释义 宁愿， 宁可；
一、概述。 1.含义。“宁愿/可,更/最好,还是…为好”。
2.用法。常+V原,常省略为’d rather,表优先选择的一种方式 。无人称,数,词性,时态变化,所有的人称情况均用would rather.
3.否定形式。would rather not do sth。例: Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music 4.would /had在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动词。 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。 He’d rather work in the countryside. 她宁可到农村去工作。
二、扩展。
1.在两者中取舍,表“宁愿……而不愿……/与其……宁可……”时，则可用would rather…than…或would…rather than…句型.
例: I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.
The children would walk there rather than take a bus.
2.也可以颠倒为：rather than…would… 例：Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up
3.Would(rather)和than后都接不带to的动词不定式，若选同一动词,那么than 后的动词可以省略。 例: I would rather have noodles than rice.
4.要注意“平行结构”，即在than 的前后要用两个同类的词或词组，如两个n、两个不定式、两个介短等。 例: I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. @I would rather talk with his mother than with his father.
5.在疑问句式中，短语中的would要放在主语之前。 例: Would you rather stay here or go home? @Which would you rather have, apples or bananas?
三、would rather+从句，常用的虚拟语气句型,谓语一般用过去时来表示现在或将来。
其意为“宁愿……,还是…… 好些”“一个人宁愿另一个人做某事”。
引导从句的that常省略。在谈到过去的动作时，谓语则用过去完成时。 例: John wants to see me today. I would rather he came to tomorrow than today. 句中came不是表示过去而是表示将来. 注意:如果谈到过去的动作，也就是表示过去已经发生的事情在选择上不恰当。
此时，主句一般为I had rather ,其（that）从句则用过去完成时。 例 Would rather you had not done that.
@如果只涉及主语本人而不涉及另一个人，则would rather之后不接that从句而接have done结构。
例: I would rather have gone to the theatre than stayed home night.
四、would rather/sooner和prefer/would prefer的区别。
would rather和would sooner之间一般没有区别，但经常接触到的是would rather。
例:Tom would rather/sooner read than talk./ Tom prefers reading to talking． 注意:would rather后跟不带to的不定式+than+不带 to的不定式，而prefer后跟动名词+to+动名词。 有时prefer后面也可跟名词，而在would rather之后要求只带动词原形。
例: He prefers wine to beer．= He would rather drink wine than beer．
@某些 prefer+名词的情况不能用 would rather完全确切地表达出来：
例:He prefers dogs to cats./He would rather have dogs than cats.很明显，这两句的意思并不完全相同。
@ would rather+不带to的不定式有时可代替 would prefer+带 to的不定式。
例: I’d rather fly than go by sea．=I’d prefer to fly． 我宁愿乘飞机也不愿乘船。 @这两个结构后面带名词时情况也一样：
例: —Would you like some gin？ —I’d prefer a coffee．=I’d rather have coffee than gin．
@would rather/sooner和would prefer后面都可跟完成式，但后者带to。
例: We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air=I’d prefer to have gone by air． (我愿意乘飞机去，可我的愿望未能实现）
1. He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.
他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。
2. She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.
她宁愿在法庭上撒谎也不愿承认她的罪行。
3. Kids would rather play than study.
孩子们宁愿玩也不愿学习。
4. I would rather Lionel took it on.
我宁愿莱昂内尔负责这件事。
5. I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
6. I would rather have the small one than the big one.
我宁愿要小的,不要大的.