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篇1：prefer的用法与搭配
引申可表示为“宁可”“宁愿”等。
prefer也可作“提出”解，多指提出声明、请求、控诉等，常与介词against连用，是正式用语。
prefer偶尔还可作“提升”“提拔”解，作此解时常与介词to连用，常用于被动结构。
prefer只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词、动名词、动词不定式作宾语，也可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词一般需用现在时的虚拟语气，但当prefer前有should〔would〕时，其后从句可不必用虚拟式。
prefer接动词不定式作宾语时，还可后接instead of v -ing。prefer还可接以动词不定式或形容词、过去分词充当补足语的复合宾语，用作宾语补足语的动词不定式可带to，也可不带to。
prefer在不能确定被否定的事物而需征求对方的'意见时，用连接词or连接两种供选择的事物或行为。
prefer与rather than连用，接两个动词不定式时，第二个动词不定式常可以省略to，偶尔也可改用动名词。
在书面语中，也可把rather提到第一个动词不定式前面。如果两个动词不定式相同，而附加修饰成分不同，则可省去动词不定式，只保留附加的修饰成分。在特别强调时，名词前也可用rather than。
篇2：prefer用法
1. 用作动词，表示“更喜欢”“宁愿”等，后接动词时，可用不定式或动名词，其区别大致为：表示一般情况用动名词，表示特定动作用不定式。比较：
I prefer walking alone. 我喜欢一个人溜达。
A：Can I give you a lift? 你顺便坐我的车走吗?
B：No, thanks. I prefer to walk. 不用了，谢谢，我喜欢步行。
但是，与would或should连用时，总是表示特定的想法，所以其后总是接不定式。如：
正：We would prefer to do it later. 我们宁愿以后做它。
误：We would prefer doing it later.
另外注意，当would prefer后接不定式被省略时，要注意保留其中的to，如：
A：Would you prefer to wait? 你愿意等吗?
B：Yes, I’d prefer to. 是的，愿意等。
2. 可用于多种形式的复合结构(宾语补足语可以是形容词、介词短语、过去分词、不定式等)。如：
I prefer my coffee black. 我喜欢喝不加奶的咖啡。
I prefer the chair in its old place. 我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。
We preferred the house painted white 我们倒喜欢那座漆成白色的房子。
Their father prefers them to be home early. 他们的父亲希望他们早点儿回家。
3. 表示“宁愿……而不愿……”“喜欢……而不喜欢……”“与……相比，更喜欢……”等，其基本句型是prefer…to…和prefer…rather than…，其搭配习惯如下：
(1) 用于prefer…to…时，主要用于比较两个名词或动名词。如：
I prefer the seaside to the mountains. 我喜欢海边，不喜欢山区。
Tom prefers reading to talking. 汤姆喜欢读书而不喜欢谈天。
这类结构的prefer前有时也可用would, should等。如：
We’d prefer playing outdoors to watching television. 我们宁愿在外面玩而不愿看电视。
(2) 用于prefer…rather than…时，主要用于比较两个不定式(后面的不定式通常省略to，但前面的不定式必须带to)。如：
He prefers to read rather than watch television. 他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。
She preferred to stay at home rather than (to) go out. 和出门比起来，她比较喜欢待在家里。
后面的不定式有时也可用动名词(虽然不如用省略to的不定式普通)。如：
I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother’s. 我觉得与其开车跑那么远到你母亲那里去度周末，倒不如在家过更好些。
在现代英语中，prefer…rather than…也可用于连接两个名词或动名词，此时的rather than也可换成介词to。如：
I should prefer beef rather than mutton. 我宁愿吃牛肉而不愿吃羊肉。
I prefer swimming rather than cycling. 比起骑自行车来我还是喜欢游泳。
4. 其后有时接that从句作宾语，从句谓语动词通常用虚拟语气(用过去式或用should+v)。如：
He preferred that such comments should cease. 他希望停止这种议论。
I would prefer it if you didn’t smoke in here. 我希望你不要在这里面吸烟。
5. 其后不能直接跟if引导的从句，遇此情况需借助it，即说成I’d prefer it if…(我希望……)。如：
I would prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone. 我希望你别告诉任何人。
I would prefer that you did not mention my name. 我倒希望你不要提及我的名字。
比较以下同义表达：
我倒希望你不要一个人去那里。
正：I should prefer that you did not go there alone.
