全部

1·I live on my standard unemployment benefit—or rather, social security benefit.

我靠我的标准失业救济金生活——或者更确切地说，靠社会保障救济金生活。

2·In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.

最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。《牛津词典》

3·She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.

她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。《牛津词典》

4·SNOW is up, replied the Rat briefly; or rather, DOWN.

“有雪了，”水鼠兰特简短地回答，“或者说,下雪了。”

5·Pinocchio had eaten the three pears, or rather devoured them.

皮诺乔把三个梨都吃了，更确切地说，把它们全吃光了。

6·Sleep or rather dream on it and you'll feel better in the morning.

睡一觉或者做个梦，早上醒来你就会感觉好一些。

7·It occurred to him that this boy was learning to fly—or rather to walk.

他突然想到，这个男孩正在学飞——或者说，是学走路。

8·The copying-clerk came to Copenhagen as guest, or rather as prisoner in a family living in Gother Street.

这个录事就到哥本哈根来作客，更确切地说，他更像是住在高瑟街的一个家庭囚犯。

9·If you're in some battle, or rather, your troop is in some battle, and people are being killed left and right.

如果你在某个战场上，或者说，你的军队在某个战场上，周围的人被杀死。

10·Using the so-called Maxim of Relevance we can infer things as well, or rather the speaker can imply things and the listener can make inferences.

使用所谓的关联准则，我们可以推断出一些事情，或者更确切地说，说话者可以在话语中暗示一些内容，而听者可以从这些话语中做出推断。