1、prefer A to Bwould rather do A than do Bdo A instead of doing Bprefer to do A rather than do Bprefer doing A to doing B like doing A better than doing B would sooner do A than do B would do A rather than do B prefer的用法 ------- sample sentences:后接不定式时与rather than 或instead of连用，如：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal. / He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁死也不去偷窃。

2、 2、注意介词搭配，如： I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。

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3、prefer 因其本身含有比较之意，而不可再与more 或most连用。

4、 3、prefer＋名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。

5、He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。

6、I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。

7、I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。

8、 4、prefer to do “愿意做”。

9、I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。

10、 5、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走。

11、 6、prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。

12、I prefer watching TV to going out. 我宁愿看电视也不出去。

13、 7、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去。

14、 8、prefer＋ that从句“宁愿”（从句一般用虚拟语气）I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事。

15、 不能说prefer sth rather than sth。

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