1. I prefer coffee to juice.
2. She preferred shopping to doing her homework last year.
=She preferred to shop rather than do her homework last year.
3. They prefer going hiking to going boating.
=They prefer to go hiking rather than go boating.

I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.
我喜欢安静的乡村胜过喧闹的城市。
So you prefer living abroad?
那么你是宁愿旅居海外啦?
At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.
此时此刻,他宁愿不去想未来的事情。
I preferred the title of reporter.
我更喜欢记者这个头www.souquanme.com衔。

He preferred to watch TV rather than (to) see a film./ He perferred to watch TV instead of a film.
他宁看电视也不看电影.
2、注意介词搭配,如：I prefer swimming to skating.
(I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰.
prefer 因其本身含有比较之意,而不可再与more 或most连用.
3、prefer＋名词或动名词“宁愿”,“更喜欢”.
He comes from Shanghai,so he prefers rice.他是上海人,因此更喜欢吃米饭.
I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去.I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的.
4、prefer to do “愿意做”.I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走.
5、prefer sb.to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走.
6、prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”.I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶.
I prefer watching TV to going out.我宁愿看电视也不出去.
7、prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去.
8、prefer＋ that从句“宁愿”（从句一般用虚拟语气）I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事.
不能说prefer sth rather than sth

I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的（你怎么这么多这种问题啊 ）

p搜趣网refer donging to doing与做相比更喜欢做
I prefer playng computer to playing basketball。
和打篮球相RptNWMgeV比我更喜欢玩电脑。
prefer sth. to sth与做相比更喜欢做
I prefer fall to summer.
和夏天相比我更喜欢秋天。