知识点名:prefer (重要词组)
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prefer(重要词组)
prefer vt. 更喜欢。常用结构有:
1. prefer (doing) sth./sb. to (doing) sth./sb.(这个结构可以简化记忆为prefer A to B),表示“宁愿……而不愿……;与……相比更喜欢(A和B通常为名词、代词、动名词)”。例如:
Micheal is a child that prefers his imaginary world to reality.Micheal是个喜欢自己的幻想世界甚于现实世界的孩子。
I prefer watching football games to playing football.与踢足球相比我更喜欢看足球比赛。
注意:
“prefer A to B”可以与“like A better than B”互换使用。例如:
I prefer football to tennis.=I like football better than tennis.与足球相比我更喜欢网球。
2. prefer to do sth.,表示“更喜欢做某事;宁可做某事”。例如:
She likes Spain, but personally I'd prefer to go to France.她喜欢西班牙,而我个人更愿意去法国。
3. prefer sb. to do sth.,表示“希望/愿意某人(能够)做某事”。例如:
I prefer him to be with us next season.我希望他下个赛季和我们在一起。
Do you prefer me to drive?你希望我开车吗?
注意:
以上两个结构的否定结构分别为:“prefer not to do sth.(不喜欢、不想做某事)”和“prefer sb. not to do sth.(不希望、不愿某人做某事)”。例如:
I prefer not to walk for so long.我不喜欢这么长时间步行。
His mum preferred him not to travel by plane.他的母亲不希望他乘飞机旅行。
4.“prefer to do sth. ... rather than do sth.”,表示“宁愿……而不愿……”。例如:
I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.我宁愿待在家里而不愿出去。
注意:
“prefer to do sth. ... rather than do sth.”通常可与“prefer doing sth. to doing sth.”互换使用,例如:
I prefer to play basketball rather than go fishing.=I prefer playing basketball to going fishing.我宁愿打篮球也不愿去钓鱼。
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