短语搭配

1. phr rather than

而不是；与其…倒不如…

2. phr would rather

宁愿, 宁可

3. or rather

或者说；或者更确切地说

4. would rather do

宁愿做；宁愿

5. but rather

而是

6. phr. would rather do sth.

宁愿做某事

7. had rather

宁可；宁愿；最好是

8. sooner rather than later

你要是能早点恢复理智我就谢天谢地了

9. would rather than

宁愿；宁可

10. would rather do A than do B

宁愿做 A 也不做 B

双语例句

1. The temperature is rather high outside.

外面的温度相当高。

2. Would you rather be tech-savvy or business-savvy?

你情愿对技术精通还是对生意精通？

3. I’d rather take French classes.

我情愿上法语课。

4. However, with the samovar, tea is usually taken without milk, and sugar is not placed in the cup but rather in the drinker's mouth, to be slowly melted away by the warm tea.

然而，用茶炊泡茶，通常不加牛奶，糖也不是放在杯子里，而是放在饮用者的嘴里，让温暖的茶慢慢融化。

5. But rather because he became harder to work with.

而是因为他变得更难相处。

6. I could handle a stiff drink, but I'd still rather order sweeter cocktails.

我能喝烈酒，不过我还是喜欢甜一点的鸡尾酒。

7. I did have rather spindly legs.

我的腿以前细长而纤弱。

8. Not a help, rather a hindrance

不是帮助，而是阻碍

9. I’d rather go with the sushi over the sashimi.

我还是点寿司吧，不点刺身了。

10. I would prefer to sit in the front rather than the back.

我不喜欢坐在后面，我喜欢坐在前面。

11. It was a rather difficult question.

这是个相当难的问题。

12. The substance was neither solid nor liquid, but rather semi-liquid.

这种物质既不是固体也不是液体，而是半液体的。

13. But the intention is not to neglect social science; rather, the complete opposite.

但目的不是忽视社会科学，而是恰恰相反。

14. Why not declare reference then rather than pointers?

为什么不定义引用而是指针呢？

15. She's an actor rather than a star.

她是个演员，而不是明星。

16. The leaves taste rather bitter.

这些叶子尝起来相当苦。

17. He has a rather conventional point of view.

他的观点很传统。

18. I really think we should be focusing more on our existing clients, rather than finding new ones.

我真的觉得我们应该专注于现有客户，而不是拓展新客户。

19. Rather than getting material things, children need parents' devoted attention.

孩子们需要的不是物质上的东西，而是父母全神贯注的关注。

20. I found the course rather heavy going.

我觉得这门课相当难。

21. They’d rather live in Australia.

他们情愿住在澳大利亚。

22. I'm afraid it's a rather long story.

我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。

23. Optimizing isn't the problem, but rather the process that we go through.

优化不是问题，而是我们经历的过程。

24. He’d rather have the blue one.

他更想要蓝色那个。

25. I’m not really a cat person so I would rather have a dog.

我不太喜欢猫，所以我宁愿养狗。

26. Personally, I would rather have a boring, competent leader than a charismatic but inexperienced one.

个人来讲，我宁愿要一个乏味但有能力的领导者，也不愿要一个魅力四射但缺乏经验的领导者。

27. That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you.

那本书相当难 这本对你来说容易些

28. I’d rather be in bed instead of at working so early today.

我宁可不起床也不愿今天这么早就开始工作。

29. I'm interested in working for a boutique ad agency rather than a large, multinational.

我更喜欢在一个小而精的广告机构工作也不愿意去个大的国际化的。

30. We’d rather have the standard room instead of paying $40 extra for deluxe.

我们要标间，不愿再为豪华间多付40美元。

31. It does not mean opulence but rather transparency.

这并不意味着富裕，而是透明度。

32. I would rather live by myself than marry him.

我宁愿自己一个人生活也不愿意嫁给他。

33. It happened rather quickly.

这发生的很快。

34. How charge by the minute rather than by the second.

我们不按秒而是按分钟收费。

近义词

1. adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当

单词辨析

1. 相当；颇 (quite rather pretty fairly )

quite 含义比fairly稍强，与不定冠词连用时，一般放在不定冠词之前。

rather 语气比quite强，褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。

pretty 用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。

fairly 语意最弱，多用于褒义，表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。

考纲分布

近6年出现61次 重要程度

93% adv 相当

7% n 有点儿; 稍微

考纲释义

1. adv. 相当

Even though it’s October, it’s still rather sunny and warm.尽管现在是十月，天气仍然相当晴朗和温暖。[2021年 东营市卷 阅读理解]

Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball.弗兰克不明白为什么杰克宁愿做艺术的事情也不愿打球。[2020年 福建省卷 阅读理解]

He wanted to be heard rather than listen.他希望被倾听，而不是倾听别人。[2020年 河南省 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其…倒不如…

(2)would rather宁愿；宁可

用法讲解

rather可以和would搭配，表示“宁愿；宁可”，后接动词原形，常省略为 ‘d rather。其否定形式是 would rather not do sth.。 如：I’d rather （not） play tennis. 我宁愿（不）打网球。

如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿……而不愿……,与其……宁可……”时，可用would rather... than...或 would... rather than ...的句型。 如：I’d rather die than apologize to Helen. 我宁愿死，也不愿向海伦道歉。

考纲分布

近15年出现6次 重要程度

100% adv 而不是

0% adv 更确切地说

考纲释义

1. adv. 而不是

Keep the room cool rather than warm to avoid feeling sleepy.保持房间凉爽而不是温暖，以免感到困倦。[2021年 新高考II卷 七选五]

Mexicans may use silence rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her.墨西哥人可能会保持沉默，而不是粗鲁地与对方争吵。[2016年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

2. adv. 更确切地说

Hypnosis is not a state of sleep: It is rather a modified (改变的) state of consciousness.催眠不是一种睡眠状态：它只是一种经过改变的意识状态。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是

(2)would rather宁愿；宁可

(3)or rather更确切地说；倒不如说

用法讲解

①rather表示的程度比fairly、quite强，比very弱。 ②rather用于名词之前时，若名词前无形容司，rather一般位于冠词之前；当名词前有形容词时，rather放在冠词之前或之后均可：rather a surprise；a rather great surprise；rather a great surprise相当惊讶。 ③rather可与动词、形容词或副词比较级、副词too连用：rather too young to join the army 年龄太小以至于不能参军。

考纲分布

近12年出现60次 重要程度

63% adv 而不是

25% adv 有点; 相当

7% adv 更确切的说

5% adv 宁愿

考纲释义

1. adv. 而不是

In other words, it refers to anything that is acquired or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural.换句话说，该词是指任何后天习得、学到的，而不是本能或天生的东西。[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

Rather than saying, ‘ This is science, over here is history, 'I see schools taking this idea of projects and looking at: How do they support children in higher level learning?我想象学校将不再说“这是科学，这是历史”，而是采纳“项目”这一概念并思考一个问题：如何帮助孩子进行更高层次的学习？[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

Though Chasin says the focus of the work is on the activity of writing, rather than the text that ends up getting written, some of the work that comes out of the sessions has stuck with her.查辛表示，尽管活动的重点在于“写”，并没有要求一定要写完一整篇文章，但这段时间写出的许多作品都给她留下了深刻的印象。[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

Post wants to make clear that she's not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preference.Post 想说明，她说的不是法律权利，而是个人喜好。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

The food-as-medicine movement has been around for decades, but it's making progress as physicians and medical institutions make food a formal part of treatment, rather than relying solely on medications (药物) .以食物作为药物的运动已经存在了几十年，但它正在取得进展，因为医生和医疗机构使食物成为治疗的正式部分，而不是仅仅依靠药物。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted (描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+, on a math exam.在最近一次的艺术作业中，一名中学生画了这样一幅画：一个负担过重的孩子因为在数学考试中得了A而不是A+受到了斥责。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

2. adv. 有点; 相当

Computer games can be rather addictive.电脑游戏可能会让人上瘾。[2021年 CET4 听力]

Forests are spreading in almost all Western countries, with the fastest growth in places that historically had rather few trees.几乎所有西方国家的森林都在扩张，增长最快的地方是历史上树木很少的地方。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

It is rather unexpected.这是相当出乎意料的。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

3. adv. 更确切的说(making a correction)

Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an object's value relative to our other choices.价值几乎从来不是绝对的；相反，我们总是相较于其它选项来决定一件物品的价值。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

4. adv. 宁愿

So he'd rather come to us and keep things quiet.所以他宁愿来找我们，把事情保密。[2021年 CET4 听力]

