核心问题
您在 would prefer to do/与 would rather do 等条目中已经讲到了 would prefer 与 would rather 在用法上的区别。它们还有别的区别吗？
词典解答
would prefer 与 would rather 的另一个区别, 就是前者可以跟宾语 + 带 to 的动词不定式 (宾语补足语), 即 would prefer + sb. + to + v, 而 would rather 却没有这种用法。
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“May I wash the dishes?” “I’d prefer you to dry them.” (LDCE) “我可以洗盘子吗?” “我倒愿意让你把它们擦干。”
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I'd prefer him to paint the door blue. 我宁愿他把门漆成蓝色。