would rather be rich than poor. ✗Don’t say: I would rather to be rich than poor.• 表达"宁愿成为某种状态"时，说：· I would rather be rich than poor.（我宁愿富有也不愿贫穷。）✗不要说：I would rather to be rich than poor.• You say that you would rather someone did something: · I would rather you came in spring.• 表达"希望某人做某事"时，说：· I would rather you came in spring.（我希望你春天来。）• You say that you would rather someone did not do something, when you don’t want them to do it in the future: · I would rather you didn’t say that.• 表达不希望某人（将来）做某事时，说：· I would rather you didn't say that.（我希望你不要那样说。）• You say that you would rather someone had not done something, when criticizing them for something they have done in the past: · I would rather you hadn’t said that.• 批评某人过去所做之事，表达"希望他没有那样做"时说：· I would rather you hadn't said that.（我希望你当时没有说那句话。）THESAURUS同义词辨析rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say程度超过"有一点"，但不及"非常"。英国人在日常对话中常在形容词前使用这些词，很多情况下并无意改变含义——只是人们惯用的说法。: · She seemed rather unhappy.· 她看起来相当不开心。· It’s rather a difficult question.· 这是个相当难的问题。· It’s getting quite late.· 时间已经相当晚了。· Malaria is rather common in this area.· 疟疾在这一地区相当常见。fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American Englishrather. Fairly 在英式英语和美式英语中均可使用。: · The test was fairly easy.· 考试相当容易。· It’s a fairly long way to the next town.· 到下一个镇还有相当远的路。pretty spoken口语 rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken Englishrather. Pretty 比上述其他词更为非正式，多用于口语。: · Her French is pretty good.· 她的法语相当不错。· We’re in a pretty strong position.· 我们处于相当有利的位置。reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree达到令人满意的水平或程度: · He plays reasonably well.· 他演奏得还算不错。· Let’s just say that I am reasonably confident we’ll win.· 就说我对我们获胜还是颇有把握吧。moderately formal正式 more than a little, but not very程度超过"有一点"，但不到"非常"；适度地: · Her family was moderately wealthy.· 她的家庭小康殷实。· The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants.· 食物还算不错，但不如其他餐厅的好。· Use a moderately high heat.· 用中高火。· a moderately difficult climb· 中等难度的攀登somewhat formal正式 fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives相当，或略微。somewhat 尤用于谈论某事物的程度或大小，常与比较级连用。: · The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s.· 庆典的规模比去年稍大了一些。· He looked somewhat irritated.· 他看起来有些恼火。· a somewhat surprising decision· 一个有些出乎意料的决定
查看全部语言翻译1fairly or to some degree相当；到一定程度: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.看到他和前妻在一起，我相当吃惊。 He was limping rather badly.他跛行得相当厉害。 My own position is rather different.我自己的立场则颇为不同。 Abigail’s always been rather a difficult child. British EnglishAbigail 一直都是个相当难管的孩子。（英式英语） Isn’t it rather late (=a little too late) to start changing all the arrangements?现在才开始更改所有安排，是不是有点太晚了（=有一点太晚）？ Actually I rather like the new style of architecture. British English其实我还挺喜欢这种新建筑风格的。（英式英语） It was a nice house, but rather too small for a family of four. British English那是一栋不错的房子，但对四口之家来说相当嫌小。（英式英语） The task proved to be rather more difficult than I had expected. British English这项任务结果比我预想的难得多。（英式英语）2would rather used to say that you would prefer to do or have something用于表示更愿意做某事或拥有某物: I’d rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.我宁愿在电视机前安静地度过一个夜晚。 We could eat later if you would rather do that.如果你更愿意的话，我们可以晚点再吃。 ‘I think you’d better ask her.’ ‘I’d rather not (=I do not want to).’"我觉得你最好去问问她。""我宁愿不（=我不想）。"would rather ... than ... I’d rather die than apologize to Helen.我宁死也不向 Helen 道歉。 I’d rather you didn’t go out alone (=I do not want you to go).我宁愿你不要单独外出（=我不希望你去）。