正：I should prefer it if you did not go there alone.
正：I should prefer you not to go there alone.
6. 若加强语气，可在其前使用much, very much, far等修饰语。如：
I far prefer swimming to cycling. 我喜欢游泳远胜于骑自行车。
We much prefer the country to the town. 我们喜欢乡下，不怎么喜欢城里。
篇3：prefer用法
prefer 作及物动词使用,通常意思是“更喜欢,宁愿”.
1.prefer + 名词/动名词/不定式
例：I prefer some apples./ I prefer having(to have) some apples.我更喜欢吃苹果.
2.prefer somebody to do something 宁愿某人做某事
例：My daddy prefers me not to swim in that river because it's too dangerous.
我爸爸宁愿我不要去那条河里游泳因为那太危险了.
3.prefer A to B 在 A 和 B 中更喜欢 A
例：I prefer green tea to coffee.绿茶和咖啡比较起来我更喜欢绿茶.
I prefer cooking myself to eating out.我宁愿自己做饭也不愿出去吃.
注意:注意这个用法中肯定的是前者,A和B必须在形式上保持一致,即要么都是名词,要么都是动名词.没有使用不定式的用法.
4.prefer to do something rather than ...
这个用法类似于用法3,不过rather than后面可以是不定式、名词、动名词或动词原形.
例：I prefer to stay at home rather than go out in the heavy rain.
我宁愿呆在家里也不想冒这么大的雨出去.
注意:这里 rather than 后面可以用 going out或to go out 都可以.而且 rather than 也可以放在句子开头：Rather than go out in the heavy rain,I prefer to stay at home.
5.宾语从句 prefer that
宾语从句中常用虚拟语气.
例：I prefer that we should gather more information on that issue.
我觉得关于那个事情我们最好收集更多信息.
6.prefer 用法的常用成语及习惯用语
prefer to die rather than surrender 宁死不屈
就是记住,prefer to do的话后面肯定还跟了个比较结构(如rather than do),prefer to do 中的to 为动词不定式;除此之外的情况就用prefer doing,doing为动名词
篇4：prefer用法
prefer是一个及物动词,相当于like better,意为“宁愿;较喜欢”,其现在分词、过去式要双写词尾-r,再加-ing, -ed,即preferring, preferred,其用法如下:
1. prefer可单独使用,也可后跟名词、代词,意为“喜欢某人或某物”。如:
Which subject do you prefer, English or maths?英语和数学,你更喜欢哪一科?
Do you prefer apples or bananas?你更喜欢苹果还是香蕉?
2. prefer后可接v-ing,也可接不定式,表示“宁愿做某事”,“特别喜欢做某事”。如:
Few children prefer working to playing. 很少有孩子只爱工作不爱玩耍。
I prefer to buy new cards. 我宁愿买新的卡片。
3. prefer后接不定式的复合结构作宾语,即prefer sb. to do sth.表示“宁愿某人做某事”。如:
I prefer him to do it in a different way. 我更希望他用不同的方法去做。
4. prefer...to...意为“喜欢......而不喜欢......”,“喜欢......胜过......”,“宁愿......而不愿......”,用作宾语的是名词、代词或v-ing,其中to是介词,不是动词不定式符号。如:
He prefers English to Chinese. 比起语文他更喜欢英语。
He prefers swimming to surfing. 同冲浪相比,他更喜欢游泳。
5. prefer to do sth rather than (to)do sth.表示“宁愿做......而不愿做......”,此结构中,prefer后须跟动词不定式,而rather than后则接带to或不带to的不定式均可。如:
She prefers to stay at home rather than (to)go with us. 她宁愿呆在家里,也不愿和我们一起去。
篇5：prefer用法
prefer也可作“提出”解，多指提出声明、请求、控诉等，常与介词against连用，是正式用语。
prefer偶尔还可作“提升”“提拔”解，作此解时常与介词to连用，常用于被动结构。
prefer只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词、动名词、动词不定式作宾语，也可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词一般需用现在时的虚拟语气，但当prefer前有should〔would〕时，其后从句可不必用虚拟式。
prefer接动词不定式作宾语时，还可后接instead of v -ing。prefer还可接以动词不定式或形容词、过去分词充当补足语的复合宾语，用作宾语补足语的动词不定式可带to，也可不带to。
篇6：prefer的用法
prefer的用法1：prefer的基本意思是“较喜欢,更喜欢”,多指在两个或两个以上的选项中优先选择其中的一项,多用于“prefer...to...”或“prefer...rather than”结构,相当于like better 或place before the others,因此不能用more或most来修饰它。引申可表示为“宁可”“宁愿”等。
prefer的用法2：prefer也可作“提出”解,多指提出声明、请求、控诉等,常与介词against连用,是正式用语。
prefer的用法3：prefer偶尔还可作“提升”“提拔”解,作此解时常与介词to连用,常用于被动结构。
