| 单词 | 宁可 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ACTUALLY〕There are many stories which describe wolves as dangerous, blood-thirsty animals, but actually they prefer to avoid human beings. 有许多故事把狼说成是危险而嗜血成性的动物，但实际上它们宁可避开人类。朗文写作活用〔FAIRLY/QUITE〕I quite like it here but I'd rather live in Manchester. 我觉得这里不错，但宁可住在曼彻斯特。朗文写作活用〔LAZY〕Her third son chose to live at home in idleness rather than follow a profession. 她的第三个儿子宁可在家闲着，也不去从事个什么职业。朗文写作活用〔away〕He preferred to sit away from the stranger.他宁可坐得离陌生人远一些。英汉大词典〔before〕He will resign before he agrees to this.他宁可辞职也不同意此事。外研社新世纪〔before〕I will die before I will betray my country.我宁可死也不会背叛我的国家美国传统〔better〕Better late than never.【谚】宁可迟一点也比永远没有的好（喻亡羊补牢犹未晚也）。文馨英汉〔commend〕Commend me to a simple life.我宁可过淡泊的生活。英汉大词典〔day〕We preferred to travel at night and rest by day.我们宁可夜里赶路，白天休息。牛津搭配〔do without〕Like all teenagers there's one thing she'd rather do without — spots.和所有十几岁的孩子一样，有一样东西她宁可没有——青春痘。柯林斯高阶〔druther〕Of course you druther work, wouldn't you? 当然你宁可工作,是吗?英汉大词典〔dun〕He claimed he would rather go to prison than continue being dunned by the taxman.他声称宁可坐牢也不愿意再被税务局催款。剑桥高阶〔ere〕I will be thrown into Etna ere I will leave her.我宁可被扔进埃特纳火山也不愿离开她。英汉大词典〔err〕I preferred to err on the side of letting him to learn too slowly.我宁可让他学得过慢 (而不求过快)。英汉大词典〔err〕I thought it was better to err on the side of caution(= to be too careful rather than take a risk).我认为宁可过于谨慎也不要冒风险。牛津高阶〔err〕We agreed that our prices would err on the low side.我们达成一致, 宁可让我们的价格低一些。外研社新世纪〔err〕We want to err on the side of safety.我们在安全防护方面宁可过之。外研社新世纪〔fain〕Archaic Preferably; rather.【古语】 宁愿；宁可美国传统〔fain〕I would fain be dead.我宁可死掉。外研社新世纪〔fain〕I would fain have stayed at home.我宁可呆在家里。英汉大词典〔first〕He said he would resign first.他说他宁可辞职。英汉大词典〔first〕They will not make me betray you. I'll kill myself first.他们没法让我背叛你。我宁可自杀。外研社新世纪〔freelance〕I would rather freelance from home than work in an office.我宁可在家当自由职业者，也不愿到办公室上班。剑桥高阶〔give〕Sushi? Give me roast beef any day.寿司？我宁可要烤牛肉。外研社新世纪〔give〕We prefer to give our money to local causes.我们宁可将我们的钱捐给地方事业。麦克米伦高阶〔go without (sth)〕I'd rather go without food than work for him.我宁可饿肚子也不为他工作。剑桥高阶〔go〕I like to give the children what they want even if I have to go without.孩子们想要什么，我宁可自己不要也要给他们。朗文当代〔growth〕Some investors may prefer growth to immediate income.有些投资者可能宁可不要眼前直接收益而指望自己的资本增值。英汉大词典〔had〕Tom had sooner live in the city than on a farm.汤姆宁可住在城里而不愿住在农场。英汉大词典〔hell〕He says he'll sit there until hell freezes over before he'll pay them even one penny.他说他宁可一直坐在那里, 一分钱也不会付给他们。外研社新世纪〔hell〕He says he'll sit there until hell freezes over before he'll pay them one cent.他说他宁可永远坐在那里，也不会付给他们一分钱。柯林斯高阶〔instead〕She prefers making her own clothes instead of buying them in the shops.她宁可自己缝制衣服而不愿到服装店去买。英汉大词典〔limelight〕He was now one of the city's notables — but he preferred to remain out of the limelight.他现在成为该城的名人之一,但他宁可像过去一样避免引人注目。