rather的意思|rather的解释-里氏词典

rather ['ræðɚ]

ad. 宁可, 稍微, 相当

rather

[ adv ]

on the contrary

<adv.all>

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

to some (great or small) extent

<adv.all>

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

more readily or willingly

<adv.all>

clean it well, preferably with warm water

I'd rather be in Philadelphia

I'd sooner die than give up

to a degree (not used with a negative)

<adv.all>

quite tasty

quite soon

quite ill

quite rich

Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.]
Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]

Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. --Sir J.
Mandeville.

Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
{Rath}, a.]
1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]

Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.

A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.

2. More readily or willingly; preferably.

My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.

3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.

Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.

4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.

He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.

5. More properly; more correctly speaking.

This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.

6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.

{The rather}, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.

You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.

{Had rather}, or {Would rather}, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay. ``I had
rather speak five words with my understanding than ten
thousand words in an unknown tongue.'' --1 Cor. xiv. 19.
See {Had rather}, under {Had}.

He has fought this election as if he, rather than Mr Major, had inherited the party leadership after the toppling of Mrs Thatcher.
They also said they preferred diplomatic, rather than military, efforts to resolve the crisis.
The process of post-crash reforms began with calls to remake the markets and wound up a year later with a series of rather technical adjustments.
But in this case, it is incidental rather than central.
The obsession, continentals feel, is with 'exit' rather than long-term commitment. On the other hand, the stream of flotations and dividends also promotes a dynamic recycling of wealth.
Mr Molyneaux, briefed in advance of the revelation, appeared ready to reserve judgment. But trust - or rather the absence of it - has always been the deciding factor in efforts to restore peace to Northern Ireland.
Cilea knew all the tricks but his invention is weak. In the well-known arias he explores a genuine gift for rather flaccid melancholy reflection.
"I don't see any prospect for progress, but rather for resistance, violence," says Robert Nathan, a Washington-based economist who follows Burmese developments.
There's ample evidence, too, that government aid hinders rather than promotes competitiveness.
In the meantime, the White House is steaming over House GOP Whip Newt Gingrich's call for tax cuts rather than tax increases.
They are no more than a rather inadequate safety net.' Applications by students rose by 15 per cent between 1990-91 and 1991-92, but available funds rose by only 4 per cent.
The Gramm-Rudman Act forced government to at least attempt scaling back, and the phasing out of tax deductions on installment debt has made individuals more conscious of saving rather than spending.
I parked the ageing company Range Rover and with an innocent: 'See you in a few minutes,' went to find Hassan, the clearing agent. Or rather, he found me.
But many traders fearful of carrying their positions through the three-day weekend opted to take profits rather than risk a market dive when trading resumes on Tuesday.
The FNFC issue of convertible preference shares, a rescue operation, came as the consumer credit company announced a Pounds 32m pre-tax loss for the year. This, at least, was fact rather than rumour.
Canon's project to develop 3-D graphics based on software rather than hardware is another example of R&D that the group felt would be better done in the UK than in Japan. The Japanese have been quick to tap the expertise of their EC partners.
Some misinterpret his momentum as evidence of stability rather than merely as a sign of political courage.
On the $1 coin, Geiger said the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin failed to become popular because it was not easily distinguished from the quarter and because it was introduced as an alternative to the paper dollar, rather than a replacement.
But he said that rather than forcing an end to resistance, more violence is the likely result.
Danielsson's 330-ton corvette is armed with artillery and depth charges that could sink a sub, but much of its weaponry is intended to punch holes in the hull of a sub and force it to the surface, rather than destroy it.
His insistence that electronic rather than human exploration is the wave of the future brought him into conflict with the group manning Alvin, the famous miniature submarine.
Mesa's general partner, T. Boone Pickens Jr., said the change to a corporation should help attract institutional investors and encourage investors to value the company based on its natural gas reserves rather than on its dividend yield.
As the report made clear, this was a charge made against the government rather than a statement of fact.
Williams said all the companies are requiring excessive overtime rather than hiring additional employees, which increases pension and benefit expenses.
If Mr Soskovets' tough line - rather than Mr Yeltsin's quiet granting of soft loans - is to be the new rule in Russian economic policy, then Russia could be poised for one of the most serious political battles it has yet faced.
The first is that he intends the BBC to be a managed institution, rather than an agglomeration of committees and warring baronies.
Local radio quoted some protesters as saying they would rather die in Hong Kong than be forced back home.
It lacked energy, inner direction, strength of conviction; it gave the impression of rather tired imitation, of Vienna Phil re-production.
'Eventually,' he says, 'membership of Europe will be a question of purely economic rather than geographical criteria.
One former staff member for the congressional Iran-Contra investigating committees said the committee staff decided not to pursue the Pena matter because it appeared to be an isolated incident, rather than an integral part of the North network.

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