以下是小编精心整理的place的用法总结，本文共20篇，供大家阅读参考。
place的意思
n. 位,地方,职位,座位
vt. 放置,获名次,投资,评价
vi. 得名次,名列前茅,[美国英语][赛马]得第二名,准确把…推到预定地点
变形：过去式: placed; 现在分词：placing;
place可以用作名词
place是可数名词,基本意思是“地方,场所,所在地”,引申可表示“城,村,镇”“家,房屋,住所”等,也可表示用于某种特殊目的或发生某事的“建筑物,场所”,常与介词of搭配使用。
place也可表示物体表面的“某点”或“某处”或书、戏剧等的“某段落”或“某点”。
place还可指某人、车等保留或占据的“座位,位置”,引申可表示“自然或恰当的位置〔地方〕”“职位,职务,学习的机会”“等级,地位,身份”等,作“等级,地位,身份”解时常用于单数形式。
place用作名词的用法例句
We must find a place for this new picture.我们必须找一个地方放这张新照片。
Put everything away in its correct place.把东西放到该放的地方去。
Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.社会科学认为,妇女在社会里的地位标志着文明的水平。
place可以用作动词
place用作动词的基本意思是“将(某物)置于某处”“将(某物)放在应放之处”,引申可表示“安排”“使(某人)处于某处境或环境”,还可表示“记住”“凭记忆或经验辨认”“确定名次”“投资”“发订单,打赌”等。place表示“确定名次”时,在英国指“(赛马等比赛的)前三名”。
place主要用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,也可接以名词、形容词、副词、as短语或其他介词引导的短语充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
place作为动词使用时，通常是非正式形式，后面通常跟不定式或者关系从句，中间不需要连接词或者介词(这种用法尤其适用于美式英语)。You remember the place we had lunch?More formal: the place we had lunch at?
place用作动词的用法例句
He placed the books in order on the shelf.他把书按顺序摆在书架上.
You place me in a very difficult position.你使我非常为难。
If your orice are reasonable, I can place the oder right away.如果你们的价格合理,我们可以马上订货。
1、The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
2、He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.
他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。
3、Did she usurp his place in his mother’s heart?
她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗?
词汇精选：place的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
住所 [C]
例句：
They’ve bought a charming place in the country.
他们在乡下买下一幢漂亮的住宅。
例句：
Lilundu the orphan elephant found a safe place after her mother was killed.
孤儿小象利伦嘟在妈妈被杀害之后找到了一个安全的住所。
座位 [C]
例句：
The famous general is sure of a place in history.
这位著名的将军在历史上必占一席之地。
例句：
Keep a place for me in the reading room.
在阅览室给我留个位置。
场所 [C]
例句：
This hotel is the best place for Christmas.
本宾馆是欢度圣诞的最佳场所。
例句：
He likes to go to places of amusement.
他喜欢去娱乐场所。
地方 [C]
例句：
It goes without saying that home is the warmest place in the world.
不用说，家是世界上最温暖的地方。
例句：
There is a place called love in your heart.
在你心中有一个叫爱的地方。
名次 [C]
例句：
My son has a place at Eton, although of course it still hinges on the result of his entrance examination.
尽管我儿子在伊顿公学中得过名次，但当然还得取决于他的入学考试成绩。
例句：
He got the first place this time, but he never dreamed about it.
这回他得了第一名，但他做梦也没想到。
社会地位 [C]
例句：
Scarlett Butler tumbled from her high and mighty place!
思嘉·巴特勒从她那有钱有势的社会地位上一跤摔下来了!
例句：
Luxun has a high place in the history of Chinese literature.
鲁迅在中国文学史上占有重要地位。
【数】位 [C]
例句：
Correct the result to five decimal places.
把结果精确到小数点后5位数。
例句：
Two places number is bigger than one place number.
两位数大于一位数。
职位 [C]
例句：
She found a place as a waitress.
她找到一个女服务员的工作。
例句：
He got the place through promotion.
他通过晋升得到那个职位。
v.
放置;寄予 [T]
例句：
Can you place these homeless children?
你们能安置这些无家可归的孩子吗?
例句：
The seats were placed so that we could admire the view.
他们把座位摆放得使我们可以观赏景色。
投资 [T]
例句：
The company placed 3 million yuan on solar energy item.
公司在太阳能项目上投资了300万RMB。
任命 [T]
例句：
They placed him as minister of the church.
他们任命他为教会牧师。
例句：
He was placed in Xin Hua News Agency as a translator.
他被安排在新华通讯社当翻译。
名列前茅;取得名次 [I]
例句：
Since she placed, she was regarded as the excellent girl.
由于她名列前茅，她被认为是优秀的女孩。
例句：
If you don’t place, you will never see her.
如果你不能获得名次，你将永远不能看到她。
二、词义辨析：
lay,place,put,set
这些动词均有“放”之意。 lay指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。 place较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。 put普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。 set普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物是多指立着放。
三、相关短语：
fall into place
变得清清楚楚;适得其所,处于适当的位置
in place
1. 在适当的地方 2. 适当的 3.(资金等)到位
in the first place
ph. 首先，第一，从一开始
jumping-off place
n. 出发点,山穷水尽的地步,远僻处
meeting place
ph. 1.会场;聚会地点
out of place
adv.不在适当的位置,不合适,不得其所
pride of place
n. 首要的地位,傲慢
take place
1.(尤指根据安排或计划)发生、进行 take sb’s/sth’s place / take place of sb/sth 1. 代替;替换 take your place 1. 就位;入座 2. 得到应有的社会地位;名副其实
watering place
n.矿泉疗养地，饮水处
landing place
着陆地，码头，降落场，卸货地点
breathing place
通风口 休息处
eating place
ph.公共饮食行业
四、参考例句：
I like this place!
