rate cap 徽 |
that you are being more
accurate about sth that you have just said (表示说得更加确切）不管怎样，至少： He said he^l be coming tomorrow. At any
rate, I think that’s w/uit he said.他说他明天要来。至少，我认为他是
.这么说的。3 used
to show that what, you have just said is not as important as what you are going
to say (强调 .下文）.总而言之，反正：There were maybe 60 or
70 people there. At any rate, the room was packed. IP M til 许有六七十人吧。反正屋子里挤得严严实实。at a rate of 'knots (Brf，very quickly 飞快地；迅速地 at 'this/'that rate (informal) used to say what will
happen if a particular situation continues to develop in the same way 照此情形；如此下’去：At this rate, welZ
soon be bankrupt.照此情形，我们很快就会破产。一 more at going adj.
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verfc (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时）
1
~ sb/sth (as) sth | ~
as sth to have or think tiiat sb/sth has a
particular level of quality, value, etc. if 估；评价；估私：[VN] The university
is highly rated for its research.这所大学因其研究工作而受到高度评价。◊ They rated him higWy as a coHeague•.作为同事，他们对
他评价甚髙。◊ [VN-ADj]
Voters continue to rate education high on their fct 〇/priorities.选民继续把教育看作是
头等重要的大事。◊ [VN-N] 77ie
show was rated fas) a success by critics cmd audiences.评论家和观众都认为这
次演出是成功的。◊ [V] TTie
match rated as one o/t/ieir worst de/eats.这次比赛可以说是他扪最为惨重的一次失
败。◊ [V-ADJ] I’m a/hiid our needs do
not rate ve;y high with this administration•我们的需求恐怕不会受到这届政
府的多大重视。2 [VN]
(/Vj/owjfl/) to think that sb/sth is good i乂 矢…是好的；看碎：What did you think of
the movie?
J didn’t rate mysd/.你觉得这部电影怎么样？我
本人认为不怎么样。3 [usually
passive] to place sb/sth in a particular position on a scale in relation to
similar people or things 划分等级；分等 H771
rank • [VN] The schools were rated according
to their exam results.
学校是按考试成绩排名次的。top-rated programme 一级项目◊ [VN-N] She is
current^ rated number two in the worW•她目前排名世界第：：。4 [VN]
to be good, important, etc. enough to be treated in a
particular way值得，配得上（某种对待）SEI merit: The inci- dent dfein’t even rate
a mention fn the press.这件事在报
纸上连提都不值得一提。5 [VN] [usually
passive] to state that a film/movie or video is suitable for a particular
audience对（电影或录像片〉分级一see also X-rated，
ZERO-RATED
'rate cap noun (in the
rate-pay-er /'reitpei0(r)/ noun (in
fa.thei*
〇■» /_ra:69(r);.AMmf’raBSar/ fldv/.，
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adv. 1 used to mean
'fairly5 or *to some degree', often when you are expressing slight
criticism, disappoint- ment or surprise (常用于表示轻微的批#、央—或惊 讶）相当:，1 吾某种程度上：The instructions were
rather compHcated.这些说明相当复杂。◊ She/di and
hurt her 吆rather badty•她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。◊ _? didn’t
the exam; in/act J did
mffter weH/ 我没有考不及格， 事实上,，我秦得不错！ ◊
ft was a rather d断cu〖t ques- rion.这是个+目当难的问题。◊ Jt was rather a di)^cuk
question.这真是个难题。◊/fe
ioofcs rather his /ather•他看i：去很像他的父亲。◊ rhe patient has responded
to the treatment rather better than expected. 病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。◊ He was conscious that he vv〇5 ta丨fcing rather too much.他意识到他说得实
在太多了。〇 note at quite
2 used with a verb to make a statement sound less strong s (•与动词连用以减弱语
气.）有.点儿，稍微：/ rather
suspect weyre making a mistake.我有点）L怀疑我们正在犯错误。◊ We were rather hoping you’d be aWe to do ft by Friday.我们希望
你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。3 used to correct sth
you have said, or to give more accurate information (纠正所说的话或提供更确切的信息）更确切地讲，更准
确地说：She worked as a secretary, or rather, a
personal assistant.她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。the
end. he
had to walk—or rather run—to the office.