prefer的用法4：prefer只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词、动名词、动词不定式作宾语,也可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词一般需用现在时的虚拟语气,但当prefer前有should〔would〕时,其后从句可不必用虚拟式。prefer接动词不定式作宾语时,还可后接instead of v -ing。prefer还可接以动词不定式或形容词、过去分词充当补足语的复合宾语,用作宾语补足语的动词不定式可带to,也可不带to。
prefer的用法5：prefer在不能确定被否定的事物而需征求对方的意见时,用连接词or连接两种供选择的事物或行为。
prefer的用法6：prefer与rather than连用,接两个动词不定式时,第二个动词不定式常可以省略to,偶尔也可改用动名词。在书面语中,也可把rather提到第一个动词不定式前面。如果两个动词不定式相同,而附加修饰成分不同,则可省去动词不定式,只保留附加的修饰成分。在特别强调时,名词前也可用rather than。
篇7：prefer的用法
1. I would prefer him to be with us next season.
我更希望他下一个赛季和我们在一起。
2. I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。
3. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.
在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
4. I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。
5. They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。
6. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。
7. Allow an extra 10-15 min if you prefer lamb well done.
如果想让羊羔肉完全熟透还需要再煮10到15分钟。
8. Other things being equal, most tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
如果其他条件不变，大多数房客都愿意住单人间而不会选择与他人同住。
9. Some girls prefer to do their revision at home.
有些女孩更愿意在家复习功课。
10. Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
住在招待所的人大多更喜欢单人间，而不想和别人共住一间。
11. Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
12. When planting seedlings I prefer to mark out the rows in advance.
种树苗的时候，我喜欢事先划出行来。
13. I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities.
我根本不喜欢乡村生活，我喜欢城市。
14. If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli.
如果喜欢清淡的口味，可少放或不放辣椒。
15. The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
东方人不吃黄油，他们更喜欢对健康非常有益处的花生油。
篇8：prefer的用法
例句：
I think I'd prefer something a little less energetic.
我想我更喜欢不太剧烈的活动。
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics
我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。
I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
我希望你别告诉任何人。
I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home.
依我看，多数人喜欢工作而不愿待在家里。
I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
我希望你不要说出我的名字。
篇9：prefer用法详解
prefer用法详解归纳
1.prefer+名词
——Would you like meat or fish?
——I'd prefer meat，please.
2.prefer+动名词
Do you prefer cooling for yourself or eating in a restaurant?自己做饭还是喜欢下馆子?
—Do you like swimming?你喜欢游泳吗?
—Yes, but I prefer sailing.喜欢，但我更喜欢驾驶帆船。
3.prefer+不定式
Do you prefer to cook for yourself, or to eat in a restaurant?
I prefer to spend the weekend at home.我喜欢在家里度周末。
I would prefer to stay at home tonight.
She prefers to be alone.
4.Prefer sb. to do sth.
Their father prefers them to be home early.他们的父亲宁愿他们早点回家。
I thought you would prefer me not to knock.
5.prefer A to B
在本句型中，A与B是平行结构，可以是名词，也可以都是动名词。例如：
I prefer dogs to cats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗。
Most people prefer trains to buses.
大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车。
I prefer writing a term paper to taking an examination.
我宁愿写一篇学期论文也不愿参加考试。
I prefer staying at home to going out.
