rather是什么意思_rather短语搭配_rather权威例句

柯林斯词典

同近义词

• adv.宁可，宁愿；相当

  soon   /   first   /   lot   /   bit   /   preferably

词组短语

1. or rather 更精确地说，倒不如说

2. had rather 宁愿 ; 宁肯 ; 情愿 ; 甘愿

3. would rather 宁愿，宁可

4. But rather 而在于 ; 相反地 ; 更确切地说 ; 而是

5. rather too adv. 稍微...一点

6. would rather do 宁愿 ; 宁愿做 ; 宁可做 ; 宁可

7. Dan Rather 丹·拉瑟 ; 丹·拉特

8. rather than 而不是；宁可…也不愿

9. Makes today seem rather sad 今天似乎更加悲伤 ; 使今天更加伤感 ; 让今天更加难过 ; 使如今更显令人难过

10. Rather abruptly 冷不丁

权威例句

1. I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.

如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.《简明英汉词典》

2. It's rather hot in here. Would you mind my opening the door?

这里面有点热, 我把门打开你不介意 吗 ?《英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语》

3. The weather is rather on our side.

这天气对我们很有利。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4. I rather suspect we're making a mistake.

我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。《牛津词典》

5. Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.

每个人似乎都有点不对劲,想发发牢骚.《辞典例句》

6. If you are sky, then I would rather be your cloud!

如果你是天空, 那么我宁愿是你的云!《期刊摘选》

7. To be frank, I'd rather you were not involved in the case.

坦率的说, 我宁愿你没有卷入这个案子里.《期刊摘选》

8. His answer rather disconcerted her.

他的回答使她颇感难堪。《牛津词典》

9. It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

10. She has a rather masculine voice.

她的声音有点男性化.《简明英汉词典》

11. I'd rather lie in bed and have a good rest.

我宁愿躺到床上去好好休息休息.《期刊摘选》

12. She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.

她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。《牛津词典》

13. It was a rather difficult question.

这是个相当难的问题。《牛津词典》

14. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.

他为人厚道,待人亲切,虽然态度有点粗鲁.《简明英汉词典》

15. '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。”《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

16. I'm afraid it's a rather long story.

我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

17. They would rather work than live on welfare.

他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

18. He was conscious that he was talking rather too much.

他意识到他说得实在太多了。《牛津词典》

19. Jack has rather jaundiced opinions about all these modern ideas.

杰克对所有这些现代观念都抱有相当偏颇的看法.《期刊摘选》

20. Provided you have not cheated by consulting an atlas, you will notice something rather surprising— the two lists will contain roughly the same number of states, but they will not be identical.

只要你没有作弊去参照地图，就会发现一件令人相当惊讶的事——这两张列表列出的州的数量大致相同，但州的名字并不完全相同。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

21. Laser system with delayed optical feedback appears rather complex dynamics behavior.

具有延迟光学反馈的激光系统会表现出相当复杂的动力学行为.《期刊摘选》

22. They've been rather timid in the changes they've made.

他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

23. The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.

这个办公室大而实用，但不怎么宜人。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

24. From time to time his sharp cough broke the rather frightening stillness.

他偶尔发出一两声短促的咳嗽,打破这多少有点叫人害怕的静寂.《汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）》

25. Economics can make rather remarkably accurate predictions about economic phenomena.

经济学能够对经济现象作出相当精确的预测.《辞典例句》

26. She prefers to act rather than direct.

她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。《牛津词典》

27. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

地毯已磨得相当破旧了.《简明英汉词典》

28. The book is rather too difficult to read.

这本书稍微深了一点.《期刊摘选》

29. The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.

病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。《牛津词典》

30. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

31. His health varies from good to rather weak.

他的身体有时不错,有时却相当虚弱.《期刊摘选》

32. We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.

我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。《牛津词典》

33. In the end he had to walk─or rather run─to the office.

最后他不得不走着——应该说是跑着——去办公室。《牛津词典》

34. He'd rather get into a disco than say he was Julio Iglesias's son.

他宁愿去迪斯科舞厅,也不愿打着父亲的名号炫耀.《期刊摘选》

35. He was rather bemused by children.

他被孩子们弄糊涂了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

36. But there is still another realm of disagreement which stems from something rather different.

但仍然有源于相当不同事分歧的其它领土.《期刊摘选》

37. The instructions were rather complicated.

这些说明相当复杂。《牛津词典》

38. She is rather bashful.

她有点害羞.《现代汉英综合大词典》

39. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.

