at any rate 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

【例句】
At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference.
不管怎样，潘金说两国之间的关系将在会谈之前恢复。

Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。