1·The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.
从传统意义上来说，这并不是一个旅馆，而是变成了旅馆的整个村庄。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·There are no hard and fast rules, but rather traditional guidelines as to who pays for what.
关于谁来支付什么费用并没有一定要遵守的规定，只有传统的准则。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·When it comes to heart health, there is speculation that it's not the style of music, but rather the tempo that makes it so good for your heart health.
说到心脏健康，有人推测不是音乐的风格，而是节奏对心脏健康有好处。
5·Instead, I agree with Oxford University philosopher Nick Bostrom, who believes that the heaviest risks from AGI do not come from a decision to turn against mankind but rather from a dogged pursuit of set objectives at the expense of everything else.
相反，我同意牛津大学哲学家尼克·博斯特罗姆的观点。他认为，AGI 最大的风险并非源自它违反人类的决定，而是源自其不惜一切代价对既定目标的执着追求。
6·"Well, perhaps you have chosen the better way," said the Water Rat, but rather doubtfully.
“嗯，也许你选择了更好的方式。”水鼠说，但他心里有点怀疑。
7·We all know that it's easy to follow fashion but rather difficult to establish our own style.
我们都知道很容易追随潮流，但很难建立自己的风格。
8·The issue is not development time, but rather the full time between project inception and delivery.
这个问题不是开发时间，而是从项目开始到交付的全部时间。
9·Post wants to make clear that she's not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preferences.
波斯特想要表明，她谈论的不是法律权利，而是个人偏好。
10·The decay of Christian belief and practice is not a loss but rather an opportunity for poetry in Crane.
在克莱恩看来，基督教信仰和践行的衰败，并不是损失，反而是诗歌新生的机会。