我喜欢这个地方。
What a windy place!
这个地方风真大!
The place is inviting.
这个地方是吸引人的。
This place is alluring
这个地方是诱人的。
This place is awesome!
这地方太棒了!
Place the Rocks.
放置大石头。
He wandered from place to place like a man possessed
他四处飘荡，好象一个中魔的人。
The reaction did take place.
这种反应确实发生了。
I lost my last place.
我上次看到哪儿,找不到了。
Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。
1. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
2. He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.
他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。
3. Did she usurp his place in his mother’s heart?
她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗?
4. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.
将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。
5. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.
母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。
6. In a few words she had put him in his place.
她简单几句话就杀了他的威风。
7. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
8. I must have driven past that place thousands of times.
我得有上千次开车经过那里。
9. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
10. My understanding was that we’d meet at her place.
我的理解是我们在她那儿见面。
11. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
他有望在欧洲锦标赛代表队中获得一席之地。
12. West was wilfully blind to the abuse that took place.
韦斯特对发生的虐待行为故意视而不见。
13. My personal life has had to take second place to my career.
我的私人生活不得不让位于事业。
14. There are reports that round ups of westerners are still taking place.
据报道，强行将西方人驱集到一起的事件仍在发生。
15. “Let’s get a coffee somewhere.”—“I know just the place.”
“我们找个地方喝杯咖啡吧。”——“我知道个好地方。”
过去式: placed
现在分词: placing
place的用法1：place用作动词的基本意思是“将(某物)置于某处”“将(某物)放在应放之处”,引申可表示“安排”“使(某人)处于某处境或环境”,还可表示“记住”“凭记忆或经验辨认”“确定名次”“投资”“发订单,打赌”等。place表示“确定名次”时,在英国指“(赛马等比赛的)前三名”。
place的用法2：place主要用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,也可接以名词、形容词、副词、as短语或其他介词引导的短语充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
place的用法3：place也可表示物体表面的“某点”或“某处”或书、戏剧等的“某段落”或“某点”。
place的用法4：place还可指某人、车等保留或占据的“座位,位置”,引申可表示“自然或恰当的位置〔地方〕”“职位,职务,学习的机会”“等级,地位,身份”等,作“等级,地位,身份”解时常用于单数形式。
1. Isabelle placed a wine cup on the table within his reach.
伊莎贝尔把酒杯放在桌上他伸手可及的地方。
2. He placed the ball and tried a couple of feints.
他把球放好，试着虚打了几下。
3. We had kept its presence hidden with a strategically placed chair.
我们用一张摆放得很巧妙的椅子将它隐藏了起来。
4. Stricter controls were placed on the content of video films.
对录像片内容实行了更为严格的监管。
5. This was the first object placed in the heavens by the Creator.
这是上帝安放在天堂里的第一件东西。
6. The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.
自动曝光按钮安装在镜头脱卸按钮下面，十分不便。
7. Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.
排名第二的欧塞尔队出人意料地在主场以0比2败给了南特队。
8. She placed her hands palm uppermost in her lap.
她把手掌心向上放在大腿上。
9. Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local news-paper.
帕里什小姐最近在本埠报纸上登了一则广告。
10. I placed his drink on the small table at his elbow.
我把他的饮料放在他肘边的小桌子上。
11. The president placed the republic on a war footing.
总统把共和国推到了战争的边缘。
12. The main opposition leaders had been arrested or placed under house arrest.
主要反对派领导人都已经遭到逮捕或软禁。
13. Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure.
铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。
14. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh.
她对彭利先生极其信任。
15. They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.
他们在当地报纸上登了一则招聘秘书的广告。
and和or的用法：
1、and和or的用法并列结构中，or通常用于否定句，and用于肯定句。但有时and 也可用于否定句。
2、在否定中并列结构用or 连接，但含有两个否定词的句子实际被看作是肯定结构，因此要用and。
3、or用于连接并列的单词、词组、短语或句子,表示“或者”的意思。or用在选择疑问句中,灵活译为“还是”。or用于否定句中,代替and ,表示“和”的意思。
4、or用于连接两个并列的句子,表示“否则,要不然”的意思。
and：
1. Remember, keep a positive attitude and good things will happen.
记住：保持乐观的.心态，好事自然会发生。
2. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。
3. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我们活着是为了什么？不就是给邻居当笑柄，再反过来笑他们。
4. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
5. Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.
好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。
6. I will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
我会回去，找到你，爱你，娶你，活的光明正大。《赎罪》
7. It’s not about making the amazing saves. It’s the little things and small things that made great gatekeepers great.
伟大的门将不是靠神奇的扑救成就，而是靠注重小事和细节成功。
or：
1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there’s always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.
