| 词汇 | rather-than |
| 释义 | rather you than meidiommainly UK(US usuallybetter you than me) said by someone who does not want to do the thing that someone else is doing: （表示不想做别人正在做的事）换了我才不会去呢 "I'm having two teeth out next week." "Rather you than me."“下周我得去拔两颗牙。”“换了我才不会去呢。” Unwilling and reluctant arsed balk baulk be blowed if...idiom be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom begrudge deign disinclination disinclined disobliging drag your heels/feetidiom indisposed indisposition jib not have the stomach for somethingidiom reluctance reluctant reluctantly shagged wouldn't rather thanphrase B1 instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another: 宁愿，更喜欢;而不是 I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.我觉得我今晚更想呆在家里，而不是出去玩儿。 Generally, I prefer to go by train rather than fly to places. Rather than buying her another thing, I thought we could buy her an experience. I'd prefer to get there on public transport rather than relying on Lucy to take me. It's far better to teach children how to do these things themselves rather than do things for them all the time. See also ratheradverb(PREFERENCE) You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference.你可以用可可粉而不是巧克力做蛋糕——这有点骗人，可是没人会注意到其中的差别。 Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.直升机主要用于军事而非民用。 The matter would be better dealt with in civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding. Most convalescents prefer to be cared for at home rather than in a hospital.大多数处于康复期的病人都喜欢在家里接受照顾而不是在医院。 I prefer photographing people rather than places.比起拍风景，我更喜欢拍人物照。 |
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