prefer意为“宁愿要”或“更喜欢”,与“like…better”意思比较接近,但使用不同.prefer后面可以接名词,不定式或V·ing形式构成动宾结构,还可以用prefer (doing) sth.to (doing) sth .的句型表示比较级,常用句型如下：
▲Prefer A to B .喜欢A胜于B.相当于like A better than B .to为介词,后面可接名词或动词.
①I prefer tea to milk .我喜欢茶不太喜欢奶.
②He told me he preferred the country life to the city life .他告诉我,和城市生活相比,他更喜欢乡村生活.
③Even on holidays ,she prefers doing something to doing nothing .即使在假日里,她也愿意干点什么事,而不愿意闲着.
▲Prefer单独使用时,相当于like very much .后面可接名词、代词、不定式.
①She preferred to work and live with the common people .她喜欢工作在普通人中间.
②Do you prefer staying with your children on holidays 你喜欢和孩子们一起度假吗?
▲Prefer to do sth.rather than do .宁愿做…,也不愿做….
①I preferred to stay behind rather than go with you .我宁愿留下来不愿和你们去.
②She preferred to write to him rather than telephone him .她宁愿给他写信也不愿给他打电话.
