| 单词 | would rather… (than) |
| 释义 | ● would rather… (than )🔑 (usually reduced to 'd rather 通常缩写为 'd rather) would prefer to 宁愿；更喜欢◆ She'd rather die than give a speech . 她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。◆ 'Do you want to come with us ?' 'No , I'd rather not .' “你想跟我们一起来吗？” “不，我不想去。”◆ Would you rather walk or take the bus ? 你比较喜欢步行还是坐公共汽车？◆ 'Do you mind if I smoke ?' 'Well , I'd rather you didn't .' “你介意我抽烟吗？” “嗯，最好别抽。”Expressing a preference表达喜好These are ways of stating what your preferred choice is. Note that we sometimes discount our own expertise or authority before expressing our preference.面对选择时，表达自己更喜欢某事物，可用以下方式。需要注意的是在表达喜好之前，有时会先表明自己的选择并非代表专家或权威的意见：◆I like the red one better than/more than the green one.比起那个绿色的，我更喜欢红的。◆I prefer beef to lamb.我喜欢牛肉胜于羊肉。◆I'd prefer to wait here.我宁愿在这儿等。◆I'd rather go to the concert than the play.与看戏相比，我更愿意去听音乐会。◆I think I'd rather stay in than go out tonight.今晚我想待在家里，不想外出。◆I like swimming better than jogging.比起慢跑，我更喜欢游泳。◆I think that colour's much more attractive.我觉得那种颜色好看多了。◆It doesn't really matter to me whether we eat here or go out. (especiallyNAmE ) 我们在这儿吃还是出去吃，我真无所谓。◆I don't really mind whether we talk now or later. (BrE ) 我们是现在谈还是以后谈，我不大在意。◆I'm happy either way.(NAmE ) （两个之中）无论哪一个我都乐意。◆I don't really care either way.（这两个）我都无所谓。◆If it were up to me, I'd choose the green one.如果让我来选，我会选那个绿色的。◆If you ask me, the old one looks better than the new one.要问我的话，旧的那个看起来比新的好。◆I'm not an expert but Design B seems more eye-catching.我不是专家，但 B 设计似乎更抢眼。See also rather |
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