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。
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。
These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites.
这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。
She prefers to act rather than direct.
她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。
It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
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。
It exists in dreams rather than actuality.
它于梦想而非实际中存在。
Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
这是个心理而不是生理问题。
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
这是个玩笑而非指责。
He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
他会被平级调动，而非被降职。
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。
The zoo needed better management rather than more money.
动物园需要更好的管理而非更多的钱。
These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.
付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。
He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。
Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.
杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。
What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
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。
All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel.
他所有心思都集中在他自己而非雷切尔的身上。
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。
Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。
Mr. Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.
华乐丝先生试着团结而非打击批评他的人。
Do you work hard for success rather than daydream about it?
你在努力争取成功而非做白日梦吗？
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。
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
They recommended that the viaduct be replaced rather than quake-proofed.
他们建议更换这座高架桥，而不要对其做抗震处理。
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