would rather...than...?
宁愿做某事也不愿做某事翻译成英语:would rather...than...、prefer to do...rather than...、prefer to do rather than do、prefer doing...to doing ...。
would是一个英语单词,动词,作动词时意思是“将,将会(will 的过去式);会,就;想;请;愿意;也许;老是;要是;表原来的目的”。
短语搭配:
would sooner要和动词原形搭配 ; 要和动词本相搭配 ; 宁愿。
would prefer宁愿 ; 更喜欢 ; 希望 ; 更愿意。
深入挖掘 prefer 的用法
很多人会在写作中应用 prefer,但是比较少的人能真正正确地使用它。Prefer 用来表达偏好,是一个及物动词,因此后面要接宾语,宾语可以是名词,动名词或不定式。而且它经常与 would 的搭配,因此用法丰富多彩;prefer 不用于进行时,在日常对话中往往听起来很正式。
prefer to do sth,prefer doing sth 和 prefer sth
1、prefer to do sth
The donor prefers to remain anonymous.
捐赠者希望不披露姓名。
I prefer to see a woman doctor.
我希望让女医生给我看病。
I prefer not to think about it.
我不想考虑此事。
2、prefer doing sth
She prefers living in the suburbs.她宁愿住在郊区。
In these circumstances, one prefers being alone.在这种情况下,一个人更喜欢独处。
3、prefer sth
I prefer biographies.我更喜欢传记。
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?他有特别喜欢的音乐吗?