一．prefer＋名詞或動名詞“寧愿”，“更喜歡”。He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜歡吃米飯。I prefer going by bike.我寧愿騎單車去。I prefer the white one.我喜歡那個白的。
二．prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意馬上就走。
三．prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你馬上就走。
四．prefer to sth.“寧愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我寧愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out. 我寧愿看電視也不出去。
五．prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“寧愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我寧愿呆在家里也不出去。
六．prefer＋ that從句“寧愿”（從句一般用虛擬語氣）I prefer that you should do it.我寧愿你做這件事。
小結(jié)1.prefer sth 喜歡某物
2.prefer doing sth 喜歡干某事
3.prefer sb to do sth 喜歡干某事
4.prefer A to B 喜歡做A，不喜歡作B
5.prefer doing A to doing B 喜歡做A，不喜歡作B 6.prefer to do A raher than do B 喜歡做A，不喜歡作B
7.prefer to do A than do B 喜歡做A，不喜歡作B
練習(xí)：
1.I prefer walkingalone. 我喜歡一個人溜達(dá)。
A：Can I giveyou a lift? 你順便坐我的車走嗎?
B：No,thanks. I prefer to walk. 不用了，謝謝，我喜歡步行。
2.We would preferto do it later. 我們寧愿以后做它。
3.A：Would you prefer to wait? 你愿意等嗎?
B：Yes, I’d prefer to. 是的，愿意等。
4.I prefer mycoffee black. 我喜歡喝不加奶的咖啡。
5.I prefer the chair in its oldplace. 我覺得這把椅子還是放在老地方好。
6.We preferred the house paintedwhite 我們倒喜歡那座漆成白色的房子。
7.Their father prefers them tobe home early. 他們的父親希望他們早點(diǎn)兒回家。
8.Iprefer the seaside to the mountains. 我喜歡海邊，不喜歡山區(qū)。
9.Tom prefersreading to talking. 湯姆喜歡讀書而不喜歡談天。
10.We’d prefer playing outdoors to watching television. 我們寧愿在外面玩而不愿看電視。
11.He prefers to read ratherthan watch television. 他喜歡讀書而不喜歡看電視。
12.She preferred to stay at homerather than (to) go out. 和出門比起來，她比較喜歡待在家里。
13.I would prefer to spend theweekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother’s. 我覺得與其開車跑那么遠(yuǎn)到你母親那里去度周末，倒不如在家過更好些。
14.I should prefer beef ratherthan mutton. 我寧愿吃牛肉而不愿吃羊肉。
15.I prefer swimming rather thancycling. 比起騎自行車來我還是喜歡游泳。
16.Hepreferred that such comments should cease. 他希望停止這種議論。
17.I would preferit if you didn’t smoke in here. 我希望你不要在這里面吸煙。
18.Iwould prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone. 我希望你別告訴任何人。
19.I would prefer that you didnot mention my name. 我倒希望你不要提及我的名字。
20.I should preferthat you did not go there alone.
21.I should preferit if you did not go there alone.
22.I should preferyou not to go there alone.
23.I far prefer swimming to cycling. 我喜歡游泳遠(yuǎn)勝于騎自行車。
24.We much prefer the country tothe town. 我們喜歡鄉(xiāng)下，不怎么喜歡城里。
prefer的用法總結(jié)初中
1、后接不定式時與rather than 或instead of連用,如：He prefered to die rather than (to) steal./ He perfered to die instead of stealing.他寧死也不去偷竊.
2、注意介詞搭配,如：I prefer swimming to skating.(I like swimming better than skating.)我喜歡游泳勝過滑冰.prefer 因其本身含有比較之意,而不可再與more 或most連用.
3、prefer＋名詞或動名詞“寧愿”,“更喜歡”.He comes from Shanghai,so he prefers rice.他是上海人,因此更喜歡吃米飯.I prefer going by bike.我寧愿騎單車去.I prefer the white one.我喜歡那個白的.
4、prefer to do “愿意做”.I prefer to go at once.我愿意馬上就走.
5、prefer sb.to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你馬上就走.
6、prefer to sth.“寧愿做...而不做...”.I prefer tea to milk.我寧愿喝茶也不喝牛奶.I prefer watching TV to going out.我寧愿看電視也不出去.
7、prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.“寧愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我寧愿呆在家里也不出去.
8、prefer＋ that從句“寧愿”（從句一般用虛擬語氣）I prefer that you should do it.我寧愿你做這件事.