prefer 意为“更喜欢”,其英语释义为like… better . prefer 通常用于以下句型:

(1) prefer…to …

意为“与······比较起来更喜欢······”,后面可以跟名词,代词或动名词作宾语。例:

She prefer coffee to milk.与牛奶比较起来,我更喜欢咖啡。

I prefer walking to cycling .与骑自行车比较起来,我更喜欢步行。

prefer…to…可以和like…better than…进行互换。在听力考试中,经常出现此类试题。上面两句可以分别变为:

She likes coffee better than milk.

I like walking better than cycling.

(2)prefer to do sth rather than do sth

“喜欢······胜过······”“宁愿做·····而不愿做·····”,注意前面用是动词不定式,而后面用的是动词原形。如:

He prefers to go by train rather than go by air.他宁愿乘火车,而不愿坐飞机去。

My brother prefers to watch TV at home rather than play basketball with me.我弟弟宁愿在家看电视,也不愿和我打篮球。

初中英语名词的用法知识点汇总(初中英语高频词prefer用法小结)(1)

注意:其过去式和过去分词形式为preferred.

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