1·Kids would rather play than study.
孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·They would rather work than live on welfare.
他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.
我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上，也不愿花在厨房里。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.
我宁可把钱付给个人，也不会毫无选择就把钱交给国家。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.
我宁愿付整顿饭钱而不愿看着9个朋友仔细算计、分摊账单。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·I would rather be in prison!
我宁愿在监狱里！
7·Nowadays most people would rather pay online than use cash.
现在大多数人宁愿在网上支付，也不愿使用现金。
8·Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball.
弗兰克不明白为什么杰克宁愿投身艺术也不愿打球。
9·No wonder he would rather repair the old bike than buy a new one.
难怪他宁愿修理旧自行车也不愿买新自行车。
10·Many teenagers would rather stay at home alone than go out with their parents at weekends.
许多青少年在周末宁愿一个人待在家里也不愿和父母出去。
1·Kids would rather play than study.
孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·They would rather work than live on welfare.
他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill.
我宁愿付整顿饭钱而不愿看着9个朋友仔细算计、分摊账单。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.
我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上，也不愿花在厨房里。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·A girl would rather look after the baby than learn about child care.
女孩宁愿照看婴儿也不愿学习育儿知识。
1·I would rather do what makes me fulfilled.
我宁可去做一些能让我充实的事情。
2·I would rather spend my time enabling interoperability than preaching for consistency.
我宁可把时间花在互操作性上，而不是一致性上。
3·Given a choice, I would rather be ugly than live in such a world.
如果让我选择，我宁可面貌五陋，也不愿生活在这样一个世界里。
4·I dare say she would rather I had seemed all tenderness before you: it wounds her vanity to have the truth exposed.
我敢说她宁可我当着你的面显出温柔万分的样子：暴露真相是伤她的虚荣心的。
5·It has proven harmful to children's learning since the child would rather watch TV than do his homework.
事实证明电视对孩子的学习有害，因为孩子宁可看电视也不愿做作业。
1·When researchers ask people whether they would rather be relatively richer than their peers even if that means they are absolutely worse off, the answer is yes.
当研究者询问人们，是否他们更愿意宁肯变得比其同辈相对的富有，即使这意味着他们的生活状况绝对下降，回答是肯等的——愿意。
2·They say the software makers tolerate a certain level of piracy because they would rather have people use their products — even if counterfeit — than pick up lower-cost alternatives.
他们说软件制造商容忍一定程度的盗版行为，因为他们宁肯让人们使用其产品，即便是盗版的，也不去选择更低成本一点的替代方案。
3·Would rather stand die, never kneel.
宁肯站着死，决不跪着生。
4·I would rather not believe in supernatural events personally.
我个人宁肯不信超自然的事件。
5·'I would rather stay here with father and you,' she said.
“我宁肯同你和父亲留在家里，”她说。