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rather

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当
int. 当然啦（回答问题时用）
n. (Rather)人名；(英)拉瑟

英英释意

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. more readily or willingly;: "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

4. to a degree (not used with a negative);: "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"