不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。
2. Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.–Dale Carnegie
请记住，幸福不在于你是谁或者你拥有什么，而仅仅取决于你的心态！
3. If your skin becomes red, sore or very scaly, consult your doctor.
如果皮肤发红、瘙痒或脱皮，要向医生咨询。
4. There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system.
这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。
5. Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?
你常出汗或是脸上常发烫吗？
6. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature, cut in squares.
等蛋糕温热或凉至室温时切成四方块端上桌。
7. I started with the Viennese speciality frittatensuppe, or pancake soup.
我吃的第一道菜是维也纳特色菜鸡蛋饼汤，也叫炒饼汤。
（2）on表示地点、位置,有“在.旁”、“接近”、“靠近”之意.如：
a house on the main road 临大街的房子,sit on my right 坐在我的`右边
（3）on表示状态,译为“处于.情况中,从事于.”等.如：
on duty 值日,on holiday 度假
（4）on表示“在.上面”,用在表示物体的名词前.如：
on the box 在盒子上
on和over都是介词,on表示“在.上面”,指一物体与另一物体表面相接触；over表示“在.上方”,指一物体与另一物体不接触.试比较：
There is a light on the desk．桌子上有盏台灯.（light与desk接触）
There is a light over the desk．桌子上方有一盏灯.（light与desk不接触）
表示“在.上”,介词on与in必须注意习惯用法,否则会出错.不妨比较一番：
on the tree／in the tree都译为“.在树上”.前者表示树上本身所长着的叶子、花、果实等；后者表示某物或某人在树上.
on the wall／in the wall都译为“在墙上”.由于介词不同,在使用上有区别.图画、黑板、风筝等“在墙上”,是因为它们在墙的表面上,故用on the wall；门窗、钉子、洞、孔等“在墙上”,是因为它们在墙的里面,故用in the wall.
有疑问在线交谈 祝你新年快乐 天天开心 心想事成 …
五)含as的固定词组的用法
1.as soon as作“一…就”解，引导时间状语从句。eg：
As soon as I get to Beijing，I’ll write to you.我一到北京，就给你写信。
2.as/so long as作“只要”解，eg;
As/So long as you study hard，you’ll make progress.只要你努力，你就会取得进步。
3.as if/though常用来引导方式状语从句，作“好像，仿佛”解。如果从句中讲的是非真实情况，则用虚拟语气。eg：
She loves the child as if/though he were her own.她爱这个孩子如同爱自己的孩子。
As if/though也可用来引导表语从句，常用在“It appears/looks/seems…+as if/though”句型结构中。eg;
It appears as if/though it is going to clear up.看起来天要晴了。
It seems as if/though he knew nothing about it.他好像对此事一无所知。
4.as to作“关于，至于”解。eg;
There is no doubt as to his honesty.他的诚实是无可置疑的。
5.as much/many as作“多达…”，“达到…之多”解。eg：
He can earn as much as 5000 dollars a month.他每月能挣5000美元。
6.so/as far as I know作“就我所知”解，在句中作插入语。eg：
As/So far as I know，he will come here next Monday.据我所知，他将于下星期一到这里来。
7.as a result，as a result of表示“由于…的结果”。eg：
She died as a direct result of the accident.她的死是那次事故的直接结果。
8，as well为“也，还”之意。eg：
Come early，and bring your brother as well.早点来，把你的弟弟也带来。
9.so as to，so…as to若跟动词原形，表示目的或结果。eg：
He studied hard so as to pass the exam.他努力学习以便通过考试。(表示目的)
as……as
AS +adj(原级)+AS
AS +adv(原级)+AS
as soon as 一……就
as soon as possible 尽可能快地
as early as possible 尽可能早的
as carefully as you can 尽可能认真地
as careful as you can 尽可能认真的
so…as 一般用于否定句,as…as 一般用于肯定句,(肯定否定都能用)
so…as不可用于肯定句.as…as与so…as均可表示“与……一样”,as…as…的用法:两个as中间可以加形容词或者副词,由它要修饰的内容决定.
它们的用法有异同之处:
肯定句用as…as,不用so…as;否定句两者均可使用.例如:
I didn’t go as /so far as you.我走得不像你那么远.
They walked as far as the station.他们步行到了车站.
误:They walked so far as the station.
“that”在英文中是一个使用频率很高的单词。它有四种词性，并且句法及语法功能纷繁复杂。同学们如果不能熟练掌握其用法，很可能会形成英语学习的一种障碍，从而影响其学习兴趣和效率。现将that的用法总结归纳如下：
第一、that 用作形容词（后接复数名词时用those）。
它用来指已被提到的人或物；也可表对比，指两个中较远的那个。
what about that book you borrowed from me last month？
请注意，that 有时候在句子中具有喜欢或轻蔑等感情色彩。
that little son of his 他那个小宝贝儿子
that george！乔治那家伙！（含有轻蔑语气）
第二、that 用作代词。
1. that 用作指示代词（复数形式是those），其指代意义同形容词用法，同时它还可以用作定语从句中的先行词；还可为了避免重复，代替前述名词。
that is what he told me.
what is that (which) you have got in your hand?
the price of rice is higher than that of flour.
