prefer是一个常用的动词,它的本意是指“偏心、更喜欢”。今天我们来探讨一下prefer的用法。
常见的用法:
1. prefer A to B: 示意“A相比B更喜欢”。例如:
我更喜欢吃甜食(I prefer sweets to anything else)
2. prefer doing A to B: 示意“比起B,更喜欢去做A”。例如:
我更喜欢待在家里看书,而不是出去购物(I prefer reading at home to shopping)
3. prefer sb. to sb.: 示意“更喜欢某人而不是另一个人”。例如:
他更喜欢和我玩,在他眼里我是一个好同伴(He prefers me to others, and thinks of me as a good friend)
否认形式:
以上的用法,都可以用not来否认。例如:我不喜欢喝咖啡(I don't prefer coffee)。另外,也可以使用would rather来取代prefer,例如:我宁愿待在家里(I would rather stay at home)
习用法:
1. would prefer to do A rather than do B: 示意“与其做B,宁愿做A”。例如:
与其看电视,我宁愿看书(I would prefer to read rather than watch TV)
2. had better prefer: 示意“最好仍是…更好”。例如:
我们最好仍是早点回家(We had better prefer to go home early)
总结:
prefer常见的用法有三种,划分是prefer A to B, prefer doing A to B和prefer sb. to sb.,其中都可以用not或would rather来否认。另外,尚有两个习用法:would prefer to do A rather than do B和had better prefer。