初三划线提问（关于would rather prefer to )

would like to drink water than milk
这句话的意思是我喜欢喝水胜过喝牛奶。
would like to do than to do
可以理解为省略了后面to drink
当than前后需要的谓语动词相同时可以省略

I'd like to drink water than milk.
比起牛奶我更喜欢和水。

What drink do you prefer to drink?

什么饮料你更喜欢喝？