英语词汇“*rather”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-留学网

词汇	*rather
释义	*ra·ther /`ræðə; ˈrɑːðə/ adv, predeterminer 1 BrE a little; fairly 【英】稍许; 相当，颇: I think she was rather upset last night. 我认为她昨晚相当烦恼。 It's a rather difficult problem. 这是一道相当棘手的问题。 2 rather than instead of something else 而不是: We decided to have the wedding in the summer rather than in the spring. 我们决定在夏天而不是春天举行婚礼。 3 would rather if you would rather do or have something, you would prefer to do or have it 宁可，宁愿: I hate sitting doing nothing — I'd rather be working. 我讨厌坐着无所事事 — 我宁可工作。 4 spoken used to give more correct or exact information about what you have said 【口】更确切地说〔用于对说过的话补充更正确或确切的信息〕: Mr Dewey, or rather his secretary, asked me to come to the meeting. 杜威先生，或者更确切地说，是他的秘书，请我出席会议。
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