prefer的用法:prefer sth. 更喜欢某事、prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做某事、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.宁愿做……而不做……、prefer A to B相比较B来说更喜欢A、prefer doing sth更喜欢做某事,宁愿做某事。
1、 prefer sth. above all others
I prefer the book above all others.
我最喜欢这本书。
2、prefer A to B
I prefer the original book to the revised edition.
我觉得原书比修订本好。
3、prefer doing A to doing B
Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred reading to doing nothing.
即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。
4、prefer to do sth.
They prefer to spend the rest of the morning wandering in the streets.
他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。
1、prefer+动名词,表示“更喜欢某种”活动
“Do you like ball games? ”"No,Iprefer swimming."
2、prefer+动词不定式,表示在某个特定场合“宁愿,更喜欢”
Iprefer to go outfor an outing this afternoon. 我今天下午想出去郊游。
3、prefer+动名词+to+动名词,表示“在两者之间更喜欢哪一种”
Heprefers sailing to swimming.他喜欢航海胜过游泳。航
4、prefer+带to的动词不定式+rather than+不带to的动词不定式,意为“宁愿……而不”
Heprefers to stayat homerather than go out.他宁愿呆在家里而不出去。
5、prefer+动名词+rather than+动名词,表示“宁愿……而不”
Sheprefers remainingsinglerather than havinga family. 她宁愿独身她,而不愿有家庭拖累。