我觉得在家里比出去好。
Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop-music to doing it in a quiet room.成千上万的孩子如今一边听流行音乐一边做作业，也不愿在安安静静的房间里做。
She has always preferred marking her own clothes rather than buying them in the shops.她向来喜欢自己做衣服，而不到商店里去买衣服。
6.Prefer+不定式+rather than+不定式
1)本句型中，第一个不定式前面要加to，第二个不定式前面以不加to居多。例如： He prefer to die rather than become traitor.他宁死也不做叛徒。
Older people often fear change. They know what they can do best. They prefer to repeat their successes rather than risk failure.年纪大的人常常怕变化。他们知道什么最拿手，宁愿把自己成功的经验再如法炮制也不愿冒失败的危险。
She preferred to sew rather than to knit.她喜欢缝纫而不喜欢编织。
2)rather than也可以置于句首：
Rather than buy a car of his own, he prefers to rent one.
3)than后也可用动名词：
I prefer to stay at home rather than go/going to see a film.我觉得与其去看电影倒不如待在家里。
I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than drive/driving all the way to your mother's.我觉得与其开车跑那么远的路到你母亲那里度周末，倒不如在家里过更好些。
4) prefer…rather than中的rather也可以移到第一个不定式之前(prefer rather…than)，这种用法多见于书面语。例如：He preferred rather to take the whole blame himself than to allow it to fall on the innocent. 他宁可自己承担全部责任而不愿让无辜的人受到连累。
5)prefer to do A rather than do B意义相同，试比较：Joe prefers skating to skiing.
Joe prefer to skate rather than ski.
Bill preferred playing soccer to swimming.
Bill preferred to play soccer rather than swim.
He preferred rating a car to having one of his own.
He prefers to rent a car rather than to have one of his own.他宁愿租车也不愿买车。
6)用prefer…rather than代替prefer…to连接名词的形式偶尔也可见到。如：Mr. Brunner prefers chemistry rather than physics.
有人认为两者的区别是：prefer…to表示一般的倾向，prefer…rather than则表示在某种具体场合的选择。如：What shall we have to drink,port or sherry?我们喝什么呢，葡萄酒还是雪利酒?
I should prefer port rather than sherry.我宁愿喝葡萄酒而不喝雪利酒。
7)prefer+that从句
Would you prefer that I come on Monday instead of on Tuesday?你宁愿让我星期一来而不是星期二来吗?
I prefer that someone else should do this.我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好。
情态动词之need的用法大总结
情态动词可以用来表示说话人对某些事物或状态的看法，也可以表示说话人自身的主观设想，这类词通常有词意，但不能单独充当谓语，必须和动词原形一起使用，情态动词种类繁多，用法也比较复杂，牛津英语和大家分享must的用法总结，一起来看看吧!
1. 用作情态动词，注意以下用法
(1) 其后接动词原形;通常只用于否定句或疑问句，一般不用于肯定句;本身无词形变化。如：
Need he do it all at once? 他需要马上就做吗?
You needn’t make two copies. One will do. 你不用打印两份。一份就够了。
(2) needn’t可用作以must开头的疑问句的否定回答。如：
A：Must I go there now? 我必须现在去吗?
B：No, you needn’t. 不必了。(也可用 No, you don’t have to, 但不能用 mustn’t)
注意以下一般疑问句的回答：
A：Need I type this letter again? 这封信需要我再打一遍吗?
B：No, you needn’t. 不，你不必了。
B：Yes, you must. 是的，你必须再打一遍。
B：Yes, you need.(此回答错误，因为用作情态动词的need不能用于肯定句中)
(3) 当要谈论过去情况时，其后要接动词完成式。如：
You needn’t have come in person. 你当时不必亲自来的。
Need you have paid so much? 你当时真需付那么多钱吗?
2. 用作实义动词，注意以下用法
(1) 既可用于否定句和疑问句(需要借助助动词do的适当形式)，也可用于肯定句(注意有词形变化)，为及物动词，其后可跟名词、代词、不定式等。如：
How much money do you need? 你需要多少钱?
