寧可
[nìng kě]
(conj) it is the lesser of two evils to ... ; would rather ... had sooner rather preferably druther would sooner err on the side of would rather
我寧可挨餓也不吃那種東西！
I'd rather go hungry than eat that! 我寧可死，也不愿忍辱偷生。
I would rather die than live in disgrace. 我寧可安于貧窮，也不愿用不當手段賺錢。
I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means. 我還不想公開我那些會引起爭論的觀點，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. 有些人寧可熬夜，而不早睡。
Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early. 在美國，人們寧可等著空的桌子，而不愿和不認識的人坐在一起。
In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know. 生氣寧可發泄出來而不要悶在肚內。
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up. 我寧可呆在家里。
I would rather stay at home.
英語翻譯
參考釋義
- 寧可[nìngkě;níngkě]
- -wouldrather;better:
rathercuttheloss;suffertemporaryloss寧可吃點小虧
- -wouldrather;better:
雙語例句
I'd rather go hungry than eat that!
I would rather die than live in disgrace.
I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means.
Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early.
In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know.
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.
I would rather stay at home.
