would rather

PREFERused to say that you would prefer to do or have something 甯願，甯可

I’d rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.

我甯願晚上安安靜靜地看看電視。

We could eat later if you would rather do that.

如果你願意的話，我們可以晚點再吃。

‘I think you’d better ask her.’ ‘I’d rather not (=I do not want to).’

“我想你最好去問問她。”“我不想問。”

would rather ... than ...

I’d rather die than apologize to Helen.

我甯可死也不會向海倫道歉。

5I’d rather you didn’t go back (= I do not want you to go ) .

我不想讓你回去。

nI’d rather you didn’t go out alone (=I do not want you to go).

Examples from the Corpus

would rather• I'd rather not talk about it, okay?• I would rather die than retreat.• We could eat later, if you would rather do that.• Some members would abandon the evangelical parts of the platform, while others would rather give up politics.• He would rather go down fighting, and try to salvage whatever he could from the wreckage of his dreams.• I had the money, and there was nothing I would rather have spent it for than coming to you.• But she loves to read and would rather listen to the radio than watch television.• I would rather stay home tonight.• Most people would rather stay home with their kids.• I would rather taste ash on my tongue than blood in my mouth.• Beach says her generation, however, would rather visit with friends, play sports and watch television.

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Preferring and preference: prefer, like, preference...

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