would rather的意思是什么

would rather是“宁愿……而不……”的意思，rather  是“做……而不是……”的意思。

1、would rather

英 [wud ˈrɑ:ðə]   美 [wʊd ˈræðɚ]  

【释义】宁愿， 宁可

【双语例句】

宁愿；宁可

1、They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. 

他们想要一所房子，我们则宁愿住一套房间。

2、He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital. 

他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。

3、I personally would rather roast a chicken whole. 

我个人更愿意烤整只鸡。

4、I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen. 

我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上也不愿花在厨房里。

5、He would rather have a decent death which served some purpose than a meaningless death.

他宁愿死得其所，也不想无谓地死去。

2、rather

英 [ˈrɑ:ðə(r)]   美 [ˈræðər]  

【释义】

adv.而不是;稍微亩隐，有点;相当，颇;相反地

int.当然啦，怎么不

【双语例句】

1、The problem was psychological rather than physiological 

问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

2、Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest 

2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。

3、If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home 

如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。

4、I grew up in rather unusual circumstances 

我在非同寻常的返枯环境下长迅世厅大。

5、I rather think he was telling the truth 

我倒觉得他讲的是真话。