2. that 用作关系代词，引导限制性定语从句。先行词可人可物，用法相当于who或which。（但是在下列情况下多用that：先行词既有人又有物时；先行词有形容词最高级、序数词、不定代词、very，only等修饰时；先行词是不定代词时）
he talked about the teachers and schools that he had visited.
i think it one of the most wonderful films that the film company has ever produced.
she has little information that is useful for our research.
is there anything that i can do for you?
请注意，that 在定语从句中作宾语时通常可省略。
the books (that) i sent you will help you in your studies.
第三、that 用作连词，引导名词性从句,状语从句和强调句。
1. that名词性从句。
①引导宾语从句。及物动词后的引导词that可省略。
i didn’t expect (that) he could win the championship.
the teacher pointed out that tom was not working hard enough.
② 引导主语从句。通常采用it作形式主语的句型。
that the earth goes around the sun is known to everyone.
（it is known to everyone that the earth goes around the sun.）
③引导表语从句。
the trouble is that we are short of money.
④引导同位语从句。
引导同位语从句的that和引导定语从句的that是不同的。前者只起语法作用，在从句中不作任何成分；而后者在定语从句中作主语、宾语或表语。举例说明：
the news that he resigned from office surprised us.
the idea that he holds is very common nowadays on campus.
2. that引导状语从句
①引导目的状语从句。
bring it nearer that i may see it better.
②引导结果状语从句。
what have i done that he should be so angry with me?
③引导原因状语从句。
i am afraid that i will fail in the driving test.
④引导让步状语从句。意为“虽然、尽管”。
difficult that/as the task was, they managed to accomplish it on time.
⑤引导条件状语从句。意为“假使、假设”。
supposing that you were in my position, what would you do?
on condition that you were lost in the desert, you should ask for help as soon as possible.
3. 引导强调句。
it is mrs. white that makes the decision in her family, not her meek little husband.
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
第四、that用作副词。
1. that用作普通副词。
i was that/so angry i could have hit him.
2. that用作关系副词。引导定语从句，可以代替when，where， why或 in which，常可省略。
i will never forget the evening (that) / when we went to the theatre.
the house (that)/where i used to live has been knocked down.
第五，与that 有关的常见重要短语。
1. in that，意为“既然、因为”。
criticism and self-criticism is necessary in that it helps us correct our mistakes.
2. now that，意为“既然、由于”。
now that they have taken matters into their hands, the pace of events has quickened.
3. see (to it) that，意为“注意、务必做到、保证”。
we will see to it that she gets home early.
see to it that you are not late again.
4. seeing that，意为“鉴于、由于”。
seeing that it is 8 o’clock, we’ll wait no longer.
seeing that he was busy with his work, i didn’t disturb him.
一)as作副词，表示程度，意为“同样地”。在“as…as…”，“not as…as…”结构中的第一个as是副词，作“和/与…(不)一样”解。eg：
Jack is as tall as his father.杰克和他的父亲一样高。
He doesn’t speak English as/so fluently as you.他的英语说得不如你流利。
二)as作介词。
1.作“如，像”解。eg：
They got united as one man.他们团结得像一个人一样。
2.作“充当，作为”解。eg：
As a writer，he was famous.作为作家，他是很有名的。
三)as作连词，常用来连接主句和状语从句。
1.引导时间状语从句，作“当…的时候”解，有“随着…”之意，与while意义相近，强调两个动作同时发生;或某事一发生，另一事立即发生。eg：
He shouted aloud as her ran along.他一边往前跑，一边高声地呼喊。
I was startled as he opened the door.他一开门，我吓了一跳。
as作连词，相当于when。eg;
As a little boy (When he was a little boy)he began to learn to play piano.他小时候就开始学弹钢琴。
2.引导原因状语从句，作“因为，由于”解，与because的用法相近。eg;
I must stop writing now，as I have rather a lot of work to do.我必须停笔了，因为我还有许多工作要做。
3.引导方式状语从句或比较状语从句，作“正如，(如)像”解。例eg：
As in your country，we grow wheat in the north and rice in the south.正如(像)你们国家一样，我们在北方种小麦，在南方种大米。(方式状语从句)
When at Rome，do as Romans do.入乡随俗。(方式状语从句)
4.引导让步状语从句，作“虽然，尽管”解。这时从句常用倒装语序，即把从句中的表语、状语或动词原形放在as之前。eg;
Strange as it may seem，it is true.尽管这事看上去很奇怪，但却是真的。
Try as he might，Tom could not get out of the difficulties.不管怎样努力，汤姆还是摆脱不了困境。
四)as作关系代词。
1.引导限制性定语从句，用在“such…as”,“the same…as”，“as…as”等结构中，常译作“像…一样的人(或物)”，“凡是…的人(或物)”。例eg：
He wished to be such a man as Lei Feng was.他曾希望做一个像雷锋那样的人。
My hometown is no longer the same as it was.我的家乡再也不像过去一样了。
2.引导非限制性定语从句，用来指代它前面的整个句子(即先行句)，意思是“这一点”。这个分句可以位于句首、句中或句末。eg：
As is well known，oceans cover more than 70% of the earth.我们知道，海洋占地球面积的百分之七十以上。
that还常用以代替who, whom, which,但that…which中的that用做关系代词的先行词。
that可以用作连词
that用作连词时可引导主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句和状语从句。
that还常引导间接引语或形容词后面的.从句。
that在以it作形式主语的句子中或引导宾语从句、状语从句时常可省略。
从句表示与将来事实相反，谓语动词用“would／could／might＋动词原形”。
例句：
You look as if you didn’t care.