英汉大词典〔maybe〕It's better to receive a fast and honest no than a drawn-out maybe.宁可接受真实痛快的拒绝也不要拖沓不定的答复美国传统〔natural〕Manufacturers now choose to emphasize the naturalness of the ingredients used in their products.生产商现在宁可注重其产品原料的天然性。朗文当代〔nature〕I'd rather let nature take its course than take any sort of medication at all.我宁可顺其自然, 也不愿意服用任何药物。外研社新世纪〔nobly〕They chose to die nobly rather than to betray their king.他们宁可高尚地死去，也不愿背叛自己的国王。朗文当代〔oneself〕It is better to die oneself than to kill.宁可自亡，不可行凶。柯林斯高阶〔picture〕I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。柯林斯高阶〔preferable〕Death was considered vastly preferable to surrender.宁可死也不投降。牛津搭配〔prefer〕I much prefer the old methods.我宁可用老办法。英汉大词典〔prefer〕Some people prefer being single.一些人宁可单身。外研社新世纪〔pub-crawl〕I'd rather pub-crawl than visit Whitehall.我宁可逐店痛饮也不去游览白厅。英汉大词典〔quip〕The chairman quipped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.主席风趣地说，他宁可卖掉他的航空公司，也不愿出售他的计算机系统。柯林斯高阶〔rather〕I would rather stay here.我宁可留在这儿。英汉大词典〔rather〕I'd rather die than apologize to Helen.我宁可死也不会向海伦道歉。朗文当代〔rather〕I’d rather have an apple than an orange.我宁可吃苹果，不要吃橘子。牛津同义词〔rather〕Rather than cause trouble, he left.他宁可走开而不愿引起麻烦。英汉大词典〔rather〕We would rather rent the house than buy it outright.我们宁可租这幢房子，也不愿直接买下它。美国传统〔sacrificial〕He loves his students and serves at a sacrificial salary compared to what he should get.他因热爱自己的学生,宁可牺牲自己应得的较高薪金。英汉大词典〔say〕I'd rather not say.我宁可不说。文馨英汉〔scene〕I'd rather go to a jazz concert - I'm afraid opera isn't really my scene (= is not the type of thing I like).我宁可去听爵士音乐会——恐怕歌剧不是我的兴趣所在。剑桥高阶〔self-exile〕He's chosen self-exile in preference to harassment.他宁可远走他乡而不愿遭受骚扰。英汉大词典〔self-pride〕Most people have self-pride enough to prefer work to unemployment.大多数人很有自尊心,宁可工作而不愿失业。英汉大词典〔sink〕The officers and crew would sooner sink the ship than surrender.全船官兵宁可沉船,决不投降。英汉大词典〔sooner〕I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。柯林斯高阶〔sooner〕I'd sooner not talk about it.我宁可不去谈论它。柯林斯高阶〔sooner〕I'd sooner not, if you don't mind.要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。柯林斯高阶〔sooner〕I’d sooner have an apple than sweets.我宁可吃苹果也不吃糖果。牛津同义词〔soon〕I really don't want to go there. I'd just as soon turn around and go back.我真的不想到那儿去,我宁可转身回去。英汉大词典〔soon〕I'd as soon go to another restaurant as wait for a table here.我宁可去另一家饭店，也不想在这里等空桌子。麦克米伦高阶〔soon〕I'd as soon leave right now.我宁可马上就离开美国传统〔soon〕I'd just as soon you put that thing away.我宁可你把那玩意收起来。柯林斯高阶〔soon〕I'd sooner die than marry you! 我宁可死也不和你结婚！朗文当代〔soon〕It revived memories he would as soon forget.这唤起了他那宁可忘却的记忆。英汉大词典〔soon〕She'd just as soon throw your plate in your face as serve you.她宁可把盘子砸到你脸上也不愿伺候你。柯林斯高阶〔soon〕She'd sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents.她宁可和其他学生合住，也不愿跟父母住在家里。牛津高阶〔split〕I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.我宁可掏钱请客，也不愿看到9位朋友算来算去分摊账单。柯林斯高阶〔stay〕I think I'd rather stay in tonight.