该短语的关键是:to 是介词(不是不定式符号),因此后面接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形。常见结构分两类:
直接比较两个事物(人/物),A和B均为名词或代词。
I prefer tea to coffee.(比起咖啡,我更喜欢茶。)
She prefers cats to dogs.(她喜欢猫胜过狗。)
He prefers me to you for the job.(这份工作他更倾向选我而不是你。)
比较两个动作,A和B均为动名词(因为to是介词,动词要变成doing)。
I prefer reading to watching TV.(比起看电视,我更喜欢读书。)
They prefer walking to taking a bus.(他们宁愿走路也不坐公交。)
She prefers cooking at home to eating out.(她喜欢在家做饭胜过出去吃。)
不要混淆to的词性:to在这里是介词,不能接动词原形!
❌ 错误:I prefer to read to watch TV.
✅ 正确:I prefer reading to watching TV.
若想表达“宁愿做A而不愿做B”,还有另一个常用结构:
prefer to do A rather than do B(rather than后接动词原形)I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.(我宁愿在家也不出去。)
She prefers to walk rather than take a taxi.(她宁愿走路也不打车。)
含义:喜欢A胜过B;
结构:prefer + 名词/动名词 + to + 名词/动名词;
关键:to是介词,后接doing或名词;
同义替换:prefer to do A rather than do B(强调“宁愿做A不做B”)。
通过例子和结构对比,能更清晰掌握其用法~ 📚