prefer 及物动词,意思是“更喜欢,宁愿”. 常见的用法有4种。如下------------------------
prefer + 名词/动名词/不定式
例:I prefer some apples./ I prefer having(to have) some apples.我更喜欢吃苹果.
2.prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事
例:My daddy prefers me not to swim in that river because it's too dangerous.
我爸爸宁愿我不要去那条河里游泳因为那太危险了.
3.prefer A to B 在 A 和 B 中更喜欢 A
例:I prefer green tea to coffee.绿茶和咖啡比较起来我更喜欢绿茶.
I prefer cooking myself to eating out.我宁愿自己做饭也不愿出去吃.
4.prefer to do something rather than ...
例:I prefer to stay at home rather than go out in the heavy rain.
我宁愿呆在家里也不想冒这么大的雨出去
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1.宾语从句 prefer that
宾语从句中常用虚拟语气.
例:I prefer that we should gather more information on that issue.
我觉得关于那个事情我们最好收集更多信息.
2.prefer 用法的常用成语及习惯用语
prefer to die rather than surrender 宁死不屈
prefer to doing sth
prefet doing …to doing …
prefer to do ...rather than do ...
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