1·She answered that she would prefer to walk.
她回答说她宁愿步行。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·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》
3·It appears reasonable to assume that, other things being equal, most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
似乎有理由这样想：同等条件下，大多数旅店房客更喜欢住单人间而不愿意与人合住。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you.
我宁愿不卖，也不愿被你羞辱。
5·In that case, we would prefer the more expensive option.
那样的话，我们宁愿选择更贵的方案。
6·She had to take his hand, and there was no indication that he would prefer a thimble.
她不得不拉着他的手，没有迹象表明他更喜欢顶针。
7·You accidentally reveal to the entire company what menu you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner.
你一不小心就让整个公司知道了员工圣诞晚宴上你会选择的菜单。
8·Most homeworkers would prefer to work outside the home but are constrained from doing so by lack of opportunity.
大多数在家工作的人更喜欢在外面工作，但由于缺乏机会而受到限制。
9·Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don't take them everywhere and would prefer something lighter.
尽管很多学生把笔记本电脑带到课堂上，但他们并不到处带着笔记本电脑，他们更喜欢轻便的东西。
10·As far as I am concerned, I hate the terrible dirt and noise in the city. If given the chance, I would prefer to live peacefully in the country.
就我而言，我讨厌城市里的尘土和噪音。 如果有机会，我宁愿在乡村过一种宁静的生活。
1·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》
2·As much as I would prefer it otherwise, in this financial environment I see no choice but to require that all securitizers retain a meaningful part of the securities they issue.
虽然我宁愿有别的做法，但是在目前的金融环境下，我看没有别的选择，只能要求那些证券化方持有他们所发行证券中的相当一大部分。
3·Only Achilles would prefer his death.
只有阿基里斯宁愿他早点死。
4·Today the young people in East Germany would prefer to stay at home. Many of them must leave, however, because there are hardly any prospects for them in many regions of the former East.
在今天的德国东部，年轻人宁愿呆在家里，但是有很多人不得不离开家园，因为在前东德的许多地区年轻人很难找到出路。
5·I would prefer a quiet evening at home as opoposed to spending my time in the company of many people.
我宁愿在家里度过一个安静的夜晚，也不想在一大群人的陪伴中度过的时间。