You don’t need to stay. 你没有必要留下。
This plan needs careful thought. 这个计划需要好好考虑。
We need to be especially careful. 我们需要特别小心。
(2) 当need表示客观上的需要时，其后可接不定式或动名词，但接动名词时要用主动形式表示被动含义。如：
这个句子需要解释。
正：This sentence needs explaining [to be explained].
误：This sentence needs to explain [being explained].
再比较以下句子，第二句中的 mending虽为主动形式，也表示被动含义：
我得把我的外套去补一下。
正：I need my coat mended.
正：I need my coat mending.
3. 由于既可用作情态动词，也可用作实义动词，注意以下用法：
(1) 一般说来，用作情态动词和用作实义动词，在意思上没有多大差别，只是用法上差别较大。如：
He needn’t come. 他不必来。
He doesn’t need to come. 他不必来。
但是，在个别情况下两者在意义上也有差别。如：
He needn’t be told. 没有必要告诉他。
He doesn’t need to be told. 不需要告诉他了。(即他已知道了)
(2) 比较 didn’t need to do 与 needn’t have done：前者通常表示因为没有做某事的必要，所以没有去做;后者通常表示某事已经做了，但后来觉得没必要去做，含有责备或遗憾之味。如：
I didn’t need to get up early this morning, so I stayed in bed until 9 am. 今天早上我不必早起，所以我一直睡到上午9点钟才起床。
I got up early, but I needn’t have done so, because I had no work to do that morning. 我起床起得很早，但我本来不必起那么早的，因为我那天早上没什么事做啊。
以上就是这次的内容了，是不是非常丰富呢?大家都记住了多少啊?need是一个比较难的情态动词，既能当情态，也能当实义动词，所以一定要注意，学习贵在持之以恒，只要每天学一点，长期下来就能慢慢应用自如了。
While的用法
while作名词用，表示“一会儿”：
1)She likes to take a nap for a while after lunch. 她喜欢午饭后眯一会儿。
2)it takes a while to fit in the society for an overseas student. 留学生需要花一段时间适应当地生活。
While作连词：
1.引导时间状语
1)We must strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
2)While he is speaking, he likes to do a lot of gestures. 他演讲的时候有很多手势。
2. 引导让步状语从句，意思是“虽然…但是….”(多放于句首)
1)While he loves China, he finds it hard to live there after being abroad for long time. 虽然很爱中国，但旅居海外多年的他还是不适应中国的生活。
2)While my heart is willing, my flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足(虽然我的心是愿意的，但是我的肉体是虚弱的)
3. 引导条件状语，意思是“只要”
1)While there is life there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
2)While there is a way, there is away.有志者事竟成。
While作并列连词用，意为“然而”，表对比关系。而but表转折。(请注意体会下列例句中while与but的区别)：
1)Some people waste food while others haven't enough. 有些人很费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。
2)The son was having a good meal at home, while the parents were working in the fields.
儿子在家吃好饭而父母却在田里辛勤劳作。
3)I ought to have helped her, but I never could. 我本该帮她但没能。
4)Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. 蜂蜜很甜，但蜜蜂有刺蜇人。
Not only…but also用法总结
Not only…but also是英语中比较常见的一个关联词组，用于连接两个表示并列关系的成分，着重强调后者。它的意思是“不仅 … 而且 ...”;其中的also有时可以省略。由于它的用法比较复杂，本文拟对其用法及其使用中应注意的问题作一归纳。
一、主要用法
1.连接主语：
Not only I but also Tom and Mary are fond of watching television.
不仅我，而且汤姆和玛丽都喜欢看电视。
Not only Jim but also his wife saw her.
不但吉姆而且他妻子也见到了她。
2.连接谓语动词
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.
英国人和美国人不但语言相同，而且有很多相同的风俗习惯。
注意not only…but also连接的动词一般不重复，这与汉语不同。如汉语说“我不仅懂英语，而且懂俄语”，英语则说“I know not only English but also Russian”，而不说“I not only know English but also know Russian”.再如：“气体不仅改变形状，而且改变体积”，英译为“A gas changes not only in shape but also in volume.”(注意介词常重复)
3.连接宾语：
The problem for the recipient was trying to guess not only who the sender was, but also what his secret feelings might be.
