1. rather than作名词。例如:
He is a writer rather than a teacher.
与其说他是教师,不如说他是作家。
John,rather than his roommates,is to blame.
要受责备的是约翰,而不是他的室友们。
The job will take months rather than weeks.
完成这项工作需要几个月,而不是几个星期。
2. rather than作代词。例如:
You,rather than she,are my guest.
你是我的客人,而不是她。
We are to blame rather than they.
该受责备的是我们,而不是他们。
3. rather than作形容词。例如:
The colour seems green rather than blue.
这颜色似乎是绿的`,而不是蓝的。
It was made shorter rather than longer.
它被缩短了,而不是加长了。
These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.
这些鞋子与其说漂亮,不如说舒服。
4. rather than作副词。例如:
The ship sank quickly rather than slowly.
船沉得很快,而不是很慢。
He usually gets up early rather than late.
他经常起得早,而不是起得晚。
5. rather than作动词。例如:
She left rather than stayed at home.
她不是呆在家里,而是走了。
Rather than cause trouble,he went away.
他宁可走开而不愿惹麻烦。
Rather than have the radio repaired,he’d like to buy a new one.
与其修理那部收音机,他想还不如买一部新的。
6. rather than作介词短语。例如:
I’d prefer to read in the library rather than at home.
我宁愿在图书馆看书,也不愿在家里看书。
I’d prefer to do it in this way rather than in that way.
我喜欢这样做,而不愿意那样做。
He went to the park in the evening rather than in the morning.
他喜欢晚上去公园,而不喜欢早上去。
7. rather than动词的- ing 形式。例如:
She likes dancing rather than singing.
她喜欢跳舞,而不喜欢唱歌。
It is snowing rather than raining outside.
外面在下雪,而不是在下雨。
She is laughing rather than crying.
她是在笑,而不是在哭。
8. rather than作过去分词。例如:
He had the house rebuilt rather than repaired.
他宁愿重建房子,而不愿修缮。
9. rather than句子。例如:
We should help him rather than he should help us.
我们应该帮助他,而不是他应该帮助我们。
It was what he meant rather than what he said.
那是指他话中的意思,而不是他所说的话。
rather than,英['rɑːðə ðən],美['ræðər ðən]
conj. 宁可 ... 也不愿;与其 ... 倒不如;而不是
prep. 而非...;替代...
一:用作连词 (conj.)
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.
生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。
I prefer to walk there rather than take a bus.
与其坐公共汽车去,还不如走路去。
二:用作介词 (prep.)
1、Vector graphics are a complement, rather than an alternative, to bitmap graphics.
对于位图来说,矢量图像是一种补充,而不是替代。
2、Total urethrectomy is recommended other than posterior urethrectomy.
尿道全切术有替代后尿道切除术的趋势。
扩展资料:
意思相近词语:instead,英[ɪn'sted],美[ɪn'sted]
adv. 代替;反而
instead是副词,只能单独使用。基本意思是“代替”,可依据上下文灵活翻译,有时甚至干脆不译。
instead一般与of连用作为介词词组,后面可接名词和代词意外的词,如形容词,副词,动词和介词。