他有种相当可怕的，阴郁的举止。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

40. I'd prefer to go for a walk rather than sit here watching them play football.

我宁愿去散步而不想坐在这儿看他们踢足球.《期刊摘选》

41. Alice looked rather offended.

艾丽斯显得愤愤不已。《牛津词典》

42. These shoes are rather too big.

这双鞋有点太大了.《期刊摘选》

43. Rather stale smell that incense leaves next day . Like foul flowerwater.

那种香水到了第二天就留下一股有点酸臭的气味,就像是馊了的花露水似的.《期刊摘选》

44. This one is rather too large.

这个稍微大一些.《辞典例句》

45. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

46. I did have rather spindly legs.

我的腿以前细长而纤弱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

47. Toni looked at him rather haughtily.

托尼非常傲慢地看着他。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

48. Janet is cute and smart, but still rather young.

Janet是很可爱也很聪明, 但仍然相当年轻.《期刊摘选》

49. Rather shut up don't talk, don't be eager to expressing oneself, either.

宁愿闭口不说话, 也不要急于表现自己.《期刊摘选》

50. I prefer to stay at home rather than go out a walk.

我宁愿呆在家里也不去散步.《期刊摘选》

51. Rubeus Hagrid : We're bit behind schedule. Best be off. Unless you'd rather stay, of course.

鲁伯·海格: 进度有点落后了,我们该走了. 难道你还想待在这儿?《期刊摘选》

52. I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。《牛津词典》

53. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

我在相当不寻常的环境中长大。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

54. He found it very difficult to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs.

他发觉很难入睡,他对楼上的人真有点生气.《期刊摘选》

55. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

56. My younger sister said likely , my rather he with my personal enemy in same place.

像涐妹妹说旳,涐宁愿他跟涐仇人在一起.《期刊摘选》

57. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

58. Rather, we meander, mainly due to a slight structural or functional imbalance of our legs.

相反, 我们是曲折前行的, 这主要是因为我们的双腿在结构或功能上有点不平衡.《期刊摘选》

59. The leaves taste rather bitter.

这些叶子尝起来相当苦。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

60. The book is likely to be useful, only it's rather expensive.

这本书可能有用, 只是相当贵.《期刊摘选》

61. I have to admit I rather dislike drinking.

我得承认我相当讨厌喝酒.《期刊摘选》

62. I feel rather unwell.

我觉得相当不舒服.《期刊摘选》

63. It was rather a difficult question.

这真是个难题。《牛津词典》

64. It was rather a vague statement that they finally made.

最终形成了一个相当暧昧的宣言.《期刊摘选》

65. The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

66. It has good portion, but it tastes rather bland, and oily.

它的菜有好的一面, 但另一方面它的口味比较淡, 和有点油.《期刊摘选》

67. He preferred to do this rather than that.

他说宁愿做这个,不愿做那个.《期刊摘选》

68. She's a rather large woman.

她是个大块头。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

69. Is this not rather strange?

你们看,不是有点奇怪 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

70. She's rather prim and precise.

她拘谨严肃，一丝不苟。《牛津词典》

71. I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.

在男女混杂的场合，我不愿意谈论这件事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

72. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

73. Eyes somewhat almond shaped, of medium size, placed rather well apart, neither deep set nor bulging.

有点呈杏仁状, 中等大小, 位置分的比较开, 既不凹陷,也不突出.《期刊摘选》

74. I do have something special for this weekend. Something really rather out of the ordinary.

本周末我的确有点特别的事, 确实是非同寻常的事.《期刊摘选》

75. You are sick of money, and you'd rather be a street cleaner?

你是厌倦了金钱, 抛弃它而宁愿扫大街 麽 ?《期刊摘选》

76. She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.

她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。《牛津词典》

77. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...

我在非同寻常的环境下长大。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

78. What do you like to do in your spare time?

空闲时你喜欢干什么?《辞典例句》

79. Rather than go there by air, I'd take slowest train.

我宁愿坐最慢的火车,也不乘飞机去那里.《期刊摘选》

80. I'd rather come with you.

我倒愿意和你一起去。《牛津词典》

81. Considering little effort there was put forth on your part, that actually seems rather generous.

考虑到你在其中的贡献, 这个份额实际上看起来还是相当的慷慨.《期刊摘选》

82. One thing rather quenched the vanities: she had to wear her cousin's clothes.

有件事不免有点挫伤她的虚荣心: 她不得不穿她表姐的衣服.《辞典例句》

83. I rather think he was telling the truth...

我倒觉得他讲的是真话。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

84. Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule.

