would rather是“寧願……而不……”的意思，rather ?是“做……而不是……”的意思。
1、would rather
英 [wud ?rɑ:] ? 美 [w?d ?r?] ?
釋義寧願， 寧可
雙語例句
寧願；寧可
1、They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.?
他們想要壹所房子，我們則寧願住壹套房間。
2、He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.?
他寧肯在比賽中丟了性命也不願在醫院裏茍延殘喘。
3、I personally would rather roast a chicken whole.?
我個人更願意烤整只雞。
4、I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.?
我寧願把時間花在麗貝卡身上也不願花在廚房裏。
5、He would rather have a decent death which served some purpose than a meaningless death.
他寧願死得其所，也不想無謂地死去。
2、rather
英 [?rɑ:(r)] ? 美 [?r?r] ?
釋義
adv.而不是;稍微，有點;相當，頗;相反地
int.當然啦，怎麽不
雙語例句
1、The problem was psychological rather than physiological?
問題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?
2,000萬年前，愛達荷州並不像現在這樣幹旱。相反，那時的愛達荷州溫暖潮濕，有大片的原始森林。
3、If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home?
如果對妳來說沒什麽差別，我寧願在家中工作。
4、I grew up in rather unusual circumstances?
我在非同尋常的環境下長大。
5、I rather think he was telling the truth?
我倒覺得他講的是真話。