你看上去好像并不在乎。
He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.
他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。
He opened his mouth as if he would say something.
他张开嘴好像要说什么。
1、with 结构修饰名词，with 作后置定语，不紧跟前面名词的情况。
例，Bihar is India’s poorest state, with an annual per capita income of $111, lower than that of the mostimpoverished countries of the world.
with 结构 修饰 Bihar
2、with 结构修饰名词，紧跟名词的情况。
例，Under the restructuring, the huge organization that operates the company’s basic businesses will be divided into
five groups, each with its own executive.with 结构修饰 each (group)
例句：
He goes to clubs to pick up girls.
他到夜总会去泡妞。
She bent down to pick up her glove.
她俯身去捡手套。
Can I just pick up that guy’s point?
我能接着谈一下那个人的观点吗？
例句：
Things are not moving as fast as we hoped.
事情的进展不像我们希望的那么快。
Some doubters fear this news may not be as good as it appears.
一些持怀疑态度的人担心这条新闻可能并非像其表面上那样美好。
He’s not very friendly, but he’s not as black as he’s painted.
他不太友善，但也不像别人说的那么坏。
rather than
rather than 是一个并列连词，用法比较复杂，在四六级考试中经常出现，现归纳如下：
1. rather than 与would 连用时，构成“would rather…than…”句式，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。例如：
She’d rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
2. rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……;与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下：
(1) 连接两个名词或代词
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。
You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。
注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
(2) 连接两个形容词
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词
We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。
She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
(4) 连接两个分句
We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
(5) 连接两个不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。
注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。
(6) 连接两个动词
He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。
注意：这里rather than 后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿 ……”解。
would rather
一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”，后接动词原形,常省略为’d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式 ,其否定形式是would rather not do sth。would rather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用would rather。
“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式，美国英语中多用had rather。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动词，且无词性、时态变化。
例:
Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐。
If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。
He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。
You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书。
二、如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿……而不愿……，与其……宁可……”的意思时，则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型
例:
I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。
The children would walk there rather than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。
请注意 1) would rather…than…/would…rather than…也可以颠倒为：rather than…would…。Would(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式，若选用的动词相同，那么than 后的动词可以省略。
例:
I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。
He would rather drink wine than beer. 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。
Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up. 与其在这样差的条件下工作，他宁愿放弃。
使用would rather…than…句型时要注意“平行结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等。
例 I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. 我宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班。
I would rather talk with his mother than with his father. 我宁愿和他妈说话而不愿和他爸说话。
三、在疑问句式中，would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前
例:
Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里，还是回家?
Which would you rather have, apples or bananas? 你喜欢吃苹果还是香蕉?
Would you rather read a novel than read a poem?你宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌吗?
四、would rather+从句，是一个常用的虚拟语气句型 Would rather+从句,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来。其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”。引导从句的that常省略。在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时。
例:
John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 约翰今天想去看我。我宁愿他明天来看我而不是今天。(句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来)
We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow. 我们宁愿他明天付给我们那笔钱。
Don’t come tomorrow. I’d rather you came next weekend. 明天别来。我希望你下周末来。
请注意:
1) 如果谈到过去的动作，也就是表示过去已经发生的事情在选择上不恰当。此时，主句一般为I had rather ,其(that)从句则用过去完成时。 例 Would rather you had not done that. 我真希望你没有做那件事。
2)如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人，则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构。
例 I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night. 我真希望昨天晚上去看了戏而不是呆在家里。 He would rather be poor than have got money by dishonest methods. 他宁可穷也不愿意用不诚实的手段获取金钱。
Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does.亨利希望他的女朋友和他在一个部门工作。
五、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别 would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别，但经常接触到的是would rather。
例:
Tom would rather/sooner read than talk. 汤姆宁可读书而不愿谈天。 Tom prefers reading to talking.汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天。
请注意 1)would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式，而prefer后跟动名词+to+动名词。有时prefer后面也可跟名词，而在would rather之后要求只带动词原形。
例:
He prefers wine to beer.= He would rather drink wine than beer. 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。
I prefer tennis to golf.= I’d rather play tennis than golf. 我喜欢打网球而不喜欢打高尔夫球。
2)某些 prefer+名词的情况不能用 would rather完全确切地表达出来：He prefers dogs to cats.(他喜欢狗而不喜欢猫。)和 He would rather have dogs than cats.(他宁可养狗而不愿养猫。)很明显，这两句的意思并不完全相同。
3) would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式。
例 I’d rather fly than go by sea.=I’d prefer to fly. 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船。
这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样：
例 —Would you like some gin?
—I’d prefer a coffee.=I’d rather have coffee than gin.
—您想喝点杜松子酒吗?