Psychologists discovered that two thirds of men and a quarter of women would rather self-administer electric shocks than sit alone with their thoughts.心理学家发现，三分之二的男性和四分之一的女性宁愿自我实施电击，也不愿独自坐着思考。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是

(2)would rather do宁愿做；宁愿

用法讲解

①rather表示的程度比fairly、quite强，比very弱。 ②rather用于名词之前时，若名词前无形容司，rather一般位于冠词之前；当名词前有形容词时，rather放在冠词之前或之后均可：rather a surprise；a rather great surprise；rather a great surprise相当惊讶。 ③rather可与动词、形容词或副词比较级、副词too连用：rather too young to join the army 年龄太小以至于不能参军。

考纲分布

近12年出现42次 重要程度

55% adv 而不是

45% adv 有点; 相当

0% adv 宁愿

0% adv 更确切的说

考纲释义

1. adv. 而不是

Data reveals that economic inequality rather than family income might affect people's wellbeing.数据显示，影响人们福祉的可能是经济不平等，而不是家庭收入。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

Is there anything you consider a burden rather than a privilege?有没有什么你认为是负担而非特权的？[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

We must aim to complement the rationality of the machine, rather than to compete with it.我们必须努力让机器变得更“理性”，而不是非要与它争个高低上下。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

2. adv. 有点; 相当

They find it rather troublesome to do so.他们觉得这样做很麻烦。[2021年 CET6 听力]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其...倒不如...

考纲分布

近18年出现82次 重要程度

72% adv 而不是; 相反

20% adv 相当; 颇

5% adv 宁愿

2% adv 更确切的说

1% adv 有点; 有几分

考纲释义

1. adv. 而不是; 相反

Rather officials must avoid double standards, or different types of access for average people and the wealthy.相反，官员必须避免双重标准，或者区别对待普通人和富人。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

In other words, we need to look at the ways in which machines can augment human labor rather than replace it.换句话说，我们需要看到的是机器如何提高人类劳动力而不是取代人类劳动。[2014年 英语二 阅读理解A]

In The Prince, he championed cunning, ruthlessness, and boldness, rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as the skills of successful leaders.在《君主论》一书中，他把狡猾、无情和勇敢拥为成功领袖所需的技能，而不是美德、仁慈和公正。[2012年 英语二 阅读理解B]

2. adv. 相当; 颇(used to mean ‘fairly’ or ‘to some degree’, often when you are expressing slight criticism, disappointment or surprise)

In the UK, it has become a big talking point recently too, for a rather particular reason: Brexit.在英国，它最近也成为了一个重要的话题，原因相当特别：英国退出欧盟。[2021年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks.英国金融监管机构对大银行的老板们实施了一项相当罕见的规定。[2019年 英语一 阅读理解A]

It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy's reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-heeled) granny style.只有英国女王以她相当平易近人、“老奶奶”式的行为方式（要是穿着考究的话）保住了王室的声誉。[2015年 英语一 阅读理解A]

3. adv. 宁愿

You'll have to make social media an occasional activity rather than a daily, time-consuming habit.你必须把社交媒体作为一种偶尔为之的活动，而不是每天耗费时间的习惯。[2022年 英语二 完型填空]

It's £16.95 there — or £12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'd rather eat.在那里要16.95英镑，或者在达美乐买一个大披萨要12.99英镑：我知道我宁愿吃哪个。[2013年 英语二 阅读理解B]

4. adv. 更确切的说(making a correction)

Rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends – and their own consciences.更确切的说，随着时间的推移，他们学会了用这样的话来安抚父母、朋友和自己的良心。[2019年 英语二 阅读理解A]

必考短语

(1)rather than而不是；与其...倒不如...

(2)but rather而是

(3)would rather do sth.宁愿做某事

用法讲解

rather作副词，表示“相当”时，可与不定冠词连用，通常置于不定冠词之前，如： rather a fool 大笨蛋 但当rather后的名词带形容词修饰，则rather可置于不定冠词之后，如： a rather good question 一个相当好的问题

rather than表示“而不是……”时，可用作并列连词，此时后面的不定式可带to，也可不带to。例： I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.（用作并列连词） 我决定写信而不是打电话。

当rather than作“而不是……”解，且用作介词时，注意其后的动词需用v-ing形式。例： Rather than using the last of my cash, I decided to write a cheque. 我决定开张支票，而不是把现金用光。