Rather

['rɑːðə] or ['ræðɚ]

解释:

(adv.) 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'.

(adv.) on the contrary; 'rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left'; 'he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter'; 'used English terms instead of Latin ones'.

录入:希莉娅--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Prior; earlier; former.

(a.) Earlier; sooner; before.

(a.) More readily or willingly; preferably.

(a.) On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.

(a.) Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.

(a.) More properly; more correctly speaking.

(a.) In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.

编辑:奥马尔

同义词及近义词：

ad. [1]. Preferably, in preference.[2]. Moderately, in some measure, in some degree.

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解释:

adv. more willingly: in preference: especially: more so than otherwise: on the contrary: somewhat in some degree: more properly: (coll.) considerably very much.—adj. Rath′erish to a slight degree somewhat.—Rather better than somewhat in excess of.—The rather by so much the more.

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