The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。
It's designed for beginners, actually, people who might see art as a hobby rather than as a professional opportunity.
其实这是为初学者设计的，特别是给想将艺术当作爱好而非职业的人。
Given my druthers I'd rather write an essay than draw a picture.
如果我可以选择的话，我会写一篇论文，而不是画一幅画。
He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.
他喜欢她整个人，而不是仅仅把她当作性对象。
You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.
你最后得到的是一些杂会七杂八的政策，而不是统一的全国性措施。
It's safer to fake a tan with make-up rather than subject your complexion to the harsh rays of the sun.
用化妆来伪造棕褐色的皮肤比让皮肤暴露于强烈的太阳光线更安全。
Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.
会议的确开得有板有眼，但并没有什么戏剧性。
Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis.
费用按固定的费率收取，不是按百分比。
A second hand car dealer will always look at the bodywork rather than the engine.
二手车销售商总是查看车身而不是引擎。
He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。
The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.
警方对付犯罪的办法，不是事先加以防范，而是事后作出反应。
The last two clauses were an exact quote rather than a paraphrase of Mr. Forth's remarks.
最后两个分句是对福思先生言论的准确引用而不是改述。
They opted to put an executive committee in charge of the project rather than a single person.
他们选择由一个执行委员会而非个人来负责这个项目。
Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.
许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。
He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
他不去面对骗税的审判而是逃到了瑞士。
It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
这是个玩笑而非指责。
It's his parents' choice to send him to a boarding school, rather than a convenient day school.
把他送到寄宿学校而不是去附近的走读学校，是他父母的决定。
I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.
我宁愿付整顿饭钱而不愿看着9个朋友仔细算计、分摊账单。
Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.
液体加热时要放进宽大的容器里，不要放进细长的容器里，否则它会溢出来。
Some people held that owning an automobile nowadays is a necessity rather than a luxury.
有些人认为如今拥有一辆汽车是必需而不是奢侈。
It is no part of ours to describe what was a massacre rather than a fight.
我们无法描述什么是屠杀，而不是战斗。
The scientists working on the project opted to build a 4G rather than a fifth generation or 5G network.
参与该项目的科学家选择了建设4G网络，而不是第五代或5G网络。
These days, doing omiai often means going to a computer matching service rather than to a nakodo.
如今，做omiai通常意味着参与电脑配对服务，而不是去 nakodo。
When a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one, customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.
当黑色的蛋糕放在黑色盘子里而不是白色盘子里时，顾客认为它更甜更好吃。
Goldberg calls the problem a disorder rather than a true addiction.
戈德堡称这个问题是一种障碍，而不是真正的上瘾。
You interpret this as a sign—a polite one—that he is interested in you as a person rather than just in the topic of conversation.
你把这理解为一个信号，而且是一个礼貌的信号，说明他对你这个人感兴趣，而不只是对谈话的话题感兴趣。
Let us make Sunday a day of rest and renewal rather than a day of travel and toil.
就让我们把星期天定为休息和恢复精力日，不要把它作为旅行和劳累日吧。
Earthquake sites should be regarded as a sad memory rather than a tool to bring in money.
地震遗址应被当作悲伤的回忆，而不应沦为赚钱的工具。
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