一、后接动词原形 ;
二、后接完成式动词;
三、后接从句;
四、用于would rather…than…结构;
五、用于口语表达I’d rather not。
例句
They would rather struggle for peace.
他们宁愿为和平而奋斗。
I would rather stay.
我宁愿留下不走。
I would rather be the one sick than you.
我宁愿生病的人是我,而不是你。
水利万物而不争,
而万物莫能与之争。