高中英语常用词组 rather than


释义：

rather than 而不是；宁可…也不愿

例句：

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。



He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。



Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?

你干吗非得自己干，而不请人帮忙？



What made you choose the one rather than the other?

你怎么选了这个而不是那个？



The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

这是个心理而不是生理问题。



He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.

他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。



In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.

在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。



Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例