They relied on brains rather than brawn.

他们靠的脑力，而不体力。

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。

I became a presenter by default rather than by design.

我成为主持人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。

We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.

我们宁你工作出自,而不被迫。

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

我弟弟属服从型的而不好斗型的。

They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.

他们明智地把奖投资而不花掉。

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

他宁也不意参加这样一种欺骗的交易。

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

他所进行的思维实验及类推，而不细致的实验。

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

有的人不承认失败, 而宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

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

我们的储蓄越来越多地由个人手里转入各种组织的控制中。

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

我们的研究结果关肢体残疾的学生，而不视力有障碍的学生。

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.

他们这样增加了而不减少了粮食年产量。

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，而不长头。

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

你要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。他代表的勇气、大胆、自尊更胜漂亮、优雅或精致。

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

这一个当目标人内化愤怒而不表达出来时具有的一种特点。

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

评论一本小说的时候，你应想办法刺激而不满足读者的兴趣。

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的联盟而不松散发展的联合。