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ratherint.（感叹词 interjection）- 【英•口】（用以加强肯定的回答）当然,的确(= certainly)
Do you like this?〔42c7〕Rather! 你喜欢这个吗?-当然啦!
adv.（副词 adverb）- 宁愿,宁可
rather cold than not [otherwise] 确切地说,就是冷
It would be better to invest in new machinery rather than (to) increase [than increasing] wages.最好是投资于新机械,而不是用来增加工资
I would stay at home rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里而不愿出去
I would do anything rather than let him go home [that he should go home]. 祗要不让他回家,我怎么都行
Rather than buy a car of his own, he prefers to rent one. 他宁可租车也不愿意买车
I should rather think so. 我倒是这么想的. - 更确切地说,更恰当地说
- 几分,稍微,有点
It's rather warm today.今天相当热
rather an easy book=a rather easy book. 一本相当容易读的书. - 相当,颇
- 恰恰相反,相反地
It wasn't a help, rather a hindrance.这不是帮忙,反而是添麻烦. - 【英•方】更快,更早
- or rather
- 更确切地,更正确地
late last night, or rather early this morning 昨天深夜,更确切地说,今天凌晨.
- rather too...
- 稍微…一点
The book is rather too difficult to read. 这本书稍微深了一点.
- the rather
- 【古】更快,更早
- the rather that [because]...
- 正因为…所以更加
I will be present at the seminar, the rather that you are one of the speakers. 正因为你也是一位发言人,所以我更要出席这个研讨会了.
- would rather
- 宁愿,(与其…)宁可(= had rather)（现在不常用后者）
I would [had] rather never been born than have seen this day of shame. 我宁愿没出生,也不愿蒙受今天的羞辱
I'd rather you went [【罕】 go] home now. 我宁愿你现在回家
I'd rather (=I wish) you hadn't done that. 我真希望你没做那事. - （后接 like, enjoy, appreciate 等）很想
I'd rather like a cup of coffee. 我想喝杯咖啡.
同义: - certainly当然,的确
- had rather宁愿,(与其…)宁可
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