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prefer vt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)
(1)prefer sth.to sth. 喜欢……而不喜欢……
prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做……
prefer doing sth.to doing sth.
宁愿做……而不愿做……
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宁愿做……而不愿做……
(3)preference n. 偏爱;优先权;偏爱的事物
have a preference for 对……偏爱
①Nowadays many children prefer surfing the Internet at home to taking exercise outdoors.
如今许多孩子宁可待在家里上网,也不愿意到户外进行锻炼。
②After all,all kids prefer to be praised (praise) rather than be scolded (scold).
=After all,all kids would be praised rather than be scolded.
=After all,all kids would rather be praised than be scolded.
=After all,all kids prefer being praised to being scolded.
毕竟,所有的孩子都喜欢表扬而不是批评。
[名师指津] (1)prefer不用于进行时。
(2)prefer相当于like...better,所以prefer不可与比较级连用。
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make up one's mind 下决心
change one's mind 改变主意
bear/keep...in mind 牢记……
fix one's mind on/upon 将注意力集中于……
read one's mind 看出某人的心思
①Thanks to your encouragement,I have made continuous progress in math,and finally make up my mind to study it in the university.
多亏了您的鼓励,我在数学上取得了不断的进步,最终下决心在大学里学习它。
②Bear/Keep