prefer是初中英语经常考察的一个词。它应用广泛，熟词搭配很多，语义非常容易混淆。需要大家要努力去记忆背诵,加以区分，这样才能在各种完形阅读中不至于出现错误，现从语法语义去区分。
1.Drefer v.更喜欢(名词动名词）
which do you prefe你更喜那个？
He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。
I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。
I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。
2.preer to do sth宁愿做...;更喜欢.....
She prefers to live among the childen她更喜欢和孩子们在一起
I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。
3、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做”
I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走。
4、prefer doing sth宁愿做...;更喜欢....
I prefer living abroad我更喜住国外
I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。
5 、prefer sth to sth.喜欢..而不喜欢
She prefers apples to bananas
I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。
6. prefer doing sth to doing st(to为介词)宁愿...而不愿.....
=like doing A better than doing B
They prefer playing games to watching tv
I prefer watching TV to going out. 我宁愿看电视也不出去。
7、 prefer to do sth rather than do sth宁愿...而不愿.....
They preter to play games rathet than watch TV
8、Would rather do sth than do sth宁愿...而不愿.....
They would rathel play games than watch Tv
9、Would do sth Tather than do sth
They Would play games Tather than Watch TV
10、prefer+ that从句“宁愿”(从句一般用虚拟语气)
I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事。
注意：
prefer的用法 -------
1、后接不定式时与rather than 或instead of连用，
do A instead of doing B
prefer to do A rather than do B
如：
He preferred to die rather than (to) steal. / He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁死也不去偷窃。
2、注意介词搭配，
如：
I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。
prefer 因其本身含有比较之意，而不可再与more 或most连用。
3、prefer+名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。
He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。
I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。
I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。
