He said, rather hurtfully, that he had better things to do than come and see me.

他相当刻薄地说，来看我还不如去干别的事。

《牛津词典》

She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.

她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I wish I had pleasured myself rather than serving that wicked God."

我希望我让自己开心而不是为邪恶的上帝服务“

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

So the version I'd like you to have uses, that, greater than rather than equals that I had in my handout.

因此我希望大家用我说的这个，把课堂手册中的等于换成大于,这里cmp方法。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

They had very little to teach or to impose upon those people rather than vice versa.

他们对其教化和施加的影响微乎其微,相反他们却被影响着

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Whilst this and other details made for many uncomfortable moments for Mr Hunt he looked much more at ease when defending the way he handled the BSkyB bid - insisting his decision had angered rather than pleased the Murdochs - and that he had acted in an impartial way when given the job.

BBC: Quite a day for the government

Almost a quarter (24%) more respondents said new sales had risen rather than fallen.

BBC: Couple looking in estate agent window

He says he had oral rather than written consent.

ECONOMIST: When an ultra-conservative meets a gun-loving Democrat