如题所述
prefer的固定搭配:
1、prefer A to B
I prefer the original book to the revised edition.我觉得原书比修订本好。
2、prefer doing A to doing B
Even on holidays Mr Wang preferred reading to doing nothing.即使在假日,王先生宁愿读书而不愿闲着。
注:在这种结构中,to为介词,而不是不定式符号,故其后应当接动名词形式,决不能接动词原形。另外,为了保持前后对应关系,prefer后面也应当接动名词形式。
3、prefer to do sth
They prefer to spend the rest of the morning wandering in the streets.他们比较喜欢把早上剩下的时间都用来在街上闲逛。
4、prefer doing sth
So you prefer speaking without referring to your notes?这么说,你更喜欢不看稿子做报告了?
注:这种prefer后面接动名词的结构,用来谈论一般情况下"更喜欢某种活动",而在一个特定场合下表示"特别喜欢"时,得用上述prefer后接动词不定式结构。
5、prefer to do sth rather than do sth
These workers prefered to work extra hours at night rather than leave the work until the next week.这些工人宁愿加班干,也不愿把工作留到下一个星期。
6、prefer to do sth rather than doing sth
They prefer to join in the celebrations rather than going on a visit to the Palace Museum.他们宁愿参加庆祝活动而不愿参观故宫。
注:有时名词也可用于rather than之后,这种用法多用以表示在某种具体场合的选择。
7、prefer sb to do sth
I prefer you to spare some time to come to our art exhibition next week.我宁愿你们下星期抽出点时间来看看我们的美展。
词义辨析
prefer,like这两个词都有“喜欢”的意思。其区别在于:
1、like表示喜欢;而prefer表示“更喜欢”“较喜欢”,相当于like better。
2、like可与(the) most〔best〕连用,而prefer不可。
3、两者之间一般用prefer,而三者之间则常用like。试比较以下两句:
I like the white and black ones. Which do you prefer?
I like the white, the black, and the red equally. Which do you like best?
4、可以说I prefer it so,也可以说I so prefer it,但不可以说I so like it,而只能说I like it so。