我想今晚我宁可呆在家里。麦克米伦高阶〔stew〕I'd rather let him stew.我宁可让他一个人去烦恼。外研社新世纪〔stew〕I'd rather let him stew.我宁可让他一个人去烦恼。柯林斯高阶〔than〕I would rather go out to dinner than cook at home tonight.今晚我宁可出去吃饭，也不想在家做饭。韦氏高阶〔than〕I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set.我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。柯林斯高阶〔trade-in〕He preferred to keep his old sedan rather than acquire something slightly newer on a trade-in.他宁可继续开他那辆旧轿车也不愿折价贴换一辆稍稍新一点的。英汉大词典〔veil〕They prefer to draw a veil over the whole incident.他们宁可把这整个事件隐瞒起来。英汉大词典〔would〕I would rather not do it.（若有选择余地）我宁可不做这事。文馨英汉〔would〕I'd rather stay in this evening, if that's all right with you.要是你没问题的话，今晚我宁可待在家里。朗文当代He would rather play than work. 他宁可玩，却不愿工作。译典通I find driving in the fast lane rather stressful so I prefer to stay in the middle lane or the slow lane.我觉得在快车道开车压力很大，所以我宁可留在中速或慢车道。剑桥国际I prefer to spread the cost of bills over a few months.我宁可用几个月的时间来分摊那些帐单的费用。剑桥国际I prefer to wait and see how things go. 我宁可先看看事态如何发展再说。译典通I would prefer not to leave this job to John while he's still a raw recruit/beginner.我宁可不把这份工作交给约翰，因为他还是个刚招来的生手/起始者。剑桥国际I'd far rather/sooner go to the theatre than watch a video.与其看录象，我宁可去看电影。剑桥国际I'd just as soon/I'd sooner not speak to him.我宁可不和他说话。剑桥国际I'd prefer not to remember what happened that day.我宁可忘掉那天发生的事。剑桥国际I'd rather not go to Jane's party if that's all right with you.如果对你合适的话，我宁可不去参加简的聚会。剑桥国际I'd rather take the middle way and not do anything too extreme.我宁可用折衷的方法，也不愿做事太极端。剑桥国际I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than one dubbed into English.我宁可看有字幕的电影，也不要看用英语配音的。剑桥国际I'll buy a plant in a pot rather than cut flowers -- it'll last longer.我宁可买盆花而不要剪下的鲜花----前者能活得长些。剑桥国际I'm not much of a cyclist really--I'd always rather go on foot.我不大会骑车，我总是宁可步行。剑桥国际If it's a choice between higher pay and job security, I'd prefer to keep my job.要是在高工资与就业保障中选择，我宁可保留工作。剑桥国际It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up. 生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。译典通It's showing signs of (= It looks likely to) rain, so I'd rather not go out tonight.看样子要下雨，今晚我宁可不要出去。剑桥国际Kevin prefers to send memos to his colleagues rather than talk to them.凯文宁可送备忘录给他的同事们，也不愿与他们谈话。剑桥国际Many parents deny themselves (= do not allow themselves to have or do things) in order to do as much as they can for their children.为了尽可能多给孩子们一点，许多父母宁可自己节俭。剑桥国际She has refused to be seduced by modern technology and prefers a traditional lifestyle.她拒绝现代技术的引诱，宁可保持传统的生活方式。剑桥国际She's willing to talk about issues which most other people prefer to avoid.她喜欢谈论大多数人宁可回避的问题。剑桥国际Some people go to the state fair to see the livestock, but I prefer the midway.有些人去国家市场看牲畜，但我宁可去娱乐场。剑桥国际Some people prefer to go with the stream. 有些人宁可顺应潮流。译典通They would rather schuss than take the cable car. 他们宁可滑雪下山也不愿坐缆车。译典通 |
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