关于的prefer用法大全
1.prefer+名词
——Would you like meat or fish?
——I'd prefer meat，please.
2.prefer+动名词
Do you prefer cooking for yourself or eating in a restaurant?自己做饭还是喜欢下馆子？
—Do you like swimming?你喜欢游泳吗？
—Yes, but I prefer sailing.喜欢，但我更喜欢驾驶帆船。
3.prefer+不定式
Do you prefer to cook for yourself, or to eat in a restaurant? I prefer to spend the weekend at home.我喜欢在家里度周末。 I would prefer to stay at home tonight.
She prefers to be alone.
4.Prefer sb. to do sth.
Their father prefers them to be home early.他们的父亲宁愿他们早点回家。
I thought you would prefer me not to knock.
5.prefer A to B
在本句型中，A与B是平行结构，可以是名词，也可以都是动名词。例如： I prefer dogs to cats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗。
most people prefer trains to buses.
大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车。
I prefer writing a term paper to taking an examination. 我宁愿写一篇学期论文也不愿参加考试。
I prefer staying at home to going out.
我觉得在家里比出去好。
Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop-music to doing it in a quiet room.成千上万的孩子如今一边听流行音乐一边做作业，也不愿在安安静静的房间里做。
She has always preferred marking her own clothes rather than buying them in the shops.她向来喜欢自己做衣服，而不到商店里去买衣服。
6.Prefer+不定式+rather than+不定式
1)本句型中，第一个不定式前面要加to，第二个不定式前面以不加to居多。例如： He prefer to die rather than become traitor.他宁死也不做叛徒。 Older people often fear change. They know what they can do best. They prefer to repeat their successes rather than risk failure.年纪大的人常常怕变化。他们知道什么最拿手，宁愿把自己成功的经验再如法炮制也不愿冒失败的危险。
She preferred to sew rather than to knit.她喜欢缝纫而不喜欢编织。
2)rather than也可以置于句首：
Rather than buy a car of his own, he prefers to rent one.
3)than后也可用动名词：
I prefer to stay at home rather than go/going to see a film.我觉得与其去看电影倒不如待在家里。
I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than drive/driving all the way to your mother's.我觉得与其开车跑那么远的路到你母亲那里度周末，倒不如在家里过更好些。
4)prefer…rather than中的rather也可以移到第一个不定式之前(prefer rather…than)，这种用法多见于书面语。例如：He preferred rather to take the whole blame himself than to allow it to fall on the innocent.他宁可自己承担全部责任而不愿让无辜的人受到连累。
5)prefer to do A rather than do B意义相同，试比较：Joe prefers skating to skiing.
Joe prefer to skate rather than ski.
Bill preferred playing soccer to swimming.
Bill preferred to play soccer rather than swim.
He preferred rating a car to having one of his own.
He prefers to rent a car rather than to have one of his own.他宁愿租车也不愿买车。
6)用prefer…rather than代替prefer…to连接名词的形式偶尔也可见到。如：mr. Brunner prefers chemistry rather than physics.
有人认为两者的区别是：prefer…to表示一般的倾向，prefer…rather than则表示在某种具体场合的选择。如：What shall we have to drink,port or sherry?我们喝什么呢，葡萄酒还是雪利酒？
I should prefer port rather than sherry.我宁愿喝葡萄酒而不喝雪利酒。
7)prefer+that从句
Would you prefer that I come on monday instead of on Tuesday?你宁愿让我星期一来而不是星期二来吗？
I prefer that someone else should do this.我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好。
第二篇：prefer的用法__(全)
Prefer用法
一．prefer＋名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。
二．prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。
三．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。
四．prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out. 我宁愿看电视也不出去。
五．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。
六．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。 小结1.prefer sth 喜欢某物
2.prefer doing sth 喜欢干某事
3.prefer sb to do sth 喜欢干某事
4.prefer A to B 喜欢做A，不喜欢作B
5.prefer doing A to doing B 喜欢做A，不喜欢作
B
6.prefer to do A raher than do B 喜欢做A，不喜欢作B
7.prefer to do A than do B 喜欢做A，不喜欢作B 练习：
1.I prefer walking alone. 我喜欢一个人溜达。
A：Can I give you a lift? 你顺便坐我的车走吗?
B：No, thanks. I prefer to walk. 不用了，谢谢，我喜欢步行。
2.We would prefer to do it later. 我们宁愿以后做它。
3.A：Would you prefer to wait? 你愿意等吗?
B：Yes, I’d prefer to. 是的，愿意等。
4.I prefer my coffee black. 我喜欢喝不加奶的咖啡。
5.I prefer the chair in its old place. 我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。
6.We preferred the house painted white 我们倒喜欢那座漆成白色的房子。
7.Their father prefers them to be home early. 他们的父亲希望他们早点儿回家。
8.I prefer the seaside to the mountains. 我喜欢海边，不喜欢山区。
9.Tom prefers reading to talking. 汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天。
10.We’d prefer playing outdoors to watching television. 我们宁愿在外面玩而不愿看电视。
11.He prefers to read rather than watch television. 他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。
12.She preferred to stay at home rather than (to) go out. 和出门比起来，她比较喜欢待在家里。
13.I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother’s. 我觉得与其开车跑那么远到你母亲那里去度周末，倒不如在家过更好些。
14.I should prefer beef rather than mutton. 我宁愿吃牛肉而不愿吃羊肉。
15.I prefer swimming rather than cycling. 比起骑自行车来我还是喜欢游泳。
16.He preferred that such comments should cease. 他希望停止这种议论。
17.I would prefer it if you didn’t smoke in here. 我希望你不要在这里面吸烟。
18.I would prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone. 我希望你别告诉任何人。
19.I would prefer that you did not mention my name. 我倒希望你不要提及我的名字。
20.I should prefer that you did not go there alone.
21.I should prefer it if you did not go there alone.
22.I should prefer you not to go there alone.
23.I far prefer swimming to cycling. 我喜欢游泳远胜于骑自行车。
24.We much prefer the country to the town. 我们喜欢乡下，不怎么喜欢城里。