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would rather的用法小结

XXX的用法（在美国英语中多用had rather）

概述：

XXX的含义是“宁愿/可，更/最好，还是……为好”。它常与V原搭配，也可以省略为’d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式。此外，would rather在所有人称情况下都不会发生变化，也不受时态、数、词性等的限制。当然，它也可以用于否定形式，即would rather not do sth。

例如：

如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。

If you’d rather be alone。we’ll all leave here.

她宁可到农村去工作。

He’d rather work in the countryside.

扩展：

当需要在两者之间做出选择，表达“宁愿……而不愿……/与其……宁可……”时，可以使用would rather…than…或would…rather than…的句型。例如：

我宁愿在家看电视，也不愿去电影院。

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.

孩子们宁愿走路去那里，也不愿坐公交车。

The children would walk there rather than take a bus.

也可以将句型颠倒，变为rather than…would…。例如：

他宁可放弃，也不愿在如此恶劣的条件下工作。

Rather than work in such bad n。he would give up.

需要注意的是，在使用不带to的动词不定式时，than后的动词可以省略。例如：

我宁愿吃面条，也不愿吃米饭。

I would rather have noodles than rice.

另外，在使用平行结构时，需要在than的前后使用两个同类的词或词组，如两个名词、两个不定式、两个介短语等。例如：

我宁愿骑自行车上班，也不愿坐公交车。

I would rather go to work by bike than by bus.

我宁愿和他的妈妈聊天，也不愿和他的爸爸聊天。

I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.

最后，在疑问句中，需要将would放在主语之前。例如：

你宁愿留在这里还是回家？

Would you rather stay here or go home?

XXX without "to" can sometimes replace would prefer with

an infinitive with "to"。For example。"I'd rather fly than go by

sea" can be XXX "I'd prefer to fly" or "我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船".

This structure can also be used with a noun。as in the

example "Would you like some gin。I'd prefer a coffee" or "I'd

rather have coffee than gin".

Both would rather/sooner and would prefer can be followed

by the perfect tense。but the latter is followed by "to"。For

example。"We went by sea but I'd rather have gone by air" can be

rewritten as "I'd prefer to have gone by air".

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wouldratherdo用法

wouldratherdo用法

wouldratherdo用法

"would rather do" 是一个常用的英语表达，用于表达人更愿意做事，而不愿意做另一件事。下面是关于该短语的用法的详细说明。

首先， "would rather do" 通常用于表示个人的偏好和选择。它可以用于表达两种不同的情况：对比两个选择并明确表达偏好，或者响应别人的邀请或建议。

1.对比两个选择并明确表达偏好：

这种用法通常涉及两个动词的选择。第一个动词表示一个选项，而第二个动词表示另一个选项。使用结构 "would rather do" 可以明确表达个人的偏好。

例如：

- I would rather stay at home than go to the party.

（我宁愿待在家里，也不愿参加聚会。）

- She would rather eat out than cook at home.

（她宁愿外面吃饭，也不愿在家做饭。）

- They would rather watch a movie than go hiking.

（他们宁愿看电影，也不愿去徒步旅行。）

这些例句中，每个句子都对比了两个选择，并明确表达了个人的偏好。

2.响应别人的邀请或建议： 当别人给出邀请或建议时，我们可以使用 "would rather do" 表达我们的意愿。

例如：

- A: Would you like to go for a walk?

（你愿意去散步吗？）

- B: I would rather stay indoors and read a book.

（我宁愿待在室内看书。）

- A: Shall we have lunch at the Italian restaurant?

（我们在意大利餐厅吃午饭好吗？）

- B: I would rather try the new burger joint.

（我宁愿去尝试新开的汉堡店。）

- A: Why don't we go shopping this weekend?

would rather的否定用法

would rather的否定用法

would rather的否定用法

Would rather这个表达方式，表示在两种选择中更偏向于哪一种。即“宁愿”、“更喜欢”。那么如果我们要表示否定的 would rather，该怎么表达呢？

一、Would rather 的否定表达

Would rather 通常使用缩略形式，即 “‘d rather”. 要表示 would

rather 的否定形式，可以加上 not，形成 wouldn’t rather 或

would rather not.

例如：

I wouldn’t rather go to the party tonight. （我不想去参加今晚的派对）

I would rather not eat sushi.（我不想吃寿司）

二、Would rather 的问句表达

1. Would you rather not go to the party tonight?

你今晚不想去参加派对吗？

2. Don’t you ‘d rather study at home today?

今天你不想在家学习吗？

三、Would rather 和 would prefer 的区别

Would rather 和 would prefer 的用法很类似，但它们两个同时存在于一种语言中，所以必须懂得他们之间的区别。

Would prefer 表示的是两个或多个事物中较喜欢或偏爱的那一个，而

would rather 表示的是在两种选择之间选一种，而另一种则比较低人一等、没那么好。

例如：

I would prefer tea to coffee.（我喜欢茶胜过咖啡）

I would rather stay at home than go to the cinema.（我宁愿呆在家里，也不想去电影院）

总之，would rather 的否定形式 is wouldn’t rather 或 would

would rather语法

would rather语法

“would rather do sth.”是英语中常见的一个固定惯用句式（美国英语中多用had rather）。

would（或had）rather的缩写形式为 ’d rather。would (had) rather中的would并无过去的意思。该句式常用来表示选择的意愿，意谓“宁可……”、“宁愿……”、“最好……”。例如：

He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。

If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。

You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书。

would rather与than连用，可构成另一个惯用句式，即：“would rather...than....”，意谓“宁可（愿）……（而）不要（愿）……”、“与其……不如……”。用以表达主语的意愿，强调经过选择后做其中一件事，而不愿做另一件事。例如：

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。

The children would rather walk there than take a bus. 孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不乘公共汽车。

在使用“would rather...than...”句型时，应注意以下几点：

1. than 后边也应接动词原形，但如该句型前后连接的两个动词相同，则than之后的那个动词可省去。例如：

I’d rather you know that now than afterwards. 我宁可你现在就知道这件事，而不是以后。

2. would rather...than...也可改写“would...rather than...”，其用法及含义仍不变。例如：

would+rather+用法归纳

would+rather+用法归纳

would rather 用法归纳

1. would rather (not) + 动词原形

e.g.

1). I would rather work out the problem on my own.

2). Sam would rather wait for his friend outside the room.

3). Are there paths we would rather not pursue?

注：这些句子中would rather 后面需要接不带to的不定式，否定句同。

2. would rather 用于虚拟语气

e.g.

1). I’d rather you kept it a secret for the time being.

2). My parents would rather we lived in the country than in the city.

3). “May I go on?” “I would rather you didn’t .”

注：这些从句中的动词需要用过去式。