【rather音标】 英[ˈrɑ:ðə(r)] 美[ˈræðər]
【单词释义】 rather是什么意思：
adv.稍微，有点；相当，颇；宁愿；相反地
int.当然啦，怎么不
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【rather形近词/近似词】
father n.父亲
gather vt.收集；聚集；采集
blather n. 废话；胡说 v. 喋喋不休；絮絮叨叨；啰嗦地说
bather n.洗澡者；游泳者
【常用短语】
rather than 而不是；宁可…也不愿
would rather 宁愿，宁可
【单词例句】
◇ I would rather just wallow in uncertainty than have things finished.
要知道，我宁愿忍受分与不分的煎熬，也不愿意以这样的方式被宣判“死刑”。
---- A Little Piece of Me
◇ This is a grand conception that excites and provokes. The holders of this view claim that the origins of our highest accomplishments - liturgy, literature, and law - can be traced to a play impulse which, paradoxically, we see most purely enjoyed by young beasts and children. Our sports, in this rather happy, nonfatalistic view of human nature, are more splendid creations of the nondatable, trans species play impulse.
这是一个令人兴奋、给人启发的伟大见解。 这种见解的持有者宣称，我们的最高成就如宗教典礼、文学、法律的起源可以追溯到游戏的冲动。 但令人不解的是我们看到只有幼兽和小孩子才最纯粹地享受着这种冲动。 从这种比较豁达和非宿命的人性观来看，我们的运动是超时代、跨物种的辉煌的创造。
---- The Origin of Sports
◇ I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief…
我想我应该感谢上帝，因为：第一，我损失的只是财物，而人却毫发未损；第二，我只损失了部分财物，而非所有财产；第三，最幸运的是，做小偷的是那个人，而不是我……
---- Being Grateful
◇ I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. And I want a wife who type my papers for me when I have written them.
我想要个妻，她不得对我唠唠叨叨，抱怨不已。而我学习上遇到困难时向她述说，她可得听，我写的论文还待她来誊清。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ "It makes one want to murmur." A woman once whispered to her companion. This silence is not the silence of death; rather, it is a presence. It is like a GREat piece of music.
一位女游客对同伴说，“它让人禁不住地低声细语。”这种寂静不是死一般的沉寂；相反，它是万物存在的宁静。它就像一曲伟大的乐章。
---- The Grand Canyon
◇ Offering alternatives or making plastic straws optional, rather than banning them outright, is a common trait among these campaigns. "We do not want to make people feel bad for needing or even wanting to use a straw in their drink," said Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw.
提供塑料吸管的替代品，或者将塑料吸管变为可选项，而不是完全禁止，是这类活动的普遍特征。“最后一根塑料吸管”运动的创始人杰基•努涅斯说：“我们不想让人们因为需要或想要用吸管喝饮料而感到不痛快。”
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ 4) Choose silicone-based hair products rather than greasy ones. Greasy hair products can make more oil and grease accumulate on the skin, which will make acne worse.
(4)选择含硅洗发产品而不是滋润洗发产品。滋润洗发产品会让皮肤产生更多油脂并让油脂在皮肤上积聚，而这会让痘痘更糟。
---- Should we be popping pimples?
◇ This seems obvious, but wearing clothing that is loose rather than tight allows air to flow past the skin.
这一条似乎显而易见，比起穿紧身的衣服，宽松的衣服可以使空气在皮肤上流动。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Second biggest myth, snow isn’t white. It’s actually colorless. Snow is made up of ice particles, and ice is translucent, which means that light does not pass through it easily, but rather it gets reflected.
这是第二大误区，但其实雪不是白色的，而是无色的。雪是由冰晶分子组成的，而冰是半透明的，也就是说光线不能很轻易地穿透它，而会被其反射。
---- 3 biggest snow myths that will surprise you
◇ Many have suggested that Dorsey's diet could be classed as an eating disorder, rather than, as he puts it, 'biohacking'.
很多人认为，杰克·多西的饮食属于进食障碍，而不是他自己认为的“生物黑科技”。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%