倒不如

This is not so much a piece of clothing as ragged cloth.

这东西与其说是件衣服，倒不如说是块破布。

This is not about thin-slicing as much as it is about two crucial components of human attractiveness.

与其说这是关于生活中的片段，倒不如说是关于人的吸引力的两个重要组成部分。

IT IS not so much a takeover battle as a war of attrition.

与其说这是一场收购战，倒不如说是消耗战。

The crew of the Dutchman was covered in barnacles and scales — more monster than human.

荷兰人号的船员们身上布满了藤壶和鳞片，与其说是人倒不如说是怪物。

The first thing to cheer her up must be arrival of the moment she feels herself beyond comparison.

至于她的爱情，与其说是为了找个能相伴相随的人，倒不如说是找个在伴侣方面拿的出手的花瓶。

It is better to look upon migration as a kind of chance given by habitat than as a kind of ability of biota itself.

迁移与其说是生物自身的一种能力，倒不如说是环境给予的一种机会。

Alice I Have Been isn't bad so much as bland, but that blandness creates a novel that gradually runs out of steam.

我曾经是爱丽丝》与其说是糟糕倒不如说是乏味，这种乏味使小说逐渐索然无味。

It seemed less to cast out the evils of humanity than to feed its blood lust.

看来与其说是消弭了人类的罪恶，倒不如说是满足了人类的杀戮欲。

In fact, the reason we know bureaucracy well is more the disgusting impression of its bureaucratism kept in people's mind than the contribution and the effects to the social development.

事实上，与其说官僚制是因为其对现代社会发展的贡献和作用而为人们所了解，倒不如说是因为它的官僚主义弊病所带来的恶劣影响而使人们印象深刻。

There are hints of US attempts to co-opt tribal elements that would fight Al Qaeda, rather as the US co-opted such elements in Iraq.

我的建议是，美国与其打算吸收部落分子与基地组织作战，倒不如在伊拉克使用这一手段。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。