可惜优秀的文字作品真是可遇不可求。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

85. I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him.

我宁愿被嘲笑,也不愿和他吵架.《辞典例句》

86. The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.

这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

87. ‘I'm going climbing tomorrow. ’ ‘Rather you than me! ’

“我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不去！”《牛津词典》

88. His remarks were rather out of place.

他的说话得有点不得体.《期刊摘选》

89. Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.

在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

90. We would rather have several small absolute errors than one large one.

我们宁愿要几个小的绝对误差,而不要一个很大的误差.《辞典例句》

91. What made you choose the one rather than the other?

你怎么选了这个而不是那个？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

92. The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.

警方对付犯罪的办法，不是事先加以防范，而是事后作出反应。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

93. She would rather spend than save.

她有钱宁愿花掉,也不肯积蓄.《简明英汉词典》

94. The play is rather bitty.

这出戏有点儿像拼凑的.《期刊摘选》

95. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上.《期刊摘选》

96. Their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily.

他们富有的舅舅对他们有点小气.《期刊摘选》

97. I prefer beef rather than mutton.

我宁愿吃牛肉也不愿吃羊肉.《期刊摘选》

98. It was a jest rather than a reproach.

这是个玩笑而非指责。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

99. The analogy is rather farfetched.

这个比方有点驴唇不对马嘴.《现代汉英综合大词典》

100. This is rather heavy. Can you give me a hand?

这个相当重, 你能助我一臂之力 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

101. Sometimes the results may be rather startling.

有时结果可能相当惊人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

102. I would rather have roses my table than diamonds around my neck.

我宁愿要桌上的玫瑰也不要脖上的钻石.《期刊摘选》

103. ‘Do you want to come with us? ’ ‘No, I'd rather not. ’

“你想跟我们一起来吗？”“不，我不想去。”《牛津词典》

104. The sun went in and it grew rather cold.

太阳被遮住,天气变得有点冷.《辞典例句》

105. I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!

我没有考不及格，事实上，我考得不错！《牛津词典》

106. I found the course rather heavy going.

我觉得这门课相当难。《牛津词典》

107. Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?

你干吗非得自己干，而不请人帮忙？《牛津词典》

108. Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.

统计学是数学一个相当现代的分支.《期刊摘选》

109. Underneath his rather severe manner, he is really very kindhearted.

他待人态度相当严厉, 但心地确实十分善良.《简明英汉词典》

110. The lock's rather stubborn, it needs oiling.

这锁相当难打开, 要加点油了.《现代英汉综合大词典》

111. Rather, a move still to see if UEFA will investigate Faria and events last night.

相反地, 我们得静观欧足联是否会对法里亚和昨晚的事件进行调查.《期刊摘选》

112. He looks rather like his father.

他看上去很像他的父亲。《牛津词典》

113. It's rather embarrassing; I don't know how to bring it up.

这事有点碍口, 不好说.《现代汉英综合大词典》

114. The exam was rather difficult.

这场考试十分难。《牛津词典》

115. I'd rather you came with us.

我倒愿意你和我们一块儿去。《牛津词典》

116. The engine for maglev trains is rather in noticeable.

磁悬浮列车的车头是相当值得注意的.《期刊摘选》

117. He was rather apprehensive of failure.

他相当害怕失败.《简明英汉词典》

118. It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

119. Miss Chadwick wrinkled up her forehead and looked rather like a perplexed Boxer dog.

查德威克小姐皱起前额,看起来有点象一只困惑的巴儿狗.《辞典例句》

120. One boy said, “I’d rather be concentrating on artistic efforts than saving the world or something.”

一个男生说：“我宁愿专注于在艺术上付出努力，也不想干什么拯救地球之类的事。”《16年6月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》

