reach sth
/reach for sth
1、rather1)注意下列词的程度a bit/ a little→slightly→rather→much→completely→quite2)rather 修饰形容词加名词时,若有冠词 a 或 an , 则 rather 在冠词前、后皆可
如:It was rather a cold day
= It was a rather cold day
3)rather 和 fairlyrather 表示不接受性,为否定意义;fairly 表示接受性,为肯定意义
如: It’s rather cold today
(不愉快)It’s fairly warm today
(心中舒服)4)rather +比较级;rather/ much/ far+too+adj
/adv, 而 fairly,quite ,very 则不能
如:I did rathre better in the exam
That’s rather too difficult
5)rather than 而不是 如:He, rather than you, is to be punished
是他而不是你要受惩罚
I decided to write rather than (to)telephone
我决定写信而不是打电话
还可用于下面两种结构
①would do sth
rather than do sth
= would rather do sth
than do sth
宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
②prefer to do sth
rather than do sth
(意义同上)2、reach sth
/ reach for sth
(1)reach sth
表示“够得着某物”,reach 是及物动词
如:reach the top o