prefer...rather than...到底怎么用？

prefer to … rather than

▲prefer to … rather than（不定式符号to）

宁愿…而不愿…

prefer to die rather than surrender

宁死不屈
1． prefer + n. / pron.

prefer + n. / pron. 意为"更喜欢......"，在含义上相当于like...better。注意：由于prefer本身含有比较意义，故不可与比较级better连用。例如：

Which do you prefer (=like better), fish or meat? 你更喜欢吃什么，鱼还是肉？

Of the two cars, I prefer that red one. 两辆小汽车中，我更喜欢红色的那辆。

2． prefer + (not) to do sth.

prefer + (not) to do sth. 意为"宁愿（不）做某事"。这时，不定式to do可用动名词doing替换，意义相同。例如：

-What do you think of the film we saw yesterday? 你认为昨天我们看的电影怎么样？

-I prefer not to talk about this question at the moment. 我现在宁愿不谈这个问题。

-How did she spend her spare time? 她怎样度过她的空闲时间？

-She preferred spending her spare time doing some reading. 她喜欢空闲时读些书。

3． prefer + sb. + (not) to do sth.

prefer + sb. + (not) to do sth. 意为"宁愿某人（不）做某事"，在意