121. I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go.

恕我直言，我看你还是不去为好。《牛津词典》

122. Einstein was said to is a rather slow learner in his boyhood.

传说爱因斯坦小时候学得相当慢.《期刊摘选》

123. Who can leave the sun to aux would rather choose night?

有谁能够离开太阳宁愿选择黑暗 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

124. He would rather keep time for his hobbies.

他宁愿把时间花在自己业余爱好上.《期刊摘选》

125. So for next life, I'd rather a little bird, flying around in the sky.

下一生, 我宁愿只当一只小鸟在天上飞来飞去,至少未试过.《期刊摘选》

126. She'd rather die than give a speech.

她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。《牛津词典》

127. The problem was psychological rather than physiological...

问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

128. I'd rather do the journey in one go, and not stop on the way.

我宁愿一次走完全程，中途不停。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

129. I'd rather you didn't say anything about what I had told you in secret.

译文:我宁愿你对于我秘密的告诉你的事情不要说什么.《期刊摘选》

130. She feels rather hard done by.

她觉得有点委屈.《简明英汉词典》

131. Which programme would you rather appear on?...

你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

132. These trousers are rather too long.

这条裤子稍微长了一点.《期刊摘选》

133. I prefer to read rather than sit idle.

我宁愿读书而不愿闲坐着.《期刊摘选》

134. The corporation is rather awkwardly situated.

公司处境相当尴尬.《期刊摘选》

135. She was rather alarmed at the proposal.

她听到这个建议,有点心慌.《期刊摘选》

136. Who's the rather large lady in the hat?

那位戴帽子的丰满女士是谁？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

137. I think he's a rather mixed up kid.

我觉得他是个内心充满困惑的孩子。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

138. It later emerged there was rather a lot of written material on her lectern.

后来出现了有相当的书面材料很多她的讲台.《期刊摘选》

139. Rather, they are challenges to be faced, to be overcome, and to be learned from.

相反地, 他们会成为要面对要克服甚至要从中学习的挑战.《期刊摘选》

140. I used rather to like to fancy her a somewhat quiet and serious, yet fair nymph.

我向来比较喜欢把她想象成一个有点文静,一本正经而又美丽的山林女神.《辞典例句》

141. I'd rather meet him here on my own home ground.

我宁愿在我自己的地盘上见他。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

142. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

结合具体的事物来思考要比抽象思考容易些。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

143. You look rather shabby in those clothes.

你的衣着显得有点寒酸.《简明英汉词典》

144. I have to say I am rather pessimistic.

我得说我相当悲观.《期刊摘选》

145. Would you rather walk or take the bus?

你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？《牛津词典》

146. I'm used to wine with my meals, so I find these lunches rather unsatisfactory.

我习惯于吃饭时喝酒, 因此我对这顿午饭相当不满意.《辞典例句》

147. The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.

墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。《牛津词典》

148. I would prefer buy computer rather than go on a trip.

我宁愿花钱买台电脑而不去旅游的.《期刊摘选》

149. A: Thank you, Jack. To be frank, I'd rather forget my birthday.

谢谢, 杰克. 坦白地说我倒宁愿忘记自己的生日.《期刊摘选》

150. Kids would rather play than study.

孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

151. Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.

现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

152. I was rather saddened by what he had said and regretted my own carelessness.

我听了他的话心里有点难过,只怨自己太粗心大意了.《现代汉英综合大词典》

153. Standards of living were deteriorating rather noticeably.

生活水平相当明显地下降了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

154. I rather like the decorative effect.

我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

155. I must say that rather shocked me, too.

我得说那件事也让我颇为震惊。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

156. I'd rather face forty pairs of eyes than face you, sitting at the bright shinning table.

我真的宁愿自己面对的是四十多双眼睛,而不是坐到这太过光洁明亮的桌边,面对你.《期刊摘选》

实用例句

1. The good thing, if you compare it with the past, will probably be rather short.

FORBES: Big Trucks On A Bumpy Road

2. But,in his words, "A smart entrepreneur should spend his time developing the business rather than the business plan."

VOA : special.2009.06.26

3. On Tuesday, they even brought singer Paul Simon to the Capitol, although he spoke rather than sang.

NPR: Poll Reflects Republican Divisions on SCHIP

4. Wardrop also leans on his suppliers to redesign any failed components rather than simply replace them.

FORBES: The Cortez of steel doesn't look back

5. He would also regard the peculiar American practice of elections rather than the Greek practice of appointing political offices by lot.

