"prefer"是一个动词,表示更喜欢或倾向于选择某种事物而不是其他事物。下面是一些常见的用法和例句:
1. prefer + 名词/代词
- I prefer coffee to tea.(我更喜欢咖啡而不是茶。)
- She prefers staying at home instead of going out.(她喜欢待在家里而不是外出。)
2. prefer + 动词的-ing形式/不定式
- I prefer running in the morning.(我更喜欢早上跑步。)
- He prefers to stay up late.(他更喜欢熬夜。)
3. prefer + 宾语从句
- I prefer that you come earlier.(我希望你早点来。)
- He prefers that we don't disturb him.(他希望我们不要打扰他。)
4. prefer + 不定式/动词的-ing形式 + 宾语
- They prefer to eat out rather than cook at home.(他们更喜欢外出就餐而不是在家自己做饭。)
- We prefer swimming as our exercise.(我们更喜欢游泳作为我们的锻炼方式。)
5. would rather + 动词原形 + than + 动词原形
- I would rather walk than take a bus.(我宁愿走路而不坐公交。)
- She would rather stay home than go to the party.(她宁愿待在家里而不去参加派对。)
值得注意的是,"prefer"后面通常接动词的原形或动名词形式,而不接动词的过去分词形式。