prefer to的用法,具体点

prefer的用法是最灵活的

词组prefer to的用法

prefer A to B

I prefer the original book to the revisededition. 我觉得原书比修订本好。

 prefer doing A to doing B

Even on holidays Mr. Wang preferred readingto doing nothing. 即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。

注:在这种结构中,to为介词,而不是不定式符号,故其后应当接动名词形式,决不能接动词原形。另外,为了保持前后对应关系,prefer后面也应当接动名词形式。

 prefer to do sth.

They prefer to spend the rest of themorning wandering in the streets. 他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。

 prefer doing sth.

So you prefer speaking without referring toyour notes? 这么说,你更喜欢不看稿子做报告了?

注: 这种prefer后面接动名词的结构,用来谈论一般情况下"更喜欢某种活动",而在一个特定场合下表示"特别喜欢"时,得用上述prefer后接动词不定式结构。

 prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.

These workers prefered to work extra hoursat night rather than leave the work until the next week. 这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期。

注:这种结构中的rather than可以置于句首。例如:

Rather than go on holiday to the seaside Iprefer to work days and go to school nights. 我宁愿白天工作,晚上上学,而不愿到海边度假。

注:有时rather可以移至第一个不定式之前,而让than留在第二个不定式之前,即为preferrather...than结构.这种用法多见于书面语言,在口语中很少用.

 prefer to do sth. rather than doing sth.

They prefer to join in the celebrationsrather than going on a visit to the Palace Museum. 他们宁愿参加庆祝活动而不愿参观故宫。

注:有时名词也可用于rather than之后,这种用法多用以表示在某种具体场合的选择。

 prefer sb. to do sth.

I prefer you to spare some time to come toour art exhibition next week. 我宁愿你们下星期抽出点时间来看看我们的美展。