or rather 更精確地說(shuō),倒不如說(shuō); 或者不如說(shuō); 毋寧說(shuō);更確切地說(shuō)
rather adv. 1.〔與動(dòng)詞連用〕寧愿,寧可,毋寧。 2.稍微,有點(diǎn);相當(dāng),頗;比較地說(shuō)。 ★在形容詞+名詞的結(jié)構(gòu)中帶有不定冠詞時(shí), rather 通??晌挥诓欢ü谠~之前,也可位于其后。 3.〔與 or 連用〕說(shuō)得更恰當(dāng)點(diǎn),更確切地說(shuō)。 4.相反地,反而,倒不如說(shuō)…更好[更合理]。 5.〔與連詞 than 配合〕(與其…)不如(好)。 6.〔用作表[述]語(yǔ)〕更應(yīng)當(dāng),更應(yīng)該,當(dāng)然。 I would rather not go. 我寧可不去。 Which would you rather have, tea or coffee 你喜歡喝茶,還是喝咖啡呢? I'd rather he was married to somebody else. 我寧愿他同別的人結(jié)婚。 He's done rather well. 他做得相當(dāng)好。 This one is rather too large. 這個(gè)稍微大一些。 That is rather an unusual question. (=a rather unusual question) 這是一個(gè)相當(dāng)異常的問(wèn)題。 He got home late last night, or rather early this morning. 他昨天半夜里,更確切地說(shuō),今天一清早才回到家。 He was no better, but rather grew worse. 他的病情未見好轉(zhuǎn),反而更惡化了。 It's not generosity, rather self-interest. 這不是慷慨,相反,這是自私。 He is honest rather than clever. 與其說(shuō)他聰明,不如說(shuō)他老實(shí)。 It is rather cold than not [otherwise]. (不管怎么說(shuō))天就是很冷。 I had rather go than stay to be insulted. 我寧可去,也不愿留著受辱。 He insisted on staying rather than go. 他堅(jiān)持要留下來(lái),而不愿意去。 It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us. 我們更應(yīng)當(dāng)在這里獻(xiàn)身于擺在我們面前的偉大事業(yè)。 int. 怎么不,當(dāng)然。 Have you been here before - R- ! 你以前到這兒來(lái)過(guò)嗎? --當(dāng)然來(lái)過(guò)。 had [would] rather ... than (與其…)不如。 rather than 而不。 rather too ...稍微…一點(diǎn) ( This one is rather too large. 這個(gè)稍微大一點(diǎn))。 the rather that [because] 尤其因?yàn)椤?就更加)。
meeting n. 1.會(huì)合,集合;會(huì)見;會(huì)議,(特殊的)大會(huì),集會(huì),會(huì);會(huì)眾。 2.決斗;會(huì)戰(zhàn);遭遇。 3.〔M-〕(Quaker 教徒的)禮拜會(huì)。 4.(河川的)合流點(diǎn),連接點(diǎn)。 an on-the-spot meeting 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)會(huì)議。 a basket-meeting 郊游會(huì)。 a farewell [welcome] meeting 歡送[歡迎]會(huì)。 a general [ordinary] meeting 大[例]會(huì)。 a social meeting 聯(lián)歡會(huì),同樂會(huì)。 break up [dissolve] a meeting 解散會(huì)議,閉會(huì)。 call a meeting 召集大會(huì)。 hold a meeting 開會(huì)。 meeting engagement 遭遇戰(zhàn)。 speak in meeting 〔美國(guó)〕發(fā)表意見。 meeting of minds 意見一致。