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英语单词“prefer”用法全方位解析+专项训练&详解详析
一、prefer ,更喜欢;较喜欢;喜欢…多于…; 它的五大用法:
1、名词搭配: Prefer + 具体事物
I prefer tea to coffee.
我更喜欢茶而不是咖啡。
2、动名词对比: Prefer cooking > eating out(长期偏好)。
Mother prefers cooking to eating out.
妈妈更喜欢在家做饭而不是外出吃饭。
3、不定式选择: Prefer to do sth.(临时决定)。
We prefer to travel on October1st.
我们更喜欢在10月1日旅行。
4、主被动转换
主动:He prefers writing letters。
被动:Emails are preferred by him.
5、程度副词强化: strongly(much) prefer,用另一个副词来修饰只是起强调作用,可以理解为“更愿意或 非常、相当”
I much prefer jazz. 我更喜欢爵士乐。
二、prefer的固定搭配:
prefer A to B使用要点:
1、对比对象必须结构一致(名词或动名词)
I prefer black tea to coffee(名词对比)。
She prefers swimming to running(动名词对比)。
三、其他常用搭配:
1. prefer doing sth 强调习惯性偏好
Father prefers working remotely。
父亲更喜欢远程工作。
2、prefer to do 具体情境选择
They prefer to meet tomorrow。
他们更倾向于明天见面。
3、prefer sb to do 期望他人选择
Every teacher prefers students to ask questions in class .
每个老师更喜欢学生在课堂上提问。
4、prefer to do与prefer doing的核心区别
在于是否强调具体情境与习惯性偏好,前者侧重特定场合下的选择,后者表达长期倾向。
※:prefer to do:
I prefer to take the subway today due to heavy traffic.
今天交通拥堵,我宁愿坐地铁。
※:prefer doing:
She prefers cycling to work as a daily routine. 她习惯骑车上班
※:prefer to do:强调特定情境下的具体动作(如临时决定、一次性行为)。
I prefer to read this novel tonight.今晚想读这本小说。
※: prefer doing:描述习惯性、长期性的偏好(如生活方式、兴趣爱好)。
I prefer reading historical novels.
长期喜欢读历史小说。
四、prefer + 名词、代词、动名词、不定式。直接表达偏好,后接名词、代词、动名词或不定式。
例:I prefer apples.(名词)
I prefer to stay home.(不定式)
They prefer us to you.(代词)
I prefer watching volleyball match.(动名词)
五、prefer 专项练习题&详解详析
(一)、单选题(选择最恰当的选项完成句子)
1. My sister prefers ______ (cook / to cook) at home rather than eat out, because she thinks home-made food is healthier.
答案:cooking
解析:句子中“prefer doing sth to doing sth”是固定搭配,表达“长期偏好”,此处“妹妹喜欢在家做饭”是长期习惯,故用cook的动名词形式cooking。
2. We prefer ______ (take / taking) a walk after dinner every evening. It’s our family habit.
答案:taking
解析:句中“every evening”和“family habit”表明这是“习惯性、长期性的偏好”,符合“prefer doing sth”的用法,故填taking。
3. The manager prefers his team ______ (finish / to finish) the project before Friday.
答案:to finish
解析:“prefer sb to do sth”是固定结构,意为“期望他人做某事”,此处表示“经理期望团队在周五前完成项目”,故填to finish。
4. Compared with action movies, I prefer ______ (watch / to watch) documentaries when I have free time.
答案:to watch
解析:句子中“when I have free time”是“特定情境”,强调“在空闲时更愿意看纪录片”这一具体选择,符合“prefer to do sth”的用法,故填to watch。
5. This hotel is very popular because most guests prefer ______ (stay / staying) here to other hotels nearby.
答案:staying
解析:“prefer staying here to other hotels”中,“staying”和“other hotels”虽形式不同,但核心是“偏好待在这里”这一长期倾向(酒店受欢迎的原因是客人的普遍偏好),且“prefer doing sth to sth”是合理搭配,故填staying。
(二)、句型转换题(将主动句改为被动句)
1. He prefers using paper notebooks to digital ones.
→ Paper notebooks ______ (prefer) to digital ones by him.
答案:are preferred
解析:主动句结构为“主语 + prefer + 宾语”,改为被动句时,需将原宾语“paper notebooks”变为主语,谓语动词用“be + 过去分词”形式,主语是复数,时态为一般现在时,故填are preferred。
(三)、翻译题(将中文句子翻译成英文,使用prefer相关结构)
1. 因为今天下雨,我更愿意待在家里而不是去购物。
答案:Because it’s raining today, I prefer to stay at home rather than go shopping.
解析:“今天下雨”是“特定情境”,需用“prefer to do sth rather than do sth”表达“临时选择”;“待在家里”翻译为“stay at home”,“去购物”翻译为“go shopping”,符合句型结构和语境。
2. 我的爷爷习惯喝绿茶,而不是红茶。
答案:My grandfather prefers drinking green tea to black tea.
解析:“习惯喝绿茶”是“长期性偏好”,需用“prefer doing sth to sth”结构;“喝绿茶”翻译为“drinking green tea”,“红茶”翻译为“black tea”,动名词与名词对比,符合“prefer A to B”中“对比对象结构一致”的要求。
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