具体看rather than的意义与用法：
1．跟情态动词would,should,will等连用构成固定搭配,有时rather than可以分开,意为“宁可”、“与其……倒不如”.此时,"rather than+ do sth".
例如：
I'd rather than go there by air．我宁愿乘飞机去那里.
2．作准并列连词,相等于and not,意义为：是...,而不是...:可以+doing 或 to do.例如：
1）He was engaged in writing "rather than" reading the newspaper．他正忙着写东西,而不是 在读报纸."rather than+ doing"
2）He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked．他应该得到怜悯而不是厌恶."rather than+ to do"
所以意义表“宁愿”+do sth; 表“是...,而不是...:”++doing 或 to do.
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