rather than
英['rɑːðəðən]
美['ræðərðən]
- conj. 宁可 ... 也不愿；与其 ... 倒不如；而不是
- prep. 而非...；替代...
详细释义
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instead of; in preference to
双语例句
- 1. He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
- 他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。
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- 2. What made you choose the one rather than the other?
- 你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
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- 3. You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
- 你在直接购买，而不是通过代理商购买。
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- 4. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
- 他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。
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- 5. The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
- 这是个心理而不是生理问题。
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- 6. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
- 他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。
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- 7. Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
- 杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。
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- 8. 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。
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- 9. These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.
- 付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。
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- 10. Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
- 他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
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- 11. The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
- 该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。
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- 12. 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。
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- 13. The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites.
- 这些菜肴味道辛辣，宜配红葡萄酒而不是白葡萄酒。
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- 14. We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.
- 我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。
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- 15. In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.
- 在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。
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- 16. Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.
- 生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。
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- 17. She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.
- 她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。
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- 18. 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。
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- 19. Voters elected him to represent them, rather than narrow sectional interests.
- 选民们选举他来代表大众的利益，而不是狭隘的群体利益。
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- 20. Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles.
- 在某些条件下，电子能像波而不是粒子那样运动。
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- 21. It was a jest rather than a reproach.
- 这是个玩笑而非指责。
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- 22. She prefers to act rather than direct.
- 她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。
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- 23. It exists in dreams rather than actuality.
- 它于梦想而非实际中存在。
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- 24. He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
- 他会被平级调动，而非被降职。
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- 25. I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
- 我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
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- 26. The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.
- 这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。
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- 27. It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
- 作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。
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- 28. Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
- 他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
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- 29. The zoo needed better management rather than more money.
- 动物园需要更好的管理而非更多的钱。
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- 30. Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted.
- 利息按总额来付，没有扣除税收。
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- It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.
生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。 - I prefer to walk there rather than take a bus.
与其坐公共汽车去,还不如走路去。 - She is a career woman rather than a housewife.
她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。 - These are political matters rather than social matters.
这是政治问题,而不是社会问题。 - Vector graphics are a complement, rather than an alternative, to bitmap graphics.
对于位图来说，矢量图像是一种补充，而不是替代。 - Total urethrectomy is recommended other than posterior urethrectomy.
尿道全切术有替代后尿道切除术的趋势。
用作连词 (conj.)
用作介词 (prep.)
用法讲解
- by the string rather than the bow 直接了当地
- rather…than otherwise 不是别的
- I'd rather be right than be president. 我宁可不当总统,也要...
- rather…than not 不是别的
- would rather have someone's room than someone's company 希望某人走开,不愿见...
- pudding rather than praise 与其恭维不如实惠...
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