1·But we rather prefer import goods from China.
但我们宁愿从中国进口。
2·I'd ( 1 ) rather prefer nature as the standard of beauty.
我宁愿喜欢大自然的美的标准。
3·I would rather prefer missing them later, even for all rest of my time.
我宁可将来缅怀他们，甚至花上我余下的时间。
4·Don't tell me I didn't think about it. I would rather prefer to live like this, where at least I can have my son by me at night.
我宁可过现在这样的生活，至少儿子可以在晚上陪我。
5·Something that makes me wanna read every single word - although I'd much rather prefer scanning. Remember the remaining 59 emails that need attending to?
它让我想要阅读每一个单词——尽管我更愿意浏览。记得还有59封邮件要读吗？
6·Because you have already been screened and this is a sign that the interviewer sees your potential and would rather prefer to employ you for the job than to reject you.
因为你已经被筛选出来，这就说明面试你的人看到了你的潜力，他更倾向于录用你而不是拒绝你。
7·Rather than travel by car, I prefer to take a train.
比起乘车旅行，我更喜欢坐火车去。
8·I'd prefer to pay regularly in small amounts, rather than have a large amount to pay in one go.
我宁愿定期小额付款，也不愿一次性大额支付。
9·Recent studies have shown that children and young people largely prefer to see a counsellor in school rather than in an outside environment.
最近的研究表明，小孩和年轻人大多宁愿咨询学校顾问也不去咨询校外顾问。
10·Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.
航空公司宁愿增添新机组人员而不愿对老的机组人员进行再培训。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》