would rather 的用法(英语语法网)
1. 后面直接接动原形,否定式在rather后加not。如:
I’d rather not tell you about it. 那件事我宁愿不告诉你。
2. would rather. . . than. . . . 或would rather…than…表示“宁可(愿)……(而)不要(愿)……或“与其……不如……”。如:
I’d rather play tennis than swim. (=I’d play tennis rather than swim. ) 我宁愿去打网球而不愿去游泳。
注:当than后的动词原形与前面的动词原形相同时可以省去。如:
I’d rather go on Sunday than on Monday. 我宁愿星期天去而不在星期一去。
有时可将rather than置于句首来加强语气。如:
Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends. 我宁可向朋友借钱,也不愿拒绝帮助你。
3. 后接从句时,从句谓语动词要用过去式,即表示现在或将来要做的事,用一般过去式,表示过去要做的事用过去完成时。如:
I would rather you came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。
4. would rather 接动词的完成式,表示主语要做某事,而结果事与愿违。如:
I’d rather have left a note on her desk. 我本想留张字条在她书桌上的。