rather than

These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites.(这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。)

Voters elected him to represent them, rather than narrow sectional interests.(选民们选举他来代表大众的利益，而不是狭隘的群体利益。)

The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites.(这些菜肴味道辛辣，宜配红葡萄酒而不是白葡萄酒。)

What made you choose the one rather than the other?(你怎么选了这个而不是那个？)

He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.(他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。)

It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.(作为点心，水果比巧克力更有益于健康。)

She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.(她已经开始将精力投入到教学而不是表演中。)

In this exercise, the muscles are elongating rather than contracting.(在这项运动中，肌肉是在延伸而不是在收缩。)

It was a jest rather than a reproach.(这是个玩笑而非指责。)

We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.(我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。)