1、prefer to rather than do宁愿而不愿(就算不愿做也可能会做)例句：I prefer to do housework rather than sit there doing nothing.我宁愿做家务也不愿坐在那里无所事事。
2、prefer to rather than doing宁愿而不愿（只愿意做前半部分，不会做或者讨厌做后半部分的，直接拒绝，语气强硬。）例句：I prefer to swim rather than skating.我喜欢游泳而不喜欢滑冰。
3、would perfer to rather than宁愿而不愿（比起后者来宁愿做前者）例句：Still, most users said they would prefer to get apps for free in return for accepting advertising rather than pay.尽管如此，大多数的用户表示，与付费程序相比，他们更愿意选择有广告支持的免费程序。
4、总结：prefer to rather than do：就算不愿做也可能会做。prefer to rather than doing：只愿意做前半部分，不会做或者羲耶笸砻讨厌做后半部分的，直接拒绝，语气强硬。would perfer to rather than：比起后者来宁愿做前者