prefer…to…/rather than
I prefer oil paintings to watercolor paintings.
与水彩画相比，我更喜欢油画。
prefer…to…/rather than:
与…相比，更喜欢….
例：
I prefer painters who use oils rather than water colours.
我更喜欢油画家而不是水彩画家。
Many people preferred to die rather than surrender during the war.
在战争期间，许多人宁死不屈。