(1) prefer to do sth宁愿……；更喜欢；希望；想……;最终选择……

例：

I prefer to stay at home.

我宁愿呆在家里。

I still prefer to play in defence.

我还是更喜欢打防守。

Some women prefer to move about during labour.

有些女人喜欢在分娩期间下床走动。

Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.

很多人更希望看到他下台，以让位给更年轻的人。

The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern.

破产管理人总是希望在公司仍然正常运转的时候将其卖掉。

The donor prefers to remain anonymous.

捐赠者希望不披露姓名。

I prefer not to think about it.

我不想考虑此事。

They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.

他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。

(2) prefer doing sth喜欢……

例：I prefer playing in defence.

我喜欢打防守。

(3) prefer *** to do sth愿意……做某事

例：I prefer to go on self-catering holidays

我喜欢膳食自助的度假。

I would prefer him to be with us next season

我更希望他下一个赛季和我们在一起。

Would you prefer me to stay?

你愿意我留下来吗?

(4) prefer to do sth rather than do sth ……

宁愿…...而不愿...

prefer A rather than B 更喜欢A，而不是B

例句：I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.

我宁愿呆在家里而不愿出去.

Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.

航空公司更愿意换新员工而不是对旧员工重新进行培训。

Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions

鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。

Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.

很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。

(5) prefer doing sth to doing sth更喜欢……而不是（喜欢）

例：I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.

我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。

I prefer watching football to playing it.

我喜欢看篮球，不喜欢打篮球。

(6) prefer sth to sth要……而不要……；喜欢……远胜于……

I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics

我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。

I prefer tea to coffee.

我要茶不要咖啡。

I much prefer jazz to rock music.

我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。

Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.

住在招待所的人大多更喜欢单人间，而不想和别人共住一间。

We prefer quality to quantity.

我们要的是质量而不是数量。

(7) prefer sth adj 喜欢……

I prefer my coffee black.

我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。

The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue

这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜欢它是蓝色的。

(8) prefer that从句 希望……

I would prefer that you did not mention my name.

我希望你不要说出我的名字。

(9) prefer 宾语 喜欢……

Does he prefer a particular sort of music?

他有特别喜欢的音乐吗？

Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.

她自己喜欢徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动方式。

I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.

我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。

I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities.

我根本不喜欢乡村生活，我喜欢城市。

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Would you prefer milk or coffee?

你喜欢牛奶还是咖啡？

Of the two opinions, I prefer the former.

这两种意见中我倾向于前一种。

The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.

东方人不吃黄油，他们更喜欢对健康非常有益处的花生油。

If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli

如果喜欢清淡的口味，可少放或不放辣椒。

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I prefer the view taken by him.

我倾向于他的观点。

Many animals prefer grass as food.

许多动物喜欢以青草为食物。

最后，小编送上这个例句，朋友们看看，体会这个句型的用法：

I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.

我希望你别告诉任何人。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》