单词详解
1. adv.
A. 相当,颇,在某种程度上 (fairly, to some degree)
The little girl sold the matches on the street on that rather cold day.
那么冷的天小女孩还在街上卖火柴。
B. 更确切地,更确切地说 (used to correct sth. you have said or to clarify sth.)
The accident happened last night, or rather early this morning.
事故发生在昨天晚上,更确切地说是今天凌晨。
C. (与would 连用) 宁愿,更喜欢(would prefer to)
I’d rather ride a bike. 我宁愿骑自行车。
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1. would rather do宁愿做……,宁可
On such bad weather I would rather stay at home. 在这样糟糕的天气,我宁愿待在家里。
2. or rather 更确切地说
He did very badly in his work, or rather he fail. 他的功课很差,确切地说是不及格。
3. prefer to do...rather than do... 比起……更愿做……
I prefer to ride a bike rather than take a bus. 比起坐公共汽车,我更愿意骑自行车。
4. rather than 比,而不,非,
She enjoys acting rather than dancing. 她喜欢表演,而不喜欢跳舞。
5. would do…rather than do宁愿……也不愿……, 宁可……也不……
She would die rather than lose her child. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子。
6. would rather do…than do…宁愿……也不愿……, 宁可……也不……
I would rather lose the job rather beg for the chance.
我宁愿没有工作也不愿向别人祈求机会。
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同义词:quite, fairly
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词语辨析:fairly, quite , rather
fairly, quite , rather
adv. 三者都有“相当”之意。
fairly: 相当。通常只修饰形容词或副词。不与动词连用,不与too及比较级连用。在三个
词中份量最轻的一个;表示“相当地,适度地”。
quite: 在份量上比fairly稍强。不与too及比较级连用。
rather: 在份量上又稍重一些,意思常等于more than expected.。rather可与too和比较级连
用,fairy则不可。修饰与不定冠词连用的形容词时,放在不定冠词的前面或后面都可以。
词语详解
1. fairly: 相当。通常只修饰形容词或副词。不与动词连用,不与too及比较级连用。在三个词中份量最轻的一个;表示“相当地,适度地”。
That is a fairly easy question.那是一个颇为简单的问题。
2. quite: 在份量上比fairly稍强。不与too及比较级连用。修饰与不定冠词连用的形容词时须放在不定冠词之前。
Mr. Smith is quite a humorous man. 史密斯先生是个相当幽默的人。
3. rather: 在份量上又稍重一些,意思常等于more than expected。rather可与too和比较级连用,fairy则不可。修饰与不定冠词连用的形容词时,放在不定冠词的前面或后面都可以。
It’s a rather cold day. = It’s rather a cold day. 真是一个相当冷的天。