| 释义 |
●at ˈany rate (spoken) 1. used to say that a particular fact is true in spite of what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future 无论如何；不管怎样◆Well, that’s one good piece of news at any rate.
嗯，无论如何这算是一条好消息。2. used to show that you are being more accurate about sth that you have just said （表示说得更确切）不管怎样，至少◆He said he’d be here on the 5th. At any rate, I think that’s what he said.
他说他 5 号会在这里，至少我觉得他是这么说的。3. used to show that what you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say （表示下文比刚才说的更为重要）总而言之，反正◆There were maybe 80 or 90 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
那儿或许有八九十人吧。总之，房间里挤得满满的。 |