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宁可
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- 宁可 [nìngkě]
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1.
副
用在动词或形容词前,表示经过比较之后作出选择(常跟"决不""也不"相呼应)
- 宁可站着死,决不跪着生
- 这种事,我们宁可小心谨慎些。
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参见"宁肯"的提示。
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1.
副
用在动词或形容词前,表示经过比较之后作出选择(常跟"决不""也不"相呼应)
Examples
- 宁可站着死，绝不跪着生
- would rather die on one's feet than live on one's knees → 宁可
- 宁可小心一点的好。
- Better safe than sorry. → 宁可
- 宁可虚位以待，也不要让不称职的人滥竽充数。
- We'd rather leave the place vacant than have someone incompetent fill the position. → 虚位以待
- 宁可信其有，不可信其无。 → 宁可
- 我宁可带把伞去。 → 宁可
- 他宁可挨饿受穷，也不愿丢了面子求助他人。 → 面子
- 谭嗣同宁可被杀，也不躲风潜逃 → 躲风
- 宁可断头,也不叛变 → 断头
- 宁可站着死,决不跪着生 → 宁可
- 这种事,我们宁可小心谨慎些。 → 宁可
Collocations
- 宁可……也不……
- would rather ……than……
- 与其……宁可……
- rather than
- 宁可……也要……
- rather than
nciku Note
Paired conjunctions as conveyors of concession in a complex sentence
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A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction. |
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