at any rate

英 [æt ˈeni reɪt]

美 [æt ˈeni reɪt]

不管怎样; 无论如何（表示现在所说的话更为重要、而非之前所言）; 至少

英英释义

adv

• used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
  1. Anyhow, he is dead now
  2. I think they're aslee
  3. I don't know what happened to i
  4. anyway, there is another factor to consider
  5. I don't know how it starte
  6. in any event, the government faced a serious protest
  7. but at any rate he got a knighthood for it
  Synonym:anyhowanywayanywaysin any casein any event
• if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
  1. at least he survived
  2. they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
  3. the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
  Synonym:at leastleastwaysleastwise

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