(1) prefer to do sth寧願……；更喜歡；希望；想……;最終選擇……
例：
I prefer to stay at home.
我寧願呆在家裡。
I still prefer to play in defence.
我還是更喜歡打防守。
Some women prefer to move about during labour.
有些女人喜歡在分娩期間下床走動。
Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.
很多人更希望看到他下臺，以讓位給更年輕的人。
The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern.
破產管理人總是希望在公司仍然正常運轉的時候將其賣掉。
The donor prefers to remain anonymous.
捐贈者希望不披露姓名。
I prefer not to think about it.
我不想考慮此事。
They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
他們最終選擇了繼續做自己熟悉的事。
(2) prefer doing sth喜歡……
例：I prefer playing in defence.
我喜歡打防守。
(3) prefer sb to do sth願意……做某事
例：I prefer to go on self-catering holidays
我喜歡膳食自助的度假。
I would prefer him to be with us next season
我更希望他下一個賽季和我們在一起。
Would you prefer me to stay?
你願意我留下來嗎?
(4) prefer to do sth rather than do sth ……
寧願…...而不願...
prefer A rather than B 更喜歡A，而不是B
例句：I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.
我寧願呆在家裡而不願出去.
Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.
航空公司更願意換新員工而不是對舊員工重新進行培訓。
Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions
鮑勃更喜歡創作原創作品，而不是製作複製品。
Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
很多人都更願意跟自己熟悉的權威人物打交道，而不是一個年紀輕輕卻自命不凡的傢伙。
(5) prefer doing sth to doing sth更喜歡……而不是（喜歡）
例：I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
我更喜歡看電影而不是看電視。
I prefer watching football to playing it.
我喜歡看籃球，不喜歡打籃球。
(6) prefer sth to sth要……而不要……；喜歡……遠勝於……
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics
我當了老師，因為我更喜歡書本和人而不是權術。
I prefer tea to coffee.
我要茶不要咖啡。
I much prefer jazz to rock music.
我喜歡爵士樂遠勝過搖滾樂。
Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
住在招待所的人大多更喜歡單人間，而不想和別人共住一間。
We prefer quality to quantity.
我們要的是質量而不是數量。
(7) prefer sth+adj 喜歡……
I prefer my coffee black.
我喜歡不加奶的咖啡。
The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue
這個木製品現在是綠色的。我更喜歡它是藍色的。
(8) prefer+ that從句 希望……
I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
我希望你不要說出我的名字。
(9) prefer+賓語 喜歡……
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?
他有特別喜歡的音樂嗎？
Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.
她自己喜歡徒步旅行和騎自行車長途旅行這樣的運動方式。
I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
我認為更多的顧客也許更喜歡軟性推銷。
I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities.
我根本不喜歡鄉村生活，我喜歡城市。
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Would you prefer milk or coffee?
你喜歡牛奶還是咖啡？
Of the two opinions, I prefer the former.
這兩種意見中我傾向於前一種。
The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
東方人不吃黃油，他們更喜歡對健康非常有益處的花生油。
If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli
如果喜歡清淡的口味，可少放或不放辣椒。
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I prefer the view taken by him.
我傾向於他的觀點。
Many animals prefer grass as food.
許多動物喜歡以青草為食物。
最後，小編送上這個例句，朋友們看看，體會這個句型的用法：
I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
我希望你別告訴任何人。《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
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