收信人不仅要尽力猜出是谁的，还要推测寄信人内心有什么想法。
4.连接宾语补足语：
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
浅色和鲜艳的颜色不但使人看了高兴，也会使人更加活泼。
5.连接表语：
Shakespeare was not only a writer but (also) an actor。
莎士比亚不仅是一位剧作家，而且是一位演员。
6.连接状语：
If your friend reminds you kindly of your faults, take what he says not merely pleasantly but thank fully.
如果低你的朋友善意地指明出你的缺点，你不但要欣然接受，而且要心怀感激之情。
7.连接从句：
He didn’t let us off the hook until we had proved not only that we knew what an organism was but also that we had the fortitude to stand up for the truth.
直到我们证明了我们不仅知道什么是生物体，而且具有坚持真理的不屈不挠精神时，他这才放过我们。
8.连接定语：
Man has become master not only of the sky but also of the space. 人类不但征服了天空，而且征服了太空。
9.连接句子：
I not only heard it, but (also) I saw it.
我不仅听到、而且看到了它。
Not only…but also连接句子时, not only 可以置于句首表示强调,这时第一分句要采用倒装结构。例如：
Not only has he a first-class brain but also he is a tremendously hard worker.
他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子，而且工作很能吃苦。
Not only had the poor man been arrested but he had been sent to prison as well.
这个可怜的人不仅被逮捕，而且被投进监狱。
Not only do the professors have their own ideas on the matter, but the students have theirs too.
对这件事不仅教授们有自己的看法，学生们也有自己的想法。
10.用于 it is…that 强调结构
It is not only the scientist and the physician who need a long special training now, but the computer expert, the accountant, and the business manager.
现在，不仅科学家和医生需要长期的专门训练，计算机专家、会计师和企业经理也需要这种训练。
It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
我们不但要对我们所做的事负责，而且要对我们没有去做的事负责。
二、not only…but的省略及其变体
1.Not only…but also中的also可以省略。有人认为该句型所连接的第二部分最高级形容词或它所表示的范围、程度、影响等超过第一部分时，常将also省略。例如：
He was not only a successful writer but (also) the greatest poet of his time.
他不仅是一位成功的作家，而且是他那个时代最伟大的诗人。
He is famous not only in China but (also) in the whole world. 他不仅闻名中国，而且闻名全球。
Not only do they suffer less pain than most women in labor, but the town boasts an unusually low rate of infant mortality. 这不仅使她们比大多数产妇受痛苦，而且使城市婴儿死亡率大大降低。
2.not only…but also句型一般只省略also,但在连接句子时，有时也可见到省略but甚至but also的情形。例如：
Not only was I tired, I was also cold.我不光困倦， 还感到很冷。(省去了but)
George not only made an important friend, he also learned about the frontier. (省去了but)
Since moisture is needed for rain, dry air in the morning not only allows the spider to get an early start, is also means a dry day. 有了湿度才会下雨，因此，早晨空气干燥不仅使蜘蛛早点开始结网，而且意味着这一天不会下雨。(省去了but)
Not only bas she been an excellent wife, she has been a better husband than I’ll never be.
她不仅是一个极其出色的妻子，而且是一个我永远也做不到的好丈夫。(省去了but also)
Not only were there no traces of drinking water in the room, there was not sufficient water found in the dead star’s stomach to have comfortably taken the tablets with.
不仅房内没有饮用水的痕迹，在这位已故影星的胃里也没发现有把这些药丸舒适地送下去的水。(省去了but also)
3. not only…but also的形式比较固定，但也会出现but与also被分隔开来的情形。例如：
Not only the mother but the children are also sick.
不仅母亲，而且孩子们也生病了。
Not only is his right lung affected but his left lung is also.
他不但右肺被感染，而且左肺也被感染了。
4.not only A but also B的替代式常见的还有not only A but B…as well, not only A but B too, not merely A but also B, not just A but also B, not…alone…but 等。例如：
Not only my mother was unhappy, but Mary, too.
不但我妈妈不高兴，玛丽也不高兴。
In jurisprudence it is a well-known principle that justice should not merely be done but should also be seen to be done.
