"Prefer"这个词作为一个动词是非常常用的,意思是喜欢或更喜欢一个事物而不是另一个。下面就详细介绍一下它的用法。
1. prefer to 动词原形
例如:
He prefers to jog in the morning.(他喜欢早上慢跑。)
She prefers to travel by plane.(她更喜欢坐飞机旅行。)
2. prefer 名词/pronoun
例如:
I prefer coffee to tea.(我喜欢咖啡胜过茶。)
She prefers him to me.(她喜欢他而不是我。)
3. prefer doing sth.
例如:
I prefer running to swimming.(我更喜欢跑步而不是游泳。)
4. would prefer to 动词原形
例如:
Would you prefer to eat out or stay in tonight?(今晚你想去外面吃饭还是在家里吃?)
5. had better 动词原形
例如:
I had better study harder so I can pass the exam.(我最好更努力学习,这样我才能通过考试。)
6. prefer A rather than B
例如:
I prefer a book rather than a movie.(我更喜欢读书而不是看电影。)
总结:
使用Prefer时,A要先出现,其次是rather than和B。