rather

英['rɑ:ðə]美['rɑ:ðə]

adv.
1.（常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶）相当，在某种程度上
2.（与动词连用以减弱语气）有点儿，稍微
3.（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
4.（提出不同于先前所说的或相反的观点）相反，而是
【惊叹词】
【旧】【英】（表示同意某人的提议）

同：	[r.] instead, kind of, preferably, quite

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good Books to read than a king who did not love reading
宁为穷汉住搁楼,拥有好书任我读,不愿身居帝王位,纵有好书不爱读收藏
This plan of yours cuts into our schedule rather badly.
你们的这个计划要占去我日程表里不少时间。收藏
We thought it rather cheeky that anyone would dare sneak into the President's suite in the dead of night without his permission.
我们认为，有人竟敢在夜深人静的时候未经总统许可就偷偷溜进他的房间是很不象话的。收藏
His Books seem to have Been manufactured rather than composed
他的作品象是被机器加工出的，而不是创作的收藏
(Make sure you see the 3D show Honey I Shrunk the Audience at disneyland first as it could seem rather tame after Terminator 2.)
(迪斯尼乐园的立体电影《宝贝儿，我把观众缩小了》一定要安排在前面观看，因为在《魔鬼终结者续集》之后观看，那部片子会显得相当平淡乏味。)收藏

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on the contrary
- 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
[同] instead, rather
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
[同] kind of, kinda, rather, sort of

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