rather的用法：
1、用作副詞：很，頗，在很大程度上
It’s rather difficult. 它相當(dāng)難。
I was rather angry at what he said. 我對他說的話相當(dāng)生氣。
This carpet’s getting rather old now. 這塊地毯現(xiàn)在很舊了。
2、(用于比較級之前表強調(diào))…得多，還要更
The weather was rather worse than I had expected. 天氣要比我預(yù)料的還壞。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
問題是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
3、(用于too之前表強調(diào))太：
He talks rather too much. 他說得實在太多了。
I’ve been to rather too many parties recently. 我最近參加的聚會實在太多了。