Rather
['rɑːðə] or ['ræðɚ]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
錄入:希莉娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
編輯:奥马尔
同義詞及近義詞:
ad. [1]. Preferably, in preference.[2]. Moderately, in some measure, in some degree.
珍妮特手打
解釋/意思:
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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例句/造句/用法:
- Your circle is rather different from ours. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I could tell you a story about that same uncle, gentlemen, that would rather surprise you. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- In speaking of education Plato rather startles us by affirming that a child must be trained in falsehood first and in truth afterwards. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- The offered hand--rather large, but beautifully formed--was given to me with the easy, unaffected self-reliance of a highly-bred woman. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Which would you rather smell? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- No, it is not selfishness or conceit, said he, answering, as was his wont, my thoughts rather than my words. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- For my part, I would rather not enter. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Yes, he said, I think that he would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable manner. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Rather a pleasant year on the whole! 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He dreaded to hear that something had been said to Mary--he felt as if he were listening to a threat rather than a warning. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- At this time of the morning, it would be rather too good a--Well, I don't know, my dear--you may do that again, if you please. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I fancy I am rather a favourite; he took notice of my gown. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Yet this consideration does not, or rather did not in after time, diminish the reproaches of my conscience. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I felt I might, without indelicacy, because the evening she dined with us she rather suggested . 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- At the foot of this slant is the walled town of Gibraltar--or rather the town occupies part of the slant. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- I handed it back to Mr. Murthwaite, and owned that this curious specimen of Hindoo correspondence rather puzzled me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Her father privately married again--his cook, I rather think. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- After all, I'd rather know the truth. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- I had always rather a noticing way--not a quick way, oh, no! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It was very pretty to look at, but seemed to have the effect of rendering surrounding objects rather darker than before. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He was mentally the new thing in history, negligent of and rather ignorant of the older things out of which his new world had arisen. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Perhaps I had better say, that you must submit to be mildly bored rather than to go on working. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Against artillery of the present day the land forts and walls would prove elements of weakness rather than strength. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Tom looked surprised, and rather hurt, and said, I never drink, Mas'r. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I'm too young, faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It was in those days rather a rare accomplishment, and led to her engagement with the orthodox Miss Pinkerton. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- His face was as fiery as ever; his eyes were as small, and rather deeper set. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- It was therefore from the beginning a divided thing of uncertain power, a claim and an argument rather than a necessary reality. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I'm rather thick in my breath. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
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