单词rather
adv.: 而是；稍微；（常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶）相当；更准确地说
int.: 表示同意某人的提议
网络: 宁可；宁愿；颇
（常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶）相当，在某种程度上:
used to mean ‘fairly’ or ‘to some degree’, often when you are expressing slight criticism, disappointment or surprise
（与动词连用以减弱语气）有点儿，稍微:
used with a verb to make a statement sound less strong
（纠正所说的话或提供更确切的信息）更确切地讲，更准确地说:
used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information
（提出不同或相反的观点）相反，反而，而是:
used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that you have stated previously
（表明不想做别人要去做的事）:
used for saying that you would not like to do sth that another person is going to do
而不是:
instead of sb/sth
宁愿；更喜欢:
would prefer to
（表示同意某人的提议）:
used to agree with sb"s suggestion
怎么不,当然
〔用作表[述]语〕更应当,更应该,当然
倒也,倒(是),倒想
有点,倒有点,有些,有几分,有所,好象(有)
颇,颇为,比较
说得更恰当点,更确切地说
(与其…)不如(好)
〔与动词连用〕宁愿,宁可,毋宁
稍微,有点;相当,颇;比较地说
很,非常,相当,着实,实在太
相反地,反而,倒不如说…更好[更合理]
adj.prettyfairlyreasonablysomewhatquiteadv.to a certain extentslightlyveryconsiderablysooner
adv.barelyhardly
The fact that the medical-industrial complex is trying to shape health care reform rather than block it is a tremendously good omen.
现在的事实是，医疗-产业联合体正在支持而不是破坏医改，这是个非常好的兆头。
If may choose, I rather do not know you, is not willing to fall in love oneself you, is not willing to give you the scar!
如果可以选择，我宁可不去认识你，不愿意让自己爱上你，更不愿意给予你伤痕！
They are beginning to see the Light in others, rather than concentrate on the physical aspects.
你们开始看到彼此之间的【爱的光芒】，超过去注意那些物质的需求。
Rather, it would reflect the fact that compensation that was previously hidden had now come to the surface.
相反，它将反映出这样一个事实——从前隐蔽的薪酬现在浮上了表面。
A bit of mental adjusting is required since Mango operates differently than most smartphones: Actions focus on people rather than apps.
使用这款手机还需要进行一点点心理调整，因为芒果的运行方式与绝大多数智能手机不一样：它的活动重点关注“人”，而不是应用程序。
But shareholders in financial institutions have seen rather too much of that strategy lately to be entirely comfortable with it.
但金融机构的股东们觉得，对于今后的发展，还未能找到太多完全适合自身的发展战略。
This seems like a rather drastic measure, so it will be interesting to see how the publishers on the Brightcove Network will react to this.
这看起来是非常极端的措施，所以看看Brightcove的用户是如何反应的将会很有趣。
But rather than falling asleep, he became intrigued by an account of a wireless network in Hawaii, called ALOHAnet.
然而，他不但没有睡着，反被夏威夷的一种叫做ALOHAnet的无线网络激起了兴趣。
They also examined the robot dog as if it were an object rather than a creature - prodding it and picking it up.
他们对机器狗进行了检查，像对待一个真实的生物而不仅是一个物体的一样去戳它，把它拿起来。
She is offered a knife with which to stab the prince to death, but rather than do that she jumps into the sea and dies by turning to froth.
魔咒中，只有用剪刀刺死王子，她才能获救。她没有照做，而是跃进大海，变成了泡沫。