在法理学方面，人所共知的原则是：对受害者不仅应当公正对待，而且应当让人们看到他得到了公正的对待。
Not just the people of our nation, but all the people of the world have profited from his work.
不仅我们国家的人民，而且全世界所有的人民，都从他的研究工作中得到了好处。
Not poets alone, nor artists, nor that superior order of mind which arrogates to itself all refinement, feel this, but dogs and all men.
不仅诗人，艺术家以及那些自命不凡、思想杰出的人觉得如此，连狗和普通人也有同感。
三、注意事项
1.”not only A but also B”结构中的A和B通常是同等成分。由于同一成分常常由同一词类的词来担任，所以A与B常常也是同一词性，这从本文第一部分的例句中即可看到。但是，也有A与B属于不同词性的情形。如：”He is not only very clever, but also a very hard worker, and he likes to do everything well.(他不但聪明，而且能下功夫。他喜欢把每一件事都做得很好。)其中A是形容词，B是名词，但两者均在句中作表语，因此仍是正确句子。然而，在“He not only plays the piano, but also the violin.”一句中，A是动词，B是名词，不是同一成分，因此语法学家认为此句有点欠妥，至少在书面语中就是如此。如改为“He plays not only the piano, but also the violin”就无懈可击了，再看下面二例：
The surprise grant not only enabled Dad to finish A&T, but to graduate first in his class.这笔意外的奖学金不仅使我父亲能读完农业和技术学院，而且毕业成绩名列榜首。
1.Not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
2.有人认为，not only…but also不能用于否定句。汉语中用于否定句中的“不但…而且”在英语中要用as well as 表示。如“不但我不想看戏，而且他也不想看戏”可译作“He, as well as I, doesn’t want to see the play.”不过，这条规则也有例外，请看下面二例：
Not only did none of us know how the crime was to be committed, we didn’t even know what the crime was to be!
Not only don’t I know the population of Nepal, I don’t know where in god’s world it is!我不但不知道尼泊尔人口，而且连它究竟在哪里也不知道! 这两个例句有几个共同点：都是连接否定分句，都是倒装句，都没有用but also。下面一例出自一位美国作家之手，所不同的是，not only…but连接的是并列谓语，第一个动词是否定的，第二个动词则是肯定的：
Nonetheless, as he described Mary’s attitudes her accomplishments, he found himself wishing that she cared more about the police side of his life than she seemed to, that she might understand it as intimately, say, as the woman opposite him. But this motion seemed to him so disloyal to Mary that he not only did not articulate it, but at once tried to suppress it.
enough的用法总结：
什么时候在被修饰词前，什么时候在后
01做形容词足够的，充分的：
通常修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，且多放在名词之前。
They had enough moneyto live in comfort in their retirement.
他们有足够的钱在退休后过上舒适的生活。
We don't have enough booksso you'll have to share.
我们的书不够，所以你们得一起看。
One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.
如果好好利用，人的时间总是足够的。
There was food enoughfor all.
食物足够所有人吃了。
(我们也能看到enough在名词后，尤其正式文体里)
02做副词足够地，充分地：
当enough用作副词必须放在被修饰的形容词，副词或动词之后。
I can't thank you enoughfor your kindness.
我对你的好意感激不尽。
A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.
长命百岁不见得生活得够好，但美好生活(再短也)就足够长了。
He speaks English well enoughto pass for a British.
他英语流利的使人以为他是英国人。
The ice in the lake is not thick enough to walk on.
湖里的冰不够厚，不能在上面走。
He was careful enough to check up every detail.
他很仔细地检查了每一个细节。
03做代词足够;充足：
Enoughis enough.
够了;行了;要适可而止。
I've heard enough of your excuses.
我听够了你的借口。
Are we doing enough to protect the environment?
篇10：prefer的用法
我们知道prefer的意思是更喜欢，宁愿。下面我们详细的来学习一下prefer的用法，包括perfer的句型。
1.prefer+名词 ――Would you like meat or fish? ――I'd prefer meat，please.
2.prefer+动名词 Do you prefer cooling for yourself or eating in a restaurant?自己做饭还是喜欢下馆子?―Do you like swimming?你喜欢游泳吗? ―Yes, but I prefer sailing.喜欢，但我更喜欢驾驶帆船。
3.prefer+不定式 Do you prefer to cook for yourself, or to eat in a restaurant? I prefer to spend the weekend at home.我喜欢在家里度周末。I would prefer to stay at home tonight. She prefers to be alone.
