宁愿的英文：
would rather
better

The famous mathematician is brainiac who would rather work on solving complex mathematical problems than sleep at night.
这位著名数学家十分聪明和勤奋，宁愿晚上不睡觉，也要解开复杂的数学难题。

We would rather put the boy to a trade than let him waster time.
我们宁愿让那孩子去学门手艺，而不愿让他浪费时间。

Many children rather ate ice cream from cones than from dishes.
许多孩子宁愿吃蛋卷冰淇淋，而不吃放到盘子上的冰淇淋。

Rather .. than ..; prefer to
宁愿..而不愿..

I prefer to tell the truth.
我宁愿说实话。

She 'd rather go to the cinema.
她宁愿上电影院。

Prefer A to B; like A more than B
宁愿A而不愿B

I would rather wait till tomorrow.
我宁愿等到明天。

Would rather; prefer to
宁愿;宁可;比较喜欢

Would rather...(than);prefer to
宁愿;较喜欢

This would be such a chink.
而这一结果很可能就是一个这样的裂缝。

There would come a day when the wheelchair would be gone and I would walk.
总有一天，会甩掉轮椅，自己走路。

You would expect that there would be / there to be strong disagreement about this.
你大概认为关于这事将有一场激烈的争论。

Emma was rather plain, rather old, and condescending
爱玛长得相当平常，年纪也较大，而且还摆出点屈尊俯就的样子。

,” but rather “Open Report…”
，而应该说“打开报告…”。

Be honest rather clever
诚实比聪明更要紧

the better of the two
两者中的更好者

The more, the better.
越多越好。

The shorter the better.
越短越好。