3rather than instead of而不是；代替: I think you’d call it a lecture rather than a talk.我觉得你会称之为演讲，而不是闲聊。 Rather than go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?与其直接上大学，为什么不先积累一些工作经验呢？ Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.Bryson 决定辞职，而不是接受新规定。4or rather used before correcting something that you have said, or giving more specific information用于纠正刚才所说的话，或在给出更具体信息之前: We all went in Vic’s car, or rather his father’s.我们都坐 Vic 的车去了，或者说，是他父亲的车。5not ... but rather ... used to say that one thing is not true but a different thing is true用于说明某事并不属实，而另一件事才是真实的: The problem is not their lack of funding, but rather their lack of planning.问题不在于他们缺乏资金，而在于他们缺乏规划。6rather you/him/her/them than me spoken口语 used to say that you are glad that you are not going to be doing something that someone else will be doing用于表示庆幸自己不必去做别人将要做的事7Rather! British English spoken口语 old-fashioned旧式 used to agree with someone用于表示同意某人GRAMMAR: Patterns with rather语法：rather 的用法句型• You say that you would rather do something: · I would rather play than study. ✗Don’t say: I would rather to play than study.• 表达"宁愿做某事"时，说：· I would rather play than study.（我宁愿玩也不愿学习。）✗不要说：I would rather to play than study.• You say that you would rather be something: · I would rather be rich than poor. ✗Don’t say: I would rather to be rich than poor.• 表达"宁愿成为某种状态"时，说：· I would rather be rich than poor.（我宁愿富有也不愿贫穷。）✗不要说：I would rather to be rich than poor.• You say that you would rather someone did something: · I would rather you came in spring.• 表达"希望某人做某事"时，说：· I would rather you came in spring.（我希望你春天来。）• You say that you would rather someone did not do something, when you don’t want them to do it in the future: · I would rather you didn’t say that.• 表达不希望某人（将来）做某事时，说：· I would rather you didn't say that.（我希望你不要那样说。）• You say that you would rather someone had not done something, when criticizing them for something they have done in the past: · I would rather you hadn’t said that.• 批评某人过去所做之事，表达"希望他没有那样做"时说：· I would rather you hadn't said that.（我希望你当时没有说那句话。）THESAURUS同义词辨析rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say程度超过"有一点"，但不及"非常"。英国人在日常对话中常在形容词前使用这些词，很多情况下并无意改变含义——只是人们惯用的说法。: · She seemed rather unhappy.· 她看起来相当不开心。· It’s rather a difficult question.· 这是个相当难的问题。· It’s getting quite late.· 时间已经相当晚了。· Malaria is rather common in this area.· 疟疾在这一地区相当常见。fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American Englishrather. Fairly 在英式英语和美式英语中均可使用。: · The test was fairly easy.· 考试相当容易。· It’s a fairly long way to the next town.· 到下一个镇还有相当远的路。pretty spoken口语 rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken Englishrather. Pretty 比上述其他词更为非正式，多用于口语。: · Her French is pretty good.· 她的法语相当不错。· We’re in a pretty strong position.· 我们处于相当有利的位置。reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree达到令人满意的水平或程度: · He plays reasonably well.· 他演奏得还算不错。· Let’s just say that I am reasonably confident we’ll win.· 就说我对我们获胜还是颇有把握吧。moderately formal正式 more than a little, but not very程度超过"有一点"，但不到"非常"；适度地: · Her family was moderately wealthy.· 她的家庭小康殷实。· The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants.· 食物还算不错，但不如其他餐厅的好。· Use a moderately high heat.· 用中高火。· a moderately difficult climb· 中等难度的攀登somewhat formal正式 fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives相当，或略微。somewhat 尤用于谈论某事物的程度或大小，常与比较级连用。: · The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s.· 庆典的规模比去年稍大了一些。· He looked somewhat irritated.· 他看起来有些恼火。· a somewhat surprising decision· 一个有些出乎意料的决定