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。
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。
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。
The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.
这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。
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。
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。
Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
It exists in dreams rather than actuality.
它于梦想而非实际中存在。
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。
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
他会被平级调动，而非被降职。
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
这是个玩笑而非指责。
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。
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”。
Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted.
利息按总额来付，没有扣除税收。
Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.
航空公司宁愿增添新机组人员而不愿对老的机组人员进行再培训。
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。
The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.
这个办公室大而实用，但不怎么宜人。
What made you choose the one rather than the other?
你怎么选了这个而不是那个？
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。
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？
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