prefer 作及物動詞使用,通常意思是“更喜歡,寧愿”.
1.prefer + 名詞/動名詞/不定式
例：I prefer some apples./ I prefer having(to have) some apples.我更喜歡吃蘋果.
2.prefer somebody to do something 寧愿某人做某事
例：My daddy prefers me not to swim in that river because it's too dangerous.
我爸爸寧愿我不要去那條河里游泳因為那太危險了.
3.prefer A to B 在 A 和 B 中更喜歡 A
例：I prefer green tea to coffee.綠茶和咖啡比較起來我更喜歡綠茶.
I prefer cooking myself to eating out.我寧愿自己做飯也不愿出去吃.
注意:注意這個用法中肯定的是前者,A和B必須在形式上保持一致,即要么都是名詞,要么都是動名詞.沒有使用不定式的用法.
4.prefer to do something rather than ...
這個用法類似于用法3,不過rather than后面可以是不定式、名詞、動名詞或動詞原形.
例：I prefer to stay at home rather than go out in the heavy rain.
我寧愿呆在家里也不想冒這么大的雨出去.
注意:這里 rather than 后面可以用 going out或to go out 都可以.而且 rather than 也可以放在句子開頭：Rather than go out in the heavy rain,I prefer to stay at home.
5.賓語從句 prefer that
賓語從句中常用虛擬語氣.
例：I prefer that we should gather more information on that issue.
我覺得關(guān)于那個事情我們最好收集更多信息.
6.prefer 用法的常用成語及習(xí)慣用語
prefer to die rather than surrender 寧死不屈