The police inferred, though they didn't exactly say it, that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.

警方虽未明说却暗示他们发现她的行迹相当可疑。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.

这些最新发现证实了性取向取决于自然而不是选择这一论点。

《牛津词典》

"One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parents is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility."

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You take fuel, rather you take something that's warm, and you put it in contact with the atmosphere, it cools down.

改变约束,继续加热,气体膨胀。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

Into My Own" . "Legend": "the youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having foresworn the world."

进入自我“，“传奇“,“这个少年被劝诱，如果他放弃世界,他将不再是他自己“

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

So this process means that in some ways the winner will not be the bid that is thought to be the best, but rather the one that is considered least bad by most of the voters.

BBC: Bidding process keeps us guessing

Obviously the three rising interest rate environments that we have discussed here are not the only possibilities, rather the ones that believe are most likely to happen in the next few years.

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It is not always the case that the team who scores first wins, but rather the team that can successfully handle the emotional turmoil of giving up a goal, relinquishing a lead, or trying to hold on to a lead.

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