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他宁肯不吃，也不愿借债。Rather than borrow, he went without food.

她似乎宁肯坐那辆简陋寒酸的马车。She would have preferred the humble cart.

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宁肯钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。Better an abandoned purse than an empty arch.

守财奴宁肯挨冻受饿也舍不得花钱。Misers put their back and belly into their pocket.

守财奴宁肯挨饿受冻也舍不得花钱。Misers put their back and belly into their pockets.

我宁肯考试通不过也不愿作弊。I would rather fail than tricking in the examination.

是的，我年夜白你的意思。我想我宁肯吃面条。Yes, I know what you mean. I think I'd rather have noodles.

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而傩送宁肯继承一条破船也要与翠翠成婚。The Tan Song prefer to have inherited a wreck and Tracy married.

但我们大多宁肯吮吸却不愿奔流向前，这不奇怪吗？Is it not stange that most of us choose sucking rather than running?

宁肯孑然而自豪地独守信念，也莫不辨是非地随波逐流。Would rather pay and proudly faith alone, also is to go with the flow.

西方社会的一些年青人怕结婚，他们宁肯同居。Some young people in the west fear marriage and would rather cohabitate.

宁肯做个罪犯而害怕暴露出自己的无知吗？To accept exposure as a criminal for fear of being exposed as an illiterate?

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你知道我宁肯去看牙医也不愿意学习代数和算术。You know I would rather visit the dentist than study algebra and arithmetic!

他说他宁肯死，也不愿洗澡，除非生个儿子或许才能让他改变主意。He says‘he’d rather die than take a bath and only a son could change his mind’.

你宁肯娶一般贴的丑妻照旧一个无私的美妻？Do you prefer an ugly but considerate wife or a beautiful but self-centered one?

我们宁肯降低价格，也不愿积压大量货物。We would rather cut down the price than keep a large quantity of goods in stock.

我们宁肯降低价格，也不愿积压大量货物。eg. We would rather cut down the price than keep a large quantity of goods in stock.

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我们分析型人士宁肯独自跟好书或好电影共度时光也不愿意跟人呆在一起。We analyticals would rather spend time alone with a good book or movie than with people.

“我认为宁肯我食言也不能纵容撒谎，”他说。"I decided it was better for me to break that promise than to endorse the lie, " he says.

作为父亲，忠植宁肯失去工作也要找回女儿。As father, faithful establish would rather loses the job to also want to look for a daughter.