I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.
我在相当不寻常的环境中长大。
By holding in rather than venting "steam", we set the stage for future explosions.
通过控制而非释放“情绪蒸汽”，我们为日后的情绪爆发埋下了伏笔。
Having lost my money puts me in rather a hole.
丢了钱使我陷入相当大困境。
I'd much prefer to get players in rather than letting players go out first.
我更愿意先得到球员，而不是先把他们弄走。
This time, though, it stops things getting in rather than stopping them getting out.
然而这一次，它阻止物质进入而非退出。
We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.
我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。
I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.
我可能看起来像五十多岁，而不像七十多岁。
I'd rather do the journey in one go, and not stop on the way.
我宁愿一次走完全程，中途不停。
I'm rather in doubt about his explanation of this question.
我对他对这个问题的解释相当怀疑。
You take fuel, rather you take something that's warm, and you put it in contact with the atmosphere, and then it cools down.
你拿燃料，而不是其他暖和的东西，把它放到大气中，它就会冷却下来。
He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar.
他宁愿是在充满烟气的酒吧里低声哼唱。
I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.
在男女混杂的场合，我不愿意谈论这件事。
Many countries charge departure tax in U.S. dollars rather than local currency.
许多国家在征收离境税时收取美元而不是本国货币。
Music shops should arrange their recordings in simple alphabetical order, rather than by category.
音像店应按照简单的字母顺序摆放其唱片，而不是按类别。
Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public.
他不善言辞又比较腼腆，总害怕在公众场合讲话。
I'd rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank.
我宁愿把钱花掉也不愿搁在银行里不用。
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。
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
我没有考不及格，事实上，我考得不错！
That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult.
那听起来很简单，但实际上非常难。
Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home.
她没有把他送进医院，而是一直在家里照料他。
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.
最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。
Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
热带丛林的色彩在我们暗淡的北极光下也许会显得很刺眼。
I'd rather live in a busy, exciting place.
我宁愿住在一个繁忙、刺激的地方。
He would rather stay alone than gossip with his co-workers in his spare time.
他宁愿一个人呆着，也不愿在业余时间和同事们闲聊。
It is rather an absolute and final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven.
这是一种绝对的、最终的行为，在人间或在天堂都没有补救办法。
In the west of England, the traditional drink is cider, rather than beer.
在英格兰西部，传统的饮料是苹果酒，而不是啤酒。
There are more than plenty in our city, and we felt they are all rather similar to each other.
在我们的城市里有很多，而且我们觉得它们彼此都是比较相似的。
Most of the improvements in life span are the result of preventive, rather than treatment.
大多数寿命的延长是预防的结果，而不是治疗的结果。
Most of the improvements in life span are the result of preventive, rather than treatment.
大多数寿命的延长是预防的结果，而不是治疗的结果。
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