rather是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 quite; to a slight degree -- 相当；有点儿，稍微

  • It's rather cold today, isn't it? 今天相当冷，是不是？

  • That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you. 那本书有点儿难——这本对你来说容易些。

  • The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey. 这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。

  • She answered the phone rather sleepily. 她睡意朦胧地接电话。

  • I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party. 我说不太准能不能去参加你的聚会。

• 1 more accurately; more exactly -- 更确切些；更准确地说

  • She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to. 她将于周四飞去加州，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。

  • He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine. 确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。

  • The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened. 战争的结束并没有什么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。

  • No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact. 不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。

• 2 instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another -- 宁愿，更喜欢；而不是

  • I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out. 我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。

• 3 very; to a large degree -- 非常；很

  • Actually, I did rather well in my exams. 实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。

  • I've got rather a lot of work to do at the moment. 现在我有很多工作要做。

• 4 certainly; yes -- 当然；的确

  • "Do you want to come out for dinner with us this evening?" "Rather!" “你今天晚上想跟我们一块出去吃饭吗？”“当然！”