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BNC: 460 COCA: 860
ratheradverbuk/ˈrɑː.ðər/ us/ˈræð.ɚ/

rather adverb SMALL AMOUNT

B1 quite; to a slight degree相当；有点儿，稍微

It's rather cold today, isn't it?今天相当冷，是不是？
That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you.那本书有点儿难——这本对你来说容易些。
The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey.这趟列车上相当拥挤，旅途不太舒服。
She answered the phone rather sleepily.她睡意朦胧地接电话。
I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party.我说不太准能不能去参加你的聚会。

More examples

It is a rather grey, colourless city, with few interesting sights or historical monuments.

His books tend to be rather densely written.

The company's prospects for the future are rather dim.

She found the formality of the occasion rather daunting.

To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly.

rather adverb MORE EXACTLY

B2 more accurately; more exactly更确切些；更准确地说

She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.她将于周四飞去加州，更确切地说，如果她不得不去的话。
He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine.确切地说，他是我妹妹的朋友，而不是我的。

used to express an opposite opinion恰恰相反；而是

The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened.战争的结束并没有什么好庆祝的，恰恰相反，人们倒是应该为战争的爆发而感到痛惜。
No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.不，不累。恰恰相反，我感觉精力还很充沛。

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I'll be home before 6, or rather, I will unless I get asked to stay late again.

She's not shy. Rather the opposite.

She was in a good mood, or rather she was until she heard the bad news.

They go on holiday to France every year, or rather, they have done for the last ten years.

He's selling his flat, or rather, he will sell it if he can find a buyer.

rather adverb PREFERENCE

rather than

B1 instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another宁愿，更喜欢；而不是

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。

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You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference.

Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.

The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding.

Most convalescents prefer to be cared for at home rather than in a hospital.

I prefer photographing people rather than places.

Idiom(s)

rather you than me
ratheradverb, predetermineruk/ˈrɑː.ðər/ us/ˈræð.ɚ/

very; to a large degree非常；很

Actually, I did rather well in my exams.实际上我各科考试发挥得很好。
I've got rather a lot of work to do at the moment.现在我有很多工作要做。

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He boobed rather badly by getting her name wrong.

I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.

I've had a sort-out in the bedroom - it's looking rather better.

I heard something rather worrying at work this morning.

Jane has rather a sharp tongue, I'm afraid.

ratherexclamationuk/ˌrɑːˈðɜːr/ us/ˌræðˈɝː/ UK old-fashioned

certainly; yes当然；的确

"Do you want to come out for dinner with us this evening?" "Rather!"“你今天晚上想跟我们一块出去吃饭吗？”“当然！”
BNC: 460 COCA: 860
BNC: 460 COCA: 860
rather adv.
⇨ quite 1 (rather good) ⇨ would rather… ⇨ prefer verb
BNC: 460 COCA: 860
rather
Slightly, to some degree and not completely: slightly, fairly, partly...
Too much, extra and more: too, exceptional, surplus...
Ways of agreeing with someone: OK, of course, no...

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