—我想喝点咖啡。/我想喝点咖啡，不想喝杜松子酒。
4)would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式，但后者带to。
例:
We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air. 我们是乘船去的，可我本想乘飞机去。(我愿意乘飞机去，可我的愿望未能实现。)这和 would like+不定式的完成式有点相似，would like+带to 的不定式的完成式也表示未能实现的愿望。
【干货】Rather的3种用法
先看一个中文例子:
他不是坏人;r ather ，他是个好人。
“不是坏人”与“是好人”所表达的含义是同方向 的，所以“rather”单独出现在句中并不取反。
大家可以把“rather”翻译成“更精确地说”。
“rather”往往出现在“not A；rather, B”结构中 。我们可以把这个结构翻译成“不是A，而是B” 。相当于大家熟悉的“not A but B”。
【例】Such exposure seldom galvanizes the public, which rather seems to resign to a sense of impotency.
【译】这种报导不能 刺激 大众，而是 似乎让大众陷入到无能为力 的境地。
在这里，“rather”和前面的“seldom”构成了“not A rather B”的结构。
rather than=instead of=not
当出现“rather than”这个词组时，它们的含义为“not”，是取反 的方程等号。
【例】We will increasingly be managing ecological problems like global warming rather than solving them.
【译】我们会更多地管理 诸如全球变暖的生态问题而不是解决 这些问题。
在这句话里，“rather than”相当于“not”，表示前后取反，类似的用法还有“instead of”。
rather+adj. = very+adj.
“rather”还有一个常见的用法：rather+ adj. = very+adj.
大家以后可以在作文中用“rather”替换“very”。
【例】The author paints a rather dark picture of book publishing as a hidebound industry。
【译】作者描绘了一幅非常黑暗的画面，将图书出版描绘成一个保守不变的行业。
rather 和 rather than 的区别你能分清楚吗?
“rather”不管是在GRE阅读还是GRE填空中都是一个必须掌握的核心词汇，因为它往往会起到“逻辑标志词”的作用而成为我们的破题点 。但很多同学对于rather的理解都停留在“rather than”这个短语上，所以只要看到“rather”就以为自己碰到了“反向”逻辑。但其实rather的用法远比我们想象中复杂的多。
1.rather than
rather than : “而不是…”, 表“反向逻辑”，可以理解成“not” A rather than B：是A而不是B
比如，GRE阅读中的一个句子：Theories arise by means of discovery rather than invention.理论来源于发现“而不是”创造。
这是同学们最熟悉的rather的用法，跟它类似的还有“instead of”。这种用法不用多说，大家在理解上都没有问题。
2.rather+动词
“rather+动词”中，rather可以理解为：“宁可/更愿意地”，相当于“preferably”
I’d rather go to the movies.我“更愿意”去看电影。
在这种用法下，从逻辑方向的角度，“rather”很明显是个“同向的”、表达肯定的逻辑 。跟前一种的“rather than”正好相反。
3.or rather
or rather ：more correctly speaking; 更准确地说/更具体的说。依旧是一种“同向逻辑”的提示。
He’s my friend. Or rather he was my friend.他是我的朋友。更确切地说，他曾经是我的朋友。
在这种用法下，or rather依旧是一个“同向”逻辑，可以理解成对于前一句的进一步展开说明。
比如我们看一下在GRE填空题中出现过的原句：
The description of humans as having an internal clock is not a metaphor. Or rather, it is—you do not have a tiny watch in your cerebellum—but it also refers to a real biological feature, a specialized bundle of cells that regulates cyclical processes.
“人类有内部钟”不是种比喻。它就是一种真实的生物特征。（第二句就是对第一句的具体展开）
4.rather+形容词
“rather+形容词”中rather理解为：to a certain extent;相当地。表达一种程度,类似于very (但比very的程度稍微弱一点点)。
我们看GRE阅读中的一个句子：
Levels of genetic variation within all species are high, not low, and rather than showing evidence of an intrinsic vulnerability to extinction from natural causes, independent lineages of these bats have persisted in rather small areas for very long periods of time (often millions of years) in spite of frequent typhoons and volcanic eruptions.
其中，“these bats have persisted in rather small areas”就可以理解成“very small areas”。
5.rather放句首
A. Rather, B.(A、B抽象代表两个句子)
这是同学们对于rather最容易形成误解的地方，很多同学会以为这种情况下“rather”表达了一种“转折逻辑”。 逻辑都没弄对，那后果肯定是不堪设想的。
此时，一般A是一个否定句。B是用一个肯定句的形式对A进行了“同意转述 ”。所以此时rather依旧是同向逻辑 的提示。
比如：I’m not a boy. Rather, I’m a girl.(两句话其实是一个意思)
类似用法的还有Instead放句首
比如，我们来看一句GRE机经中的原句：
Avant-garde was a look that signaled progressive ideas and unconventionality because it dispensed with the cardinal rule of graphic design: to take an idea and make it visually clear, concise, and instantly understood. Instead, graphics produced by avant-garde artists exclusively for the avant-garde (as opposed to their advertising work) were usually difficult to decipher, ambiguous, or nonsensical.
第一句：Avant-garde是反传统的因为它抛弃了传统会有的visually clear, concise, and instantly understood等特点。
第二句：Avant-garde是difficult to decipher, ambiguous, or nonsensical的。
(两句完全是同意转述，只不过第一句反着说第二句正着说而已。)
总结
1.rather than:「反向逻辑」= not
2.rather+动词:「同向逻辑」= preferably
3.or rather:「同向逻辑」
= more correctly speaking
4.rather+形容词: 副词、表程度，类似于very
5.Rather放句首:「同向逻辑」= Instead
这五种rather的用法中，除了rather than表反向逻辑之外;其他四种都是同向逻辑，直接把rather删除掉其实也并不影响理解。
that的意思
det. 那个，那
pron. 那个，那
conj. 多么,如此…以至,用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句
adv. 不那么,那样
一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”后接动词原形，常省略为’d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式。
would rather do sth
否定形式：would rather not do sth
Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐。
If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。
He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。
You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书。
还有would sooner, had rather, had sooner都表示“宁愿”、“宁可”的意思。
If I have a choice, I had sooner not continue my studies at this school.
