大家好，我是小科，我来为大家解答以上问题。prefer to do rather than do，prefer很多人还不知道，现在让我们一起来看看吧！
prefer和rather两个词的区别主要在于两个单词的词性不同，prefer是动词，而rather是副词，一般和would搭配使用。两个单词用于词组中时后面所跟的动词形式也不同。
1. 词性
prefer
vt. 更喜欢；宁愿
rather
adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当
2.在词组中：
一、更喜欢做某事，宁愿做某事。
prefer to do sth= would rather do sth
例如: I’d like to stay at home , but Max prefers toplay(play) football on Sundays. = I’d like to stay at home ， but Max would ratherplay(play) football on Sundays. （注意点：1. prefer to do sth 不仅有人称变换,第三人称形式是prefers to do sth , 而且还有时态变化, 过去时态为preferred to do sth。
2. would rather既无人称变化,也无时态变化。 ）
二、比起做某事，更喜欢做某事（以下三个词组意思相同，可互换）
1. prefer to do sth rather than do sth
2. prefer doing sth to(doing) sth
3. would rather do sth than do sth
例如:All students prefer to take the bus rather than walk. = All students prefer taking the bus to walking. =All students would rather take the bus than walk.
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