He prefers to write his letters (rather) than (to) dictate them.
有人认为 prefer to do sth rather than (to) do sth 中的 rather 可以省略。
但好像没有哪本词典可以查到啊!请教各位大咖!谢谢!
【1】主语+prefer +名词=主语+like+名词 better
He preferred country life.他更喜欢乡村的生活。
=He liked country life better
Which do you prefer, rice or buns?你更喜欢吃哪一样,米饭还是馒头?
=Which do you like better, rice or buns?
【2】主语+prefer +名词 +rather than +名词=主语+like+ 名词+better than +名词
I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。
=I like tea better than coffee
【3】prefer to do sth(1) rather than do sth(2)(to为不定式标志)
They preferred to stay at home rather than go to the movies.
他们宁可呆在家里,也不愿去看电影。
They preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.
他们宁死也不愿向敌人投降。
【4】prefer +名词(1) +to +名词(2) (to为介词 标志)
I prefer red to blue.我更喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
Most Chinese preferred tea to coffee.茶和咖啡相比大多数中国人更喜欢喝茶。
I much prefer dogs to cats.我喜欢狗甚于喜欢猫
I prefer country life to town life.我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。
【5】prefer doing sth(1) to doing sth(2)(to为介词 标志)
I prefer skiing to skating.我喜欢滑雪胜于滑冰。
He was very diligent; even on holidays, he preferred doing something to doing nothing.
他很勤劳,即使在假日里,他也宁愿做点什么事,而不愿闲着。
She is very traditional; she prefers dressing formally to wearing sport clothes.
她很守旧,喜欢穿正式的服装,而不喜欢穿运动装。
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