prefer doing to talking
喜欢做而不喜欢说
prefer to die rather than surrender
宁死不屈
prefer a charge against a person
告发某人
prefer a claim to property
提出一项产业的要求
prefer sb.for
提拔某人为...
prefer ...rather than 宁愿[愿意]...而不愿
prefer ...to 喜欢...而不喜欢; 喜欢...胜过...
prefer to do:
(甚于)喜欢...
例句与用法:
She prefers to do good by stealth.
她喜欢秘密地为他人做好事.
They prefer to do things on their own
他们喜欢自己的事情自己来办