不得不走着——应该说是跑着一-去办公室。4 used
to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that you have
stated previously (提由不同或相反 的观点）相反，反而，而 ji:
The wdk were not white, but rather a sort 〇/ dirty grey•墙面不是白的，而是灰
不溜秋的。rather you, him,
etc. than me (/n/owjfl/) used for saying that you would
not like to do stli that another person is going to do (表明不想做别 人要去做的事）：Tm going dfmbfng
tomorrow.’‘Rather you them me/’ “我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不 去！” rather than instead of sb/sth 而不是：I think HZ have a coZd drink
mtfter t/ian coj^ee.备想要冷饮，不 要咖啡。◊ Why didn’t you
asfc /or heZp, rather than trying to do it on your own?你干呜非得論己千，而不请
人帮忙？. would rather …（than) (usually reduced to 4 ratiier
通常缩写为’d rather) would prefer to 宁愿；更喜
欢：She’d rather die than give a speech•她宁 g
死也不愿
意演讲。0 ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I’d rather not.’ “你想跟我们一起来吗? ”“不，我不想去。” ◊
Wou〖d you rather waWc or
tafce the bus?你愿意步行还是 ■坐公共汽车？，◊‘£>〇you mind i/Jsmofce?’ ‘WeH, J’d rather you didn’t.’ “你介意我抽烟吗？ ”“嗯，最好另ij抽。”
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ejfc/fl/mif/on
/also _ra:_53:(r)/ 8r£)
used to
agree with sb’s suggestion
(表示同意某人的提议）： ‘•How about a trip to
the beach?’ ‘Rather/’ “去海边旅游 怎&样？” “太好了！”
rat-ify /'raetifai/ verb (rati-fies,
rati-fy ing, rati-fied, ratified) [VN] to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it 正式批准；使正式 i 效：The treaty was ratted by aH the member states.这个条约得 到了 所有成员国的
A
准。►
rati.fi-ca.tion /.raetifi'keijn/ noun [U]
rat-ing /'reitirj/ noun
1 [C] a measurement of how good, popular, important, etc. sb/sth is, especially
in relation to other people or things 等级；级另丨j: The poll gave a
popular approval rating of 39% for the President.
查表明民:&对总统的支#率为39%。◊ Education has been
given a high-priority rating by the new administra- tion.新一届政府将教育放在了高度优先的地位。一see also credit rating 2 the
ratings [pi.]
a set of figures that show how many people watch or listen to a particular
television or radio programme, used to show how popular a programme is 收视率；收听率：The show has gone up in
the ratfr职•这个节目视率上升 了。3 [C]
a number or letter that shows which groups of people a particular film/movie is
suitable for 表示电 影分级的数字（或字母）；电影的等级：The用m was giVen a 15 rating
by British censors.英国审査员将这部电
影定为 15 岁以上级。◊ 77ie movie
carries an R rntirig.这 部电影带有限制级R的标志。4 [C] (8rf) a sailor
in the who is not an officer 海军士兵；水争
/'reifieu;
I^AmE -ovf hoiin'ijTl. -os) ~ (of A to B) the
relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two
numbers showing how much larger one group is tiian the other 比率；比例：What is the ratio of
men to women in the department?
门的男女比例是多少？
◊ rhe schooZ has a very high teacher-student ratio, i所学校的师生比例很髙。◊ The ratio of applications to available places currently
stands at JOOp.目^申请人数和就业岗位的比例为100:1。
rati-ocin-ation /.raeti.Dsi'neiJ'n;
.reijiou-/ noun [u] (formal) the
process of thinking or arguing about sth in a logical way推理；推论
ra-tion /'raejn/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a fixed amount
of food, fuel, etc. that you are officially allowed to have when there is not
enough for everyone to have as much as they want, for example during a war (食品、燃料等短‘时的）配给
量，定量：the weefc汐butter ration每周的黄油配给量
2 rations [pi.] a fixed amount
of food given regularly to a soldier or to sb who is in a place where there is
not much food available (给战士知食品短缺地区的人提供
的定量 口粮：We’re on short radons
(= allowed less than usual) unti7 介esh supples arrive•在新的补给到达
之前，我们的口粮定量不龟。◊ Once these 〖atest rations run
out, the country will again face hunger and starva- rton.最后这批口粮一旦用完,国家又要面临饥荒。3[sing.] ~ (of
sth) an amount of sth that is thought to be normal