如果可以选择的话，我早就不会继续在这所学校学习了。
二、如果在两者中进行取舍，表示“宁愿……而不愿……，与其……宁可……”的意思时，则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型。
would rather… than… /would…rather than… 宁愿……而不愿。
I would rather stay here than go home. = I would stay here rather than go home.我宁愿待在这里而不愿回家。
使用would rather…than…句型时要注意“平行结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介词短语等。
三、在疑问句式中，would rather 与would rather…than…中的would要放在主语之前。
Would you rather stay here or go home? 你愿意呆在这里，还是回家?
Which would you rather have, apples or bananas? 你喜欢吃苹果还是香蕉? Would you rather read a novel than read a poem? 你宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌吗?
1、A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。
2、If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
如果你等待，发生的只有变老。
3、When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
that是英语中十分常见的单词，用法灵活多样，是英语中最常用的词汇之一。正因为它是我们认为自己最熟悉的单词，反而容易忽视它。在英语中，对that的考查包括三个方面：(1)that作指示代词的用法;(2)that作连词引导各类从句时，需要准确辨别从句类型。
一、that作限定词或代词
that可以作限定词或代词连接名词或名词短语，也可单独使用，用以指代人或者物。此外，that不仅可以指代单独的人或物，还可以指代一句话。
例：Furthermore, in the early days of long line fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewer sharks around now. [2006, text3]
分析：
A.分析句子结构。Furthermore, in the early days of long line fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks //after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, //because there are fewer sharks around now.
第一个句子的主句为a lot of fish were lost to sharks，介词短语in the early days of long line fishing作状语，after引导时间状语从句。第二个句子主句是That is no longer a problem, that为代词，because引导原因状语从句。
B.分析that指代。that指代第一句话，“a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked”，其中after引导时间状语从句。
C.译文：而且，在使用多钩长线捕鱼的初期，许多鱼被钩住后又被鲨鱼夺走。这不再是一个问题，因为附近的鲨鱼更少了。
二、that作副词表示程度，相当于so
例：It isn’t all that cold.天没有那么冷。
三、that作连词引导各类从句
(一)that引导名词性从句
that后面连接一个完整的陈述句，可以位于主语、宾语、表语或同位语的位置，分别引导主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句。此时，that没有实意，而且不在从句中做任何成分。that引导主语从句和同位语从句时不可以省略。
例1：That the plates are movingis now beyond dispute.(主语从句)
地球板块是在漂移的，这一事实毋庸置疑。
例2：The truth isthat everyone should take care of orphan, not just the authorities.(表语从句)
事实是，所有人都应该照顾孤儿，而不仅仅是完全由政府承担。
例3：All people believedthat it was right to rescue the temple.(宾语从句)(注：that可以省略)
所有人都认为拯救古庙是正确的。
例4：The students expressed their hopethat they could be admitted by that university.(同位语从句)
学生们表达了他们向被这所大学录取的愿望。
(二)that引导定语从句
that引导定语从句，在从句中充当主语、表语或者宾语，既可以指代人，也可以指代物。that在定语从句中作宾语时，引导词that可以省略。
例1：The professor that you admire most will visit our university next month.
你敬仰的那个教授下月会到我们学校参观。
例2：This is one of the subways that will be put into use in two years.
这是未来两年内将开通的地铁之一。
例3：I have nothing that is worth reading.
我没有什么值得一读的东西。
(注：当先行词中有不定代词、形容词最高级、序数词或者先行词被the only，the very等限定词修饰等情况下，定语从句引导词也只能用that。)
(三)that与其他单词结合引导状语从句
that可以和其他单词结构共同引导状语从句，例如such…that，so…that等引导结果状语从句，in order that，so that等引导目的状语从句，in that，now that，on the grounds that等引导原因状语从句，suppose/supposing/assume/assuming/provided/providing that，on condition that等引导条件状语从句等。
例1：She has madesuchrapid progressthatbefore long she could pass the exam.
她进步很快，不久就能通过考试的。
例2：You should make full use of this opportunityso thatyou can get rich experience.
你应该充分利用这次机会，以便获得丰富的经验。
例3：Supposing thatyou were in my position, what would you do?
如果你在我的位置，你会怎么做?
例4：On condition thatyou were lost in the desert, you should ask for help as soon as possible.
如果你在沙漠中迷路，你应该尽早寻求帮助。
(四)that引导强调句
“It is/was+被强调部分+that从句”是高频使用的一种强调句型，其中被强调部分可以作从句的主语、宾语和状语等。强调句中去掉“it is/was”和“that”后，句子成分和语义仍然完整。
例：It was after the war was over that Einstein was able to come back to his research work again.
