prefer; preferably; rather

1. 我寧可挨餓也不吃那種東西！
   I'd rather go hungry than eat that!
2. 我寧可死，也不愿忍辱偷生。
   I would rather die than live in disgrace.
3. 我寧可安于貧窮，也不愿用不當(dāng)手段賺錢。
   I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means.
4. 我還不想公開我那些會(huì)引起爭(zhēng)論的觀點(diǎn)，寧可暫且隨大溜。
   Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
5. 有些人寧可熬夜，而不早睡。
   Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early.
6. 在美國(guó)，人們寧可等著空的桌子，而不愿和不認(rèn)識(shí)的人坐在一起。
   In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know.
7. 生氣寧可發(fā)泄出來(lái)而不要悶在肚內(nèi)。
   It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.
8. 我寧可呆在家里。
   I would rather stay at home.

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