1·He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
—— 《牛津词典》
3·You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
你在直接购买，而不是通过代理商购买。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
这是个心理而不是生理问题。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.
付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself.
与其依赖别人对你的分类，不如考虑一下你如何定义自己。
2·Rather than give all the credit to human skill, Anderson invokes the winds of chance.
与其把所有的原因都归结于人类的技术，安德森更相信风的作用。
3·Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate response?
与其纠结自己本可以做得更好，为什么不给自己一个有同情心的回答？
4·But rather than dwell on the sadness of our parting, we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future-for him, and for us.
但我们与其沉湎于分离所带来的哀伤中，倒不如把期盼聚焦于一个更光明的未来——为他，也为我们自己。
5·Rather than being the imperious character of legend, he continues to scramble for answers.
与其成为专横的传奇人物，卡佩罗不如继续寻求其他答案。