prefer
以下都是最喜歡前面。
翻譯先翻後面,再翻前面,但最喜歡前面。
- 跟後面比,更喜歡前面
prefer 名詞
- Do you prefer silver jewelry or gold?
- 原本:Do you prefer silver jewelry or gold one? 省略one
- I prefer silver jewelry.(我比較喜歡銀飾 $\rightarrow$ 直接接名詞)
prefer 名詞A to 名詞B (比較喜歡A)
- I prefer tea to coffee.(比起咖啡B,我更喜歡茶A。)
- Do you prefer cats to dogs? (比起狗B,你更喜歡貓A嗎?)
- She prefers summer to winter.比起冬天 (B),她更喜歡夏天 (A)
prefer VingA to VingB (比較喜歡A)
- I prefer swimming to running.(比起跑步B,我更喜歡游泳A。)
- Many people prefer driving to taking public transportation. (許多人比起搭大眾運輸B,更喜歡開車A。)
- She prefers working independently to working in a team. (比起團隊合作B,她更喜歡獨立作業A。)
perfer to 原形動詞V
- She prefers to work in a quiet environment. (她比較喜歡在安靜的環境中工作。)
- I prefer to stay home.(我比較喜歡待在家裡)
- I prefer to wear silver.(我比較喜歡穿戴銀飾)
- I prefer to take the subway because it’s always on time.我更喜歡坐地鐵,因為它總是準時
- Iprefer to stay here by myself.我更喜欢自己待在这里。
perfer to 原形動詞A rather than 原形動詞B (比較喜歡A)
rather than是不要,前面是「原形動詞」,後面也是原形動詞。
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I prefer to stay home rather than go out tonight. (比起出門B,更喜歡待在家裡A)
- 喜歡某個東西(名詞):
- prefer + 名詞 (e.g., prefer silver)
- 喜歡做某個動作(動詞):
- prefer to + 動詞 (e.g., prefer to buy)
- 比起 B 更喜歡 A(比較用法):
- prefer 名詞A to 名詞B (e.g., prefer silver to gold)
prefer to 原形動詞A rather than 原形動詞B
- I prefer to stay home rather than go to the party. (我寧願待在家裡,也不要去派對。)
- She prefers to cook her own meals rather than buy takeout. (她寧願自己煮飯,也不要買外賣。)
- He prefers to face the problem head-on rather than hide from it. (他寧願正面迎戰問題,也不要逃避它。)
- We prefer to book tickets in advance rather than risk missing out. (我們寧願預先訂票,也不要冒著錯過的風險。)
- They prefer to travel light rather than carry heavy bags. (他們寧願輕裝旅行,也不要扛著大包小包。)
prefer to 原形動詞
如果後面沒有要對比 B,單純表達「我比較喜歡去做某事」,可以直接接 to V。
- I prefer to check the details before signing the contract. (我比較喜歡在簽合約前先檢查細節。)
- Would you prefer to reschedule our meeting? (你比較希望把我們的會議改期嗎?)
- He prefers to wear casual clothes on Fridays. (他禮拜五比較喜歡穿休閒服。)
- We prefer to settle this matter privately. (我們比較傾向私下解決這件事。)