They relied on brains rather than brawn.

他们靠是脑力，而不是体力。

He speaks in concepts rather than specifics.

他讲话时尽抽象概念,而不谈具体。

Most people now use ballpoints rather than ink.

现在多数人舍墨水而使圆珠笔了。

We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.

我们宁愿你工作出于自愿,而不是被迫。

I became a presenter by default rather than by design.

我成为主持人是因为当时我未考虑其他选择就接受了，并非我刻意要求得此职。

They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.

他们明智地把于投资而不是花掉。

Our findings relate to physically rather than the visually handicapped pupils.

我们研究结果是关于肢体残疾学生，而不是视力有障碍学生。

He resigned rather than take part in such a dishonest transaction .

他宁愿辞职也不愿意样一种欺骗交易。

My brother is of the acquiescent rather than the militant type.

我弟弟是属于服从型而不是好斗型。

His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.

他所进行是思维实验及类推，而不是细致实验。

More and more of our savings are institutionalized rather than individualized.

我们储蓄越来越多地由个人手里转入各种组织控制中。

Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.

有人不愿承认失败, 而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

She enjoys dinging rather than dancing.

他喜欢唱歌，而不跳舞。

They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.

他们样增了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

Lethal dwarfism syndromes are associated with brachycephaly or clover-leaf skull deformity rather than dolichocephaly.

致死性侏儒与短头畸形、三叶草头有关，而不是长头。

I would be grateful if you would come to your senses sooner rather than later.

你要是能早点恢复理智我就谢天谢地了。

Its image is lionlike, implying courage, dignity, boldness and self-esteem rather than daintiness or delicacy.

其形象酷似狮子。他代表勇气、大胆、自尊更胜于漂亮、优雅或精致。

It is a feature of targets that they internalise their anger rather than express it.

是一个当目标人内化愤怒而不是表达出来时具有一种特点。

In review a novel, you shall try to titillate rather than satiate the reader’s interest.

评论一本小说时候，你应想办法刺激而不是满足读者兴趣。

Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.

一些成员国想要一个紧密联盟而不是松散发展联合。