rather than 详细解释

rather than

conj.宁可 ... 也不愿, 与其 ... 倒不如, 而不是
prep.而非..., 替代...

词义辨析

同义参见:

over  instead  

英英释义

副词 rather:

on the contrary

同义词：instead

to some (great or small) extent

同义词：kind of, kinda, sort of

more readily or willingly

同义词：preferably, sooner

to a degree (not used with a negative)

同义词：quite

补充

rather thanrather than1.(要)…而不…, 与其…倒不如…We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.我们与其在教室里开会, 不如在礼堂开会。They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。2.宁可, 宁愿Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.他该受奖励而不应该受惩罚。Rather than travel by air, I'd prefer to travel a week on a big liner.我宁愿乘大船走一个星期, 也不愿意乘飞机旅行。

例句

1. He writes at a table rather than a desk.他在饭桌上写字，而不是在书桌上写。 2. Why do one thing rather than another?为什么做这件事而不做另一件？ 3. "rather than using dried herbs, he picked fresh ones from the garden."他从花园里采了一些新鲜的香草，而不用干的。 4. She reacted by laughing rather than by getting upset.她的反应是大笑，而不是难过。 5. He was happy rather than sad.他很高兴，而不是悲伤。 6. "rather than continue the argument, she walked away."她没有继续争辩，而是走开了。 7. I chose to sing rather than play an instrument.我没有演奏乐器，而是唱了首歌。

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