战争结束后爱因斯坦才能重新进行他的研究工作。
that与which的用法区别
两者都可指物，常可互换。其区别主要在于：
1. 引导非限制性定语从句时，通常要用which：
The current, which is very rapid, makes the river dangerous. 水流湍急，使这条河很危险。
He has to work on Sundays, which he doesn’t like. 他得在星期天工作，他是不喜欢这样的。
The London team, which played so well last season, has done badly this season. 伦敦队上一个季度打得很好，这个季度却打得很差。
2. 直接放在介词后作宾语时，通常要用which：
She may be late, in which case we ought to wait for her. 她可能晚到，那样我们就要等等她。
The documents for which they were searching have been recovered. 他们找寻的文件已找到了。
This morning some port wine came, for which I have to thank you. 今天早上送来一些波尔图葡萄酒，为此我得向你道谢。
注：有时“介词+which”引导的定语从句可以转换成“介词+which+不定式”结构：
He had only the long nights in which he could study. =He had only the long nights in which to study. 他只有漫漫长夜可用来学习。
He had a couple of revolvers with which he could defend himself.= He had a couple of revolvers with which to defend himself. 他只有一两把手枪用来自卫。
3. 当先行词是下列不定代词或被它们修饰时much, little, none, all, few, every(thing), any(thing), no(thing) 等时，通常用that：
All that she lacked was training. 她缺的只是训练。
Have you everything that you need? 你需要的东西都有了吗?
The sleeping man’s subconscious mind retained everything that was said around him. 这位酣睡的人头脑的下意识能记住他周围的人说的话。
She would never do anything that was not approved of by her parents. 她父母不赞同的事她绝不会做。
4. 当先行词有the very, the only, the same 等修饰时，通常用that：
This is the only example that I know. 我知道的例子只有这一个。
Those are the very words that he used. 那是他的原话。
5. 当先行词有形容词最高级或序数词(包括last, next等)等修饰时，通常用that：
This is the best dictionary that I’ve ever used. 这是我用过的最好的词典。
The first thing that you should do is to work out a plan. 你应该做的第一件事是订个计划。
6. 当关系代词在定语从句中用作表语时，通常用that：
China is not the country (that) it was. 中国已不是过去的中国了。
7. 当先行词是一个既指人又指物的并列词组时，通常用that：
They talked about the persons and things that most impressed them. 他们谈论了使他们印象最深的人和事。
8. 当要避免重复时：
Which is the course that we are to take? 我们选哪门课程?
英语干货|that的用法
that 用作形容词
(后接复数名词时用those)
它用来指已被提到的人或物;也可表对比，指两个中较远的那个。
例：What about that book you borrowed from me last month?
你上个月向我借的那本书呢?
that 用作代词
1.that 用作指示代词(复数形式是those)，其指代意义同形容词用法，同时它还可以用作定语从句中的先行词;还可为了避免重复，代替前述名词。
例：That is what he told me.
他就是这么跟我说的。
2.用作关系代词，引导限制性定语从句。先行词可人可物，用法相当于who或which。(但是在下列情况下多用that:先行词既有人又有物时;先行词有形容词最高级、序数词、不定代词、very、only等修饰时;先行词是不定代词时。)
例：He talked about the teachers and schools that he had visited.
他谈到他参观过的老师和学校。
that 用作连词
引导名词性从句,状语从句和强调句
1. that名词性从句。
①引导宾语从句。及物动词后的引导词that可省略。
例：I didn’t expect (that) he could win the championship.
我没有想到他会赢得冠军。
② 引导主语从句。通常采用it作形式主语的句型。
例：It is known to everyone that the earth goes around the sun.
众所周知，地球绕太阳转。
③引导表语从句。
例：The trouble is that we are short of money.
问题是我们缺钱。
④引导同位语从句。
引导同位语从句的that和引导定语从句的that是不同的。前者只起语法作用，在从句中不作任何成分;而后者在定语从句中作主语、宾语或表语。举例说明:
例：The news that he resigned from office surprised us.
他辞职的消息使我们吃惊。
2. that引导状语从句
①引导目的状语从句。
例：Bring it nearer that I may see it better.
把它拿近一点，我可以看得更清楚。
②引导结果状语从句。
例：What have I done that he should be so angry with me?
我做了什么，他竟然生我的气。
③引导原因状语从句。
例：I am afraid that I will fail in the driving test.
恐怕我驾驶考试不及格。
④引导让步状语从句。意为“虽然、尽管”。
例：Difficult that/as the task was, they managed to accomplish it on time.
尽管任务很难，他们还是设法完成了。
⑤引导条件状语从句。意为“假使、假设”。
例:Supposing that you were in my position, what would you do?
如果你处在我的位置，你会怎么做?
3. 引导强调句。
例：It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
风不大，吹不动人。
that 用作副词
1. that用作普通副词。
例：I was that/so angry I could have hit him.
我很生气，我可以打他。
2. that用作关系副词。引导定语从句，可以代替when，where， why或 in which，常可省略。
例：The house (that)/where I used to live has been knocked down.
我以前住的房子被拆掉了。
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与that有关的常见重要短语
1. in that，意为“既然、因为”。
2. now that，意为“既然、由于”。
3. see (to it) that，意为“注意、务必做到、保证”。
4. seeing that，意为“鉴于、由于”。
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