宁愿,宁可more willingly
would〔had〕 rather\u002e\u002e\u002ethan\u002e\u002e\u002e
I'd rather play football than play basketball.
我宁愿踢足球而不想打篮球。
I would rather have the small one than the big one.
我宁愿要小的,不要大的。
would〔had〕 rather to-/ v
I would〔had〕 rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。
He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property.
他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。
would〔had〕 rather (that)-clause
We had rather the matter were not made public.
我们宁愿这事不公开。