He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.

他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。

What made you choose the one rather than the other?

你怎么选了这个而不是那个？

You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.

你在直接购买，而不是通过代理商购买。

He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。

The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

这是个心理而不是生理问题。

They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.

他们把鸦片作为镇静剂，而不是作为麻醉剂。

It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。

Gerald's violin strings are made of gut rather than steel.

杰拉尔德的小提琴弦是用肠线而不是钢丝制成的。

These payments are denominated as 'fees' rather than 'salary'.

付出的这几笔款子称为“费用”而不是“工资”。

Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。

The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.

该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。

The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。

The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites.

这些菜肴味道辛辣，宜配红葡萄酒而不是白葡萄酒。

We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.

我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。

In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.

在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。

Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。

She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.

她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。

Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.

在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。

Voters elected him to represent them, rather than narrow sectional interests.

选民们选举他来代表大众的利益，而不是狭隘的群体利益。

Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles.

在某些条件下，电子能像波而不是粒子那样运动。

It was a jest rather than a reproach.

这是个玩笑而非指责。

She prefers to act rather than direct.

她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。

It exists in dreams rather than actuality.

它于梦想而非实际中存在。

He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.

他会被平级调动，而非被降职。

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。

The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.

这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。

It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.

作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。

Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.

他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。

The zoo needed better management rather than more money.

动物园需要更好的管理而非更多的钱。

Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted.

利息按总额来付，没有扣除税收。