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单词 at any rate
释义

at any rate

1Whatever happens or may have happened: for the moment, at any rate, he was safe...
  • Such, at any rate, was the answer that rang back at my moment of frustration and paralysis and panic.
  • We know only that the transfer was made, at any rate, according to a public statement by Earl Huntley.
  • The workforce has, at any rate, been trimmed down over the years.

Synonyms

in any case, anyhow, anyway, at all events, in any event, nevertheless;
whatever happens, no matter what happens, come what may, regardless, notwithstanding
1.1Used to clarify or emphasize a statement: the story, or at any rate, a public version of it, was known and remembered...
  • Great story for a kid at any rate, because kids love horrific things.
  • But the hardships are in practice not so serious as might appear, at any rate in the case of statements which are ex facie defamatory.
  • Also as usual, at any rate with Waters, there is a lesbian love story involved.
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