Simonerather 的用法
的有关信息介绍如下：
rather
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1.相当,颇,有点儿
I'mfee欢在罪么孩lingrathersleepy.
我有点正故选困倦。
2.(常与wo360问答uld或had连用)宁可,宁愿;(与其...)倒不如;而政拿威正很饭不是
Hewouldrath仅erplaythanwork.
他宁可玩,却不观啊清训也轻量假愿工作。
I'dratheryouknewthatnow,thanafterwards.
与其以后让你知道,不如现在就让你知道。
I'llneve稳束口rbedependentonanyoneagain.I'dr粉想心类atherstarve.
我再也不依靠任何人了。我宁愿饿死。
3.(常与or连用)更确切地说
Heleftlatelastnight,orratherearlythismorning.
他昨夜很晚,或者应该说是今天一大早才走。
4.【英】(华笑十留用于回答问题)确是如此;当然
课文中出现的一句话:
Theyknew，orrat争才存阶都香herthoughtthattheirfatherwasonthesametrain.他们知道,或者说他们认为他们的父亲是在同一列车上的.
这里orrather是固定短语,意为"或者说;更确切地说".那么rather还有哪些用法呢?
一、用作程度副词,意为"稍微;有点;颇操雷均读料圆常头就希;相当"
1.rather可以受晶班输济修饰形容词、副词的原烧课按原企轻级、比较级等;可以与介口引词短语连用.如:
Shewasratherhurtbyhis立按袁还仍unkindwords.
Sh亲理岩圆e'sratherbettertoday.
Shelooksratherlikeherfather.
Thesematerialsarerathertoodifficul率指左举欢tfortheseniors.
促迅烟2.rather放在不定冠词a（n）前后均可.如:
MissSmarthasgotarather（=rathera）goodvoice.
二、用作副词,意为"宁可,宁愿"
1.ratherthan意为"而不是;与其……不如",后接名词、代词、形容词、动词原形等.如:
Theseshoesarecomfortableratherthanpretty.
Ratherthanallowthevegetablestogobad，hesoldthemathalfprice.
ItisheratherthanIwhoistoblame.
2.wouldratherdo...thando...=woulddo...ratherthando...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
Iwouldgotherebybusratherthantakethetrain.
3.prefertodo...ratherthando...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
Weprefertoreceivemoneyratherthantheusualgifts.
三、用作感叹词,意为"当然"
-Wouldyoulikeaswim？
-Rather.
四、习惯用语及搭配
1.orrather更确切，更恰当；更接近.如:
Hewenthomeverylatelastnight，orrather，intheearlyhoursthismorning.
2.wouldrather意为"宁愿",后接动词原形,其否定形式是wouldrathernotdo.如:
Whichwouldyouratherhave，teaorcoffee？
Americanyoungpeoplewouldrathergetadvicefromstrangers.
3.Iwouldratherthat...这是虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时;与过去的事实相反,用过去完成时.如:
Iwouldratheryoucametomorrow.
I'dratheryouhadn'ttoldherthenewsyesterday.
高考真题回放:
1.-Shallwegoskatingorstayathome？
.-Which_____doyourself？（MET'92）
A.doyourather
B.wouldyourather
C.willyourather
D.shouldyourather
2.Ratherthan______onacrowdedbus，healwaysprefersabicycle.（NMET'94）
A.ride；rideB.riding；ride
C.ride；torideD.toride；riding
简析:
1.B考查wouldratherdosth.这一句型的用法.
2.C这是prefertodo...ratherthando...这一常用句型的变式,用法一致