他也将关注,奇怪的美式选举方式,那有别于透过抽签决定的,希腊式指派政治官位模式。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

6. It's one that is maybe initially counterintuitive but actually, I think, is rather important once you begin to think about it.

乍一听你会觉得不可思议，但是仔细一想就会悟出其中道理。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

7. Situated on the western fringe of Greece's Dodecanese islands, Karpathos itself feels rather remote.

BBC: The lost world of Olymbos

8. In Buenos Aires, the joys need to be sussed out rather than readily handed to you.

BBC: This is Buenos Aires week

9. The government says it's about levelling the playing field rather than giving disabled people an unfair advantage.

BBC: Why aren't more disabled people becoming politicians?

10. "One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parents is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility."

VOA : special.2011.02.17

11. Douglas Carswell told MPs that talk of withdrawal was now a "mainstream" rather than a "maverick" view.

BBC: MPs debate case for UK pulling out of European Union

12. People could now see battlefield deaths as captured by a camera rather than an artist's pen or paintbrush.

VOA : special.2009.03.16

13. An Astroturf lawn and speakers are available for those who would rather walk in.

BBC: The best outdoor cinemas in Los Angeles

14. It's rather expensive.

它相当贵。

15. Last week, you'll be writing your second paper and I'd rather spend time on that than doing any outside reading.

最后一周，你们会写第二篇论文,我宁愿花时间在那上面,而不愿做一些课外阅读。电影哲学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

16. According to the Ministry of Defence, these cases mainly involve alcohol rather than drugs.

BBC: Submariners punished for drunken misconduct

17. Inspired by a desire to sleep indoors rather than on a park bench, I called her.

BBC: The bloom of cancer

18. Rather, it is another kind of language that he represents that will be that kind of germ of what Sal is looking for.

相反，是代表他自己的另一种语言,倒还有一点大师的意思。1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

19. Indeed, Salem goes out of its way to celebrate its rather grim history at Halloween.

BBC: Historical day trips from Boston

20. For much of the journey however, the appeal lies inside the carriage rather than outside the window.

BBC: Five unforgettable rail journeys

21. Brendan Barber, the head of the Trades Union Congress, takes a rather different view.

ECONOMIST: BA strike

22. "We initially were rather concerned as how our parents would react, as we came from different religions, different backgrounds, two different parts of the planet.

VOA : special.2011.05.09

23. I think we can see demonstrative from these charts, that man has done a rather admirable job of imitating the human brain.

我觉得我们可以从这些图表中看到一些说明，人们做了一个非常令人钦佩的工作,来模仿人类的大脑。计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课

24. Edward chose to , rather than give Mrs Simpson up.

爱德华选择放弃王位, 而不是离弃辛普森太太。

25. I think it's still possible for us to stamp out al- Qaida, to make sure that extremism is not expanding but rather is contracting.

VOA : special.2009.02.21

26. And he says that, "rather like some people need a cigarette, I need a walk".

BBC: Prince Charles urges 'harmony with nature'

27. I was rather disappointed.

我挺失望。

28. More than seventy-five percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.

VOA : special.2009.10.29

29. Rather than focusing on fixing these problems, Sternlicht seems to have been focusing on getting rich.

FORBES: Boy Wonder Gets Distracted

30. It's the live shows, rather than writing or recording, that Slim says he's drawn to the most.

NPR: Langhorne Slim's Folk-Rock Live Wire

31. Second thing we've been doing, I want to highlight for you is, we've along the way, mostly just verbally rather than writing it down, but we've been talking about good style.

我们一直在学的第二件事情是,我想给大家强调下，我们一直在口头上说，而没有把它写下来，但是我们一直在说优秀的风格。计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

32. "Rather than a failure to collect or share intelligence," he said, "this was a failure to connect and understand the intelligence that we already had."

VOA : special.2010.01.09

33. No matter which farmcation you choose, those roosters will probably wake you up rather early.

BBC: Vacationing down on the farm

34. It's usually best to respond in a complete sentence rather than saying yes or no which can be ambiguous.

一般来说，回答最好是完整的句子，而不是简单的模棱两可的“是”或“不是”。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : Do you mind 课堂

35. Molly is behaving rather peculiarly.

莫莉的行为相当古怪。

36. No,according to the personality theory, what personal identity requires isn't item-for-item the same personality, but rather the same evolving personality.

