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1.相当,颇,有点儿
I'mfeelingrath收损培销ersleepy.
我有点困倦。
2.(常与would或had连用)宁可,宁愿;来自(与其...)倒不如;而不是
Hewouldratherplaythanwork.
他宁可玩,却不愿工作。
I'dratheryou360问答knewthatnow,th送操裂入剂anafterwards.
与其以后让你知道,不如现在就让你知道。
I'llneverbedependentonanyoneagain.I'dratherstarve.
我再也不依靠任何人了。常巴独树风理轴我宁愿饿死。
3.(常与or连用)更确切地说
Heleftlatelastnight,orratherearlythismorning.
他昨夜很晚,或者应该说是今天一大早才走。
4.【英】(用于回答问题)确是如民论敌角仍就负此;当然
课文中出现的一句话:
Theyknew，orratherthoughtthattheirfatherwasonthesametrain.他们知道,或者说他们认为他们的父亲是在同一列车上的.
这里or影宽旧伯rather是固定短语,意为"或者说;更确切地说".那么rather还有哪些用法呢?
一、用作程度副词,意为"稍微;有杨设载然又报选织定立点;颇;相当"
1督极.rather可以修饰形磁可华六论抓别属争信条容词、副词的原级顾省苦、比较级等;可以与介词短语连用.如:
Shewasratherhurtbyhisunkindwords.
She'srath千明下危erbettertoday.
Shelooksratherl术裂许误掉ikeherfather.
Thesematerialsarerathertoodifficultfortheseniors.
2.rather放在不定冠词a（n）前后均可.如:
MissSmarthasgotarather（=rathera）goodvoice.
二、用作副词,意为"宁可,宁愿"
1.ratherthan燃置改已采帝总意为"而不是;与其……不如",后接名词、代词、形容词、动词原形等.如:
Theseshoesarecomfortableratherthan白落晚晶促航山田pretty.
Ratherthanallowthevegetable处货律题stogobad，hesoldthemathalfprice.
ItisheratherthanIwhoistoblame.
2.军谁价慢接已wouldratherdo...thando...=woulddo..灯甲收二响.ratherthando...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
Iwouldgotherebybusratherthantake事剂题想象注石左thetrain.
3.prefertodo...ratherthando...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
Weprefertoreceivemoneyratherthantheusualgifts.
三、用作感叹词,意为"当然"
-Wouldyoulikeaswim？
-Rather.
四、习惯用语及搭配
1.orrather更确切，更恰当；更接近.如:
Hewenthomeverylatelastnight，orrather，intheearlyhoursthismorning.
2.wouldrather意为"宁愿",后接动词原形,其否定形式是wouldrathernotdo.如:
Whichwouldyouratherhave，teaorcoffee？
Americanyoungpeoplewouldrathergetadvicefromstrangers.
3.Iwouldratherthat...这是虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时;与过去的事实相反,用过去完成时.如:
Iwouldratheryoucametomorrow.
I'dratheryouhadn'ttoldherthenewsyesterday.
高考真题回放:
1.-Shallwegoskatingorstayathome？
.-Which_____doyourself？（MET'92）
A.doyourather
B.wouldyourather
C.willyourather
D.shouldyourather
2.Ratherthan______onacrowdedbus，healwaysprefersabicycle.（NMET'94）
A.ride；rideB.riding；ride
C.ride；torideD.toride；riding
简析:
1.B考查wouldratherdosth.这一句型的用法.
2.C这是prefertodo...ratherthando...这一常用句型的变式,用法一致
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