We also believe that many more people will prefer to travel by air.中的prefer to是什么意思．

Question

prefer to 和prefer A to B是有区别的吧．

Answer 1

prefer vt.
1. 宁可, 宁愿(选择); 更喜欢; (比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...)
prefer to do sth:愿意去做某事,喜欢去做某事
也有prefer sb (not)to do sth:更愿意/喜欢某人(不)去做某事.
如:I should prefer you not to stay [that you did not stay] there too long.
我希望你不要在那儿呆得太久。

Prefer A to B:是两者比较,更喜欢A.
如:prefer doing to talking 喜欢做而不喜欢说
如:prefer Shanghai to Shenzhen.上海和深圳两者,更喜欢上海一些.

Answer 2

prefer to 更喜欢
prefer A to B 喜欢A强过喜欢B

Answer 3

prefer to 是宁愿/喜欢(做)某事/物
prefer A to B是比起B来更喜欢B

Answer 4

prefer to 更喜欢,在句中是相对于别的交通工具更偏爱坐飞机
prefer A to B是相对于B更爱A

Answer 5

prefer to A 是更喜欢A
prefer A to B 比起B更喜欢A

Answer 6

prefer to 是喜欢,没有比较
prefer A to B 是喜欢A大于B,有比较.