不，根据人格理论，个人认同感并不需要一个完全相同的人格，而是同样在进化的人格。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

37. I'd rather go and if you're going to be stubborn i'd rather go see Bourne Ultimatum with you than not go on a date at all.

如果你固执己见毫不动摇的话,那我就陪你去看《谍影重重》吧,这总比约会失败要好吧博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

38. Milton seems to have dug around rather carefully in his copy of the Faerie Queene, and he's come up with this illusion.

弥尔顿似乎极其小心地模仿着《仙后》,且他出现了这样一种幻想。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

39. He also said: "We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it."

VOA : special.2009.08.30

40. The idea is for NASA to buy services for space transportation, rather than spacecraft with existing designs.

VOA : special.2010.04.28

41. I think the conclusion is that Mill's theory that when a majority of people are asked what they would rather do, they will answer that they would rather engage in a higher pleasure.

我认为结论是，就穆勒的理论而言,当大多数人被问及他们的偏好时，他们都会说自己更愿意选择高级快乐。公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

42. He says there are some situations where people should get examined sooner rather than later.

VOA : special.2009.09.02

43. Rather, his subtlety shows itself in his deliberate concealment of it, in the ways in which he masks himself in obviousness.

他的狡猾表现在他故意地隐藏这种隐约，而且是以很直白的方式表现的。现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

44. Into My Own" . "Legend": "the youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having foresworn the world."

进入自我“，“传奇“,“这个少年被劝诱，如果他放弃世界,他将不再是他自己“现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

45. And what this class will do is talk about how did it become orthodox Christianity, rather than one of the other kinds of Christianity?

这门课程将探讨的话题之一,是如何变成东正教的，而不是其他基督教？新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

46. Nudists resorts tend to be focused on self-acceptance and freedom rather than free love.

BBC: Strip down for the end of summer

47. Unsurprisingly, the stench made the section south of the market a rather insalubrious place to live.

BBC: In search of London's lost rivers

48. Experts at the Census Bureau estimate that more than sixty percent of Hispanic growth was from "natural increase" rather than migration.

VOA : special.2011.06.13

49. Yet, Akhmed Mohammed says something is missing from his life, or rather some people.

NPR: After Israel: A Lebanese Village Struggles

50. A short time later,John Carter, the Princess and their friend, the green Martian woman Sola, attempt to escape rather than face death.

VOA : special.2010.07.31

51. There was a new effort to build wealth from the bottom up, rather than from the top down.

VOA : special.2011.03.24

52. Rather, the pauses are inserted by your mind as you already know where one word begins and another one ends.

相反,停顿只是由你的心理活动插入的,因为你已经知道了一个单词的开始,与另一个单词的结束在什么地方心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

53. It's like a child, raised with hope rather than expectation, love rather than fiscal projection.

BBC: Trick of the light: A California road trip

54. Rainey was an unimpressive, rather dull lecturer.

雷尼是个普普通通、刻板无趣的讲师。

55. With development crashing through the hutong, this is a restaurant to visit sooner rather than later.

BBC: Sampling Beijings imperial duck

56. This move cements Romero's legacy as a spiritual -- rather than political -- figure.

CNN: Pope Francis' powerful signal to the poor

57. U. has agreed to negotiate with individual countries, rather than with the Andean Community as a bloc.

FORBES: Free Trade Agreement Will Expand Markets

58. The signals coming from the preparatory talks, however, suggest it'll be a wiggle rather than a volte-face.

BBC: The joylessness of shopping

59. Pretty slim margins for dishing out meat loaf and Jell-O (or rather, sesame-crusted tuna).

FORBES: At your service

60. And it requires us to understand history not in moral terms, such as "good" and "evil," but rather in aesthetic terms.

它需要我们,不是以道德层面去理解历史，去判断好坏“,而是要从审美的角度去看。现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

61. But they expect him to announce a 2014 Senate election rather than a special contest this year.

CNN: Lautenberg leaves tricky political question for Christie

62. The bride may buy a used gown rather than paying thousands of dollars for a new one.

VOA : special.2010.08.09

63. Nine years seems rather a harsh penalty for a crime that did not itself harm anyone.

BBC: NEWS | Technology | Data safety at top of the agenda

64. Were the Government worried that the three Labour members would side with Mr Whittle rather than Mrs.

BBC: Six of the best from the Chief Whip

65. The concept of Roth IRAs: You pay your income tax going in, rather than going out.

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