Rather

(adv.) 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'; 'he is kind of shy'.

(adv.) on the contrary; 'rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left'; 'he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter'; 'used English terms instead of Latin ones'.

录入:希莉娅

• Your circle is rather different from ours. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I could tell you a story about that same uncle, gentlemen, that would rather surprise you. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In speaking of education Plato rather startles us by affirming that a child must be trained in falsehood first and in truth afterwards. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The offered hand--rather large, but beautifully formed--was given to me with the easy, unaffected self-reliance of a highly-bred woman. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Which would you rather smell? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• No, it is not selfishness or conceit, said he, answering, as was his wont, my thoughts rather than my words. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• For my part, I would rather not enter. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Yes, he said, I think that he would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable manner. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Rather a pleasant year on the whole! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He dreaded to hear that something had been said to Mary--he felt as if he were listening to a threat rather than a warning. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• At this time of the morning, it would be rather too good a--Well, I don't know, my dear--you may do that again, if you please. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I fancy I am rather a favourite; he took notice of my gown. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Yet this consideration does not, or rather did not in after time, diminish the reproaches of my conscience. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I felt I might, without indelicacy, because the evening she dined with us she rather suggested . 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• At the foot of this slant is the walled town of Gibraltar--or rather the town occupies part of the slant. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I handed it back to Mr. Murthwaite, and owned that this curious specimen of Hindoo correspondence rather puzzled me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Her father privately married again--his cook, I rather think. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• After all, I'd rather know the truth. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I had always rather a noticing way--not a quick way, oh, no! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It was very pretty to look at, but seemed to have the effect of rendering surrounding objects rather darker than before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He was mentally the new thing in history, negligent of and rather ignorant of the older things out of which his new world had arisen. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Perhaps I had better say, that you must submit to be mildly bored rather than to go on working. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Against artillery of the present day the land forts and walls would prove elements of weakness rather than strength. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Tom looked surprised, and rather hurt, and said, I never drink, Mas'r. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I'm too young, faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It was in those days rather a rare accomplishment, and led to her engagement with the orthodox Miss Pinkerton. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• His face was as fiery as ever; his eyes were as small, and rather deeper set. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• It was therefore from the beginning a divided thing of uncertain power, a claim and an argument rather than a necessary reality. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I'm rather thick in my breath. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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