rather

美音音标: ['rɑːðə(r)] rather
英音音标: ['rɑːðə(r)] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
instead rather
词性
r
解释
on the contrary
示例
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

同义
kind of kinda sort of rather
词性
r
解释
to some (great or small) extent
示例
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

同义
preferably rather sooner
词性
r
解释
more readily or willingly
示例
clean it well, preferably with warm water|I'd rather be in Philadelphia|I'd sooner die than give up

同义
quite rather
词性
r
解释
to a degree (not used with a negative)
示例
quite tasty|quite soon|quite ill|quite rich