英语例句

含「rather」的例句共 262 条

• Mrs Li:I'd rather do something outdoors. Would you like to go cycling?

  我宁愿做些户外活动。你喜欢骑自行车吗？

• Julie Gurner believes that homebuying decisions should be based on children's needs rather than their opinions.

  朱莉·古纳认为购房决定应该基于孩子们的需求，而不是基于他们的意见。

• I'd rather stay at home tonight than go to the movies.

  今晚我宁可呆在家里，也不愿去看电影。

• In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.

  最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。

• She thought it best to humour him rather than get into an argument.

  她想最好是顺他的意，而不和他争吵。

• I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

  我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。

• It's a question rather of how we know the author to be there firstly, and secondly, whether or not we should appeal to the authority of an author.

  首先我们如何知道作者在那儿，其次，我们是否应该诉诸作者的权威。

• This is because of the following three reasons: Firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief.

  这是因为以下三个原因：第一，小偷只偷我的东西，而没有伤害我；其次，小偷偷走了我的一些东西，而不是我所有的东西；第三，对我来说最幸运的是，成为小偷的是那个人，不是我。

• I must say that rather shocked me, too.

  我得说那件事也让我颇为震惊。

• "By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue," he says.

  他说：“一个担任顾问而非决策者的的人，不会受到决策疲劳的影响。”

• As the examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather than to think creatively.

  由于考试成绩是学业表现的唯一评价标准，因此学生被迫机械地记忆而不是创造性地思考。

• You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.

  你最后得到的是一些杂会七杂八的政策，而不是统一的全国性措施。

• "I would rather be called Alfred," said the officer.

  “我觉得还不如阿尔弗雷德好听。”那位军官说。

• We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the children.

  我们把孩子们看成了物品，以其外表和成就自豪，而不是从尽力满足孩子的最大兴趣出发去做事。

• He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.

  他不去面对骗税的审判而是逃到了瑞士。

• Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.

  液体加热时要放进宽大的容器里，不要放进细长的容器里，否则它会溢出来。

• The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry into "involuntary destruction by fire" indicating they believe the cause of the blaze was accidental rather than criminal.

  巴黎检察官办公室对“火灾造成的非自愿破坏”展开了一项调查，这表明他们认为造成火灾的原因是意外事故，而不是犯罪行为。

• Rather than plugging a cable into a shoe, the Wisconsin researchers suggest installing a wireless transmitter in the heel.

  威斯康星州的研究人员用安装在脚后跟的无线发射机取代了需要塞进鞋子里的数据线。

• Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.

  它不仅仅是一种标志，更是我们可以追溯到祖先的根源，是将我们与同族其他成员联系在一起的纽带，是大多数人希望为之而活的尊严。

• Rather than fear the stateless corporation, people would be wise to do all they can to make them feel at home in their country.

  人们不应该对跨国公司感到恐惧，而是应该明智的尽力让那些公司习惯在本地运作。

• I did have rather spindly legs.

  我的腿以前细长而纤弱。

• I found the course rather heavy going.

  我觉得这门课相当难。

• The instructions were rather complicated.

  这些说明相当复杂。

• He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.

  他有种相当可怕的，阴郁的举止。

• Alice looked rather offended.

  艾丽斯显得愤愤不已。

• She's rather prim and precise.

  她拘谨严肃，一丝不苟。

• The exam was rather difficult.

  这场考试十分难。

• I'd rather you came with us.

  我倒愿意你和我们一块儿去。

• He was rather bemused by children.

  他被孩子们弄糊涂了。

• The weather is rather on our side.

  这天气对我们很有利。

• I'd rather come with you.

  我倒愿意和你一起去。

• Toni looked at him rather haughtily.

  托尼非常傲慢地看着他。

• I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go.

  恕我直言，我看你还是不去为好。

• It was a jest rather than a reproach.

  这是个玩笑而非指责。

• He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.

  他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。

• What made you choose the one rather than the other?

  你怎么选了这个而不是那个？

• He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

  他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。

• The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

  这是个心理而不是生理问题。

• They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.

  他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。

• It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

  这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。

• These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.

  付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。

• Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

  他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。

• The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

  这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。

• We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.

  我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。

• In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.

  在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。

• Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

  生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。

• Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.

  在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。

• It exists in dreams rather than actuality.

  它于梦想而非实际中存在。

• He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.

  他会被平级调动，而非被降职。

• The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.

  这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。