4.Prefer sb. to do sth. Their father prefers them to be home early.他们的父亲宁愿他们早点回家。I thought you would prefer me not to knock.
5.prefer A to B 在本句型中，A与B是平行结构，可以是名词，也可以都是动名词。例如：I prefer dogs to cats.在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗。Most people prefer trains to buses. 大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车。 I prefer writing a term paper to taking an examination. 我宁愿写一篇学期论文也不愿参加考试。I prefer staying at home to going out. 我觉得在家里比出去好。 Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop-music to doing it in a quiet room.成千上万的孩子如今一边听流行音乐一边做作业，也不愿在安安静静的房间里做。 She has always preferred marking her own clothes rather than buying them in the shops.她向来喜欢自己做衣服，而不到商店里去买衣服。
6.Prefer+不定式+rather than+不定式1)本句型中，第一个不定式前面要加to，第二个不定式前面以不加to居多。例如： He prefer to die rather than become traitor.他宁死也不做叛徒。
Older people often fear change. They know what they can do best. They prefer to repeat t prefer的用法
1、后接不定式时与rather than 或instead of连用，如：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal. / He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁死也不去偷窃。 2、注意介词搭配，如：I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜欢游泳胜过滑冰。prefer 因其本身含有比较之意，而不可再与more 或most连用。
3、prefer+名词或动名词“宁愿”，“更喜欢”。He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜欢吃米饭。I prefer going by bike.我宁愿骑单车去。I prefer the white one.我喜欢那个白的。
4、prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意马上就走。
5、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你马上就走。
6、prefer to sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我宁愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out. 我宁愿看电视也不出去。
7、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我宁愿呆在家里也不出去。
8、prefer+that从句“宁愿”(从句一般用虚拟语气)
I prefer that you should do it.我宁愿你做这件事。 不能说prefer sth rather than sth .prefer to do sth或prefer doing sth，(比较)喜欢做某事I prefer eating apples/I prefer to eat apples.我比较喜欢吃苹果。 2.prefer sth(比较)喜欢某物 3.prefer (doing) sth to (doing)sth 喜欢(做)....胜过(做)..../比起(做).....，更喜欢(做)..... I prefer(listening to) music to (watching) TV. 4.prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做...也不愿做... I prefer to stay at home than go to a movie. Rather than ________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ________ a bicycle. A. ride; ride B. riding; ride *C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding 及物动词prefer相当于like sth. better, 意思是“宁愿; 较喜欢”, 现在分词、过去式要双写-r,再加-ing, -ed，即preferring, preferred, preferred。作为重要考点的prefer用法较为灵活, 其主要用法归纳如下:
1. prefer + n. / pron. / doing / sth. 喜欢某人或某物; 宁愿做某事 Mr. Brown preferred spending his spare time doing some reading. 布朗先生比较喜欢把业余时间用来读点书。
2. prefer ... to ... 喜欢……而不喜欢……;宁愿……而不愿…… 用作宾语的是名词、代词或动词的 -ing形式, 其中to是介词, 不是动词不定式符号。 He prefers English to Chinese. 比起汉语他更喜欢英语。
Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop music to doing it in a quiet room. 成千上万的孩子如今宁愿一边听流行音乐一边做作业，也不愿在安安静静的房间里做。
3. prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事 I prefer you to spare some time to come to our art exhibition next week. 我宁愿你们下周抽出点时间来看看我们的美术展。
4. prefer to do ... rather than do ... 宁愿……而不愿……
Rather than go on holiday to the seaside I prefer to work days and go to school nights. 我宁愿白天工作, 晚上上学, 而不愿到海边度假。 5. prefer that sb. (should) do sth. 宁愿某人做某事 在that引导的宾语从句中,我们应当用虚拟语气“should+动词原形”,其中的should可以省略。 We prefer that each new student take a science course. 我们希望每位新生修一门理科课程。I prefer that someone else should do this. 我觉得还是让别人来做这件事比较好
