汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 反倒
反倒
but on the contrary / but expectedly
反而让他走慢点儿,他~加快了脚步 ㄧ好心帮助他,~落下许多埋怨。
fǎn dào/dǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

会是落潮。不过那样反倒安全。

The tide will be out, it'll be safe anywhere.

小吴受了表扬反倒不好意思起来了。

When Xiao Wu was praised, he was embarrassed, much to our surprise.

如果没有其他选择的存在,爱神反倒未必是那么诚挚了。

Love is not genuine if there is no other option.

敞开你的门,任那要走的走吧,因为阻拦反倒得不偿失。

Open thy to that which must go, for the loss becomes unseemly when obstructed.

老太婆刺耳地笑着,对这如此戏剧化的反应,她自己反倒还高兴。

The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction.

这是不是人之常情呢,好不容易达到了目的,事后反倒希望自己功败垂成呢!

This is not It's only human. , finally reached the end, but I hope you later fail on the verge of success!

毗邻而居并没有使多佛尔人亲睦友邻,反倒使他们更为务实。

Proximity has not made the people of Dover love their neighbours, but it has made them pragmatic.

这幅画几乎不能称之为印象派作品,反倒很像是一副19世纪的古典主义画像。

It could barely be described as an Impressionist work, so closely does it resemble a classic portrait of the 19th century.

这个电子告示牌并没有对古巴人产生明显的影响,反倒成了一处观光场所。

The ticker made little visible impact on Cubans but became a tourist attraction.

在合同年,他应该不会捅娄子,反倒还应该会打出一个完美的赛季。

In the contract, he should not get into trouble, but should also play a perfect season.