| 释义 |
Adverb: rather rãdhu(r)- On the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather, he wrote her a letter"
- instead - To some (great or small) extent
"it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"
- kind of, kinda [non-standard], sort of - More readily or willingly
"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
- preferably, sooner - To a degree (not used with a negative)
- quite
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