考研英语高频词解析：rather，背单词千万不要只记中文意思，一定要结合真题例句去理解它的语境。记住它的搭配比干巴巴地背释义有用得多。以下是详细介绍。

考研英语高频词汇：rather

单词：rather

音标：/ˈrɑːðə(r)/

释义：ad.相当；有一点儿；宁愿；宁可

考频：★★★★★

记法：

谐音联想：发音近似“热的”，联想盛夏天气热得相当难熬，我宁愿待在室内吹凉，一口气串联起“相当、宁愿”两个核心释义，快速完成词义记忆。

派生词：

ratherish (形容词，口语用法，意为“有几分的，略微相当的”)

ratherness (名词，正式用法，意为“适度，相当的程度”)

搭配：

would rather 宁愿；宁可

rather than 而不是

or rather 更确切地说

would rather...than... 宁愿…也不愿…

rather too 稍微…一点

考研真题例句：

Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes.

间隔年不会拖学生的后腿，反而能让他们为独立、新的责任和环境变化做好准备，从而推动他们进步。

We as a society need to reimagine what "retirement" means, rather than simply defining it as an end to working life.

我们整个社会需要重新构想“退休”的含义，而非简单地将其定义为职业生涯的终结。

It is rather like arguing that because the police are good at catching criminals, they should also be the ones to write the criminal law.

这相当于是在主张，既然警察擅长抓捕罪犯，那他们也应该负责制定刑法。

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