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Be careful, she is rather thin-skinned.当心点，她容易生气。These golf clubs are for the professional rather than for the average player.这些高尔夫俱乐部是为职业球员而不是为一般玩家设立的。That's a rather unfortunate turn of phrase.那是相当不雅的措词。Relations between us were rather strained.我们之间的关系非常紧张。The soup was rather insipid.这汤淡而无味。The handle on this door is rather stiff.这扇门的把手相当紧。I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.我看到他和前妻在一起感到相当惊讶。It's that crash-and-burn moment of stepping on the scale and realizing you have put on weight rather than lost it.当你站到称上发现自己非但没有减肥反而增重了，会感到很挫败。He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.他对爱情和浪漫持非常怀疑的态度。I thought it was rather cruel of them to give her all the dirty work.我觉得他们把所有的脏活都推给她干太狠心了。She said she'd rather die than live in the city.她说她宁愿死也不住在城市里。It's better for the sick to be cared for at home rather than in hospital.病人在家里照顾要比在医院里更好一些。I find what he says rather hard to credit.我觉得他的话很难令人相信。Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution.许多患有痴呆症的人宁愿留在家里也不愿被送进福利院。I suppose you'd rather be in Chicago, eating waffles and hamburgers, or suchlike?我想你可能更愿意呆在芝加哥，吃着华夫饼干和汉堡包之类的东西，对吗？I think you'd call it a lecture rather than a talk.我说啊，这是训斥，不是谈话。I was rather shocked by her attitude.我对她的态度感到相当惊愕。The difference is one of kind rather than degree.这是本质上的区别，不是程度上的区别。He was hit in a rather sensitive part of his anatomy.他被击中了一个相当敏感的部位。We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below.我们冒着相当大的危险沿着绳梯爬到了下面的船上。The book is likely to be useful, only it's rather expensive.这本书可能有用，不过相当贵。Malcolm hopped rather than walked.马尔科姆与其说是用走的不如说是用单脚跳的。As she spoke rather loudly I couldn't help overhearing what she said.因为她的声音相当响，我不免听到了她说的话。He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。His paintings all seem rather flat.他的画似乎都缺乏立体感。People we spoke to today were really rather fatalistic about what's going to happen.今天和我们交谈的人对将会发生的事情都表现得相当听天由命。You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.你是一场相当残忍的骗局的受害者。He was rather slow to realize the cold truth.他迟迟地才认识到这冷酷的事实。Our house is rather off the map.我们的家相当难找。The defense of the accused was rather weak.被告人的辩护软弱无力。The book classifies cheeses by similarities in flavour, rather than by ingredients.这本书把干酪按照口味上的相近之处分类，而不按成分分类。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。During his first few weeks in his new job he felt rather out of things.在新工作岗位上的头几个星期里，他觉得相当郁闷。 He was a loud friendly man. In comparison, his brother was rather shy.他是个热情的大嗓门，相比之下他弟弟就比较腼腆。Most brokerage firms require customers to arbitrate disputes rather than file lawsuits.大多数经纪行都要求客户通过仲裁而非法律起诉来解决争端。The mess tent was lined with collapsible tables and benches rather than beds.用餐篷里排放着的是可折叠桌凳，不是床。Joyce's books seem designed to appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions.乔伊斯的作品似乎要吸引人的理性而非感性。The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.这本品酒指南不时插入一些有关乡村生活的描述，这让人感到耳目一新。I think she rather likes me. But maybe that's just wishful thinking.我觉得她很喜欢我，也许那只是我一厢情愿的想法。The party has a rather narrow political agenda.该党的政治议程涉及范围相当窄。 |