prefer: 动词，意思为“更喜欢，宁愿，宁可”，表示个人的一种心理倾向。
prefer 后可接名词、代词、不定式、动名词作宾语。
1. prefer+名词/代词“宁愿，更喜欢”
He coms from Shanghai, so he prefers rice.他来自上海，因此他更喜欢米饭。
2. prefer doing sth = prefer to do“更喜欢做某事，宁愿做某事”
I prefer to stay at home= | prefer staying at home.我宁愿呆在家里。
3. prefer sb to do “愿意某人做某事”
I prefer you to go at once. 我倒希望你马上走。
4. prefer A to B prefer (doing) A to (doing) B“相比较B来说，更喜欢A。(更喜欢前者)”
My father prefers tea to coffee.比起咖啡，我父亲更喜欢茶。
prefer watching TV to going out.我宁愿看电视也不出去。
5. prefer to do A rather than do B=prefer to do A rather than doing B
“宁愿做。。。而不做”(喜欢做A，不喜欢做B)
I prefer to stay at home rather than go to see a film.=l prefer to stay at home rather than going to see a film.
我宁愿在家呆着也不出去看电影。
6. prefer +that从句“宁愿”(从句用虚拟语气)
I prefer that someone else should do this.我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好。