rather
'ræðәadverb
A1807th most heard wordIn 177 of 2278 videos (8%)heard 311 timeslast on Oct 18, 2026
- adv. on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
- adv. to some (great or small) extent
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- 3:08So this morning he wrote, many very good and well-meaning people would rather not watch him die through streaming or through any other visual device.所以他今天早上写道，很多非常善良、好心的人宁愿不通过直播或任何其他视觉设备观看他死去。The White House is Mad at Jimmy Kimmel AGAIN, Trump’s Press Secretary Mess & Fox News Betrays Him
- 13:59Generally speaking, okay, advanced English speakers tend to connect ideas smoothly rather than stopping after each short sentence.总的来说，好的，高级英语使用者倾向于流畅地连接观点，而不是在每个短句后停顿。English SPEAKING Practice: Fluent Patterns: Common, Everyday Conversational English
- 9:24And so I agree that that engineering or that biotechnology should be being applied in ways that can actually benefit the end user's health rather than benefit, you know, like making more addicted to the to the product, which is a lot of times the case.所以我同意，这种工程学或生物技术应该以真正造福终端用户健康的方式应用，而不是为了让你对产品更加上瘾，而这往往是目前的情况。How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections
- 6:35But I'd rather live a life where I'm me than live a life where I just follow the path that other people have paved for me.但我宁愿过我自己的生活，也不愿走别人为我铺好的路。Meeting My Girlfriend’s Parent for the First Time | Truth or Drink | Cut
- 0:05Would you rather live around all day in the sunshine, or run wild with your entire family?你愿意整天在阳光下悠闲度日，还是和你的整个家族一起在野外奔跑？Lion vs. Giraffe vs. Zebra! | Whoa Factor | Nat Geo Kids
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