prefer ，rather 之类的词或词组，意思是更喜欢的，详细解释，不要太长，要精华就可以，最好有举例

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Answer 1

rather than, prefer 与 would rather 的区别

在英语中，表示“偏爱”、“优先”、“更喜欢”、“更可取”或“宁愿”等意思时，可用prefer，would rather和rather than来表达。三个词之间在表达和用法上的异同如下：
（—）rather than

①rather than必须连接两个平行结构，即并联两个词（如名词、代词），两个动词不定式或并联两个短语或分句。

如：

John ought to go rather than Mary．

约翰比玛丽更应该去。

②当rather than并联两个动词不定式时，后一个动词不定式一般省略to（在比较正式的文体中也可以保留to）。

如：

In China，it is important to invest in education rather than（to）increase personal wages．

在中国，优先投资教育比增加个人工资重要。

（二）prefer

①prefer之后用动名词结构表示一般性偏爱，强调一种事实或一件事。

如：

l like swimming，but I prefer sailing．

我喜欢游泳，但更喜欢航行。

②当prefer之后带两个动词不定式表示“偏爱…胜过…”时，用rather than连接。Rather than之后可以有两种结构：省略to的动词不定式和动词的ing形式。

如：

1 would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than drive out．

我宁愿在家度周末，而不愿意开车出门。

③当prefer之后带两个名词或动名词结构表示“偏爱…胜过…”时，常用介词to连接两个部分，也可以用rather than连接。

如：

I prefer watching TV to reading books．

我宁可看电视，也不愿意看书。

④prefer之后可以用动词不定式作宾语补足语。

如：

I don’t prefer people to smoke here．

我不喜欢有人在这儿抽烟。

⑤prefer之后带从句时，其用法与would rather带从句的用法相同。

如：

I’d prefer that you did not go there alone．

我希望你不要一个人到那里去。

（三）would rather

①would rather是固定习惯用语，可用于任何人称，其简略形式是 ’d rather。would rather之后直接带省略to的动词不定式。

如：

Would you rather stay at home or go out with me？

你愿意呆在家里，还是愿意跟我出门？

②would rather还可以与than连用，构成“would rather+省略to的不定式+than+省略to的不定式”结构。

如：

Tom would rather read than talk．=Tom prefers reading to talking．

汤姆喜爱读书胜过与人交谈。

③would rather之后带从句时，从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气，即用过去式表示现在或将来的意义，用过去完成式表示过去的意义。

如：

I’d rather she had repaired her car last night．=I wish she had repaired her car last night．

但愿她昨晚就把车修好了。

④一般来说。would rather之后跟动词原形表达的意思是“偏爱，宁愿”，但如果其后跟动词hope，think，like，enjoy和have等时，would rather则含有“很，非常”的意思。请比较：

I’d rather like reading．我很喜欢读书。

I’m not sure，but I’d rather think so．我没有十分把握，但认为很可能如此。

Answer 2

prefer to … rather than

▲prefer to … rather than（不定式符号to）

宁愿…而不愿…

prefer to die rather than surrender

宁死不屈
1． prefer + n. / pron.

prefer + n. / pron. 意为"更喜欢......"，在含义上相当于like...better。注意：由于prefer本身含有比较意义，故不可与比较级better连用。例如：

Which do you prefer (=like better), fish or meat? 你更喜欢吃什么，鱼还是肉？

Of the two cars, I prefer that red one. 两辆小汽车中，我更喜欢红色的那辆。

2． prefer + (not) to do sth.

prefer + (not) to do sth. 意为"宁愿（不）做某事"。这时，不定式to do可用动名词doing替换，意义相同。例如：

-What do you think of the film we saw yesterday? 你认为昨天我们看的电影怎么样？

-I prefer not to talk about this question at the moment. 我现在宁愿不谈这个问题。

-How did she spend her spare time? 她怎样度过她的空闲时间？

-She preferred spending her spare time doing some reading. 她喜欢空闲时读些书。

3． prefer + sb. + (not) to do sth.

prefer + sb. + (not) to do sth. 意为"宁愿某人（不）做某事"，在意义上相当于would like sb. (not) to do sth. 。例如：

I prefer Mary to go to Beijing with us next Sunday. 我宁愿玛丽下周日跟我们去北京。

We prefer you not to put off the meeting until next week. 我们宁愿你们不要把会议推迟到下周。

4． prefer + n.(pron.) / V-ing + to + n. (pron.) / V-ing

prefer + n.(pron.) / V-ing + to + n.(pron.) / V-ing意为"宁愿（喜欢）......而不愿（喜欢）......"。注意：这一结构中的to为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。例如：

She usually prefers vegetables to meat. 她通常喜欢吃蔬菜，而不喜欢吃肉。

On Sundays my brother prefers staying at home doing his homework to going out to play with other children. 在星期天，我弟弟宁愿呆在家里做作业，也不愿出去和其他孩子玩。

5． prefer + to do sth. + rather than + do sth.

prefer + to do sth. + rather than + do sth.意为"宁愿做......而不愿做......"。当这一结构中prefer后接动词不定式时， rather than后面接不带to的不定式结构，rather than引导的不带to的不定式结构还可以置于句首。例如：

-How about going to Beijing by air? 乘飞机去北京怎么样？

-I prefer to take a train to Beijing rather than fly there. 我宁愿乘火车去北京，而不愿意乘飞机去那。

Rather than sit here waiting, I prefer to go to find out what on earth has happened. 我宁愿去探个究竟，也不愿坐在这儿等待。

6． prefer + that + sb. + did / (should) do sth.

prefer + that + sb. + did / (should) do sth. 意为"宁愿某人做某事"， that引导的宾语从句中要使用虚拟语气，句中谓语动词用一般过去时或should + 动词原形，should可以省略。例如：

She preferred that she(should) do it alone. 她宁愿独自一人做这件事。

I prefer that you went there with us tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天跟我们一起去那儿。

He preferred to stay at home rather than go with us.

He preferred to stay at home rather than going with us.（此二句意思相同）

他宁愿呆在家里也不愿同我们一块去。

Answer 3

1.prefer = like better

I prefer the blue one.

2.prefer A to B 喜欢A胜于B

I perfer the country to the town.

I perfer walking to driving.

3.prefer to do A rather than do B 宁可做A，不愿做B

I prefer to go to the cinema rather than stay at home.

4.最简单的： I like hime better.