To err on the side of caution could be a judicious decision for them.

他们宁可谨慎行事，或许会是个明智的决定。

金山词霸

I would rather give up sleep than miss my evening class.

我宁可放弃睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。

金山词霸

Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.

守财奴爱财如命,宁可饿肚皮,没衣穿.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It is better to be a has - been than a never - was .

[谚]宁可 昙花一现,不能默默无闻.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I choose rather to hesitate my opinion than to assert it roundly.

我宁可犹疑地表示我的意见而不愿直率地断言这件事.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Better a glorious death than a shameful life.

宁可光明磊落地死,决不卑鄙无耻地生.

《简明英汉词典》

Better be envied than pitied.

宁可让人妒忌,不可让人怜悯.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I would rather stare at a captivating painting than a dull TV set.

我宁可凝视迷人的画作也不愿盯着无聊的电视机。

金山词霸

She'd just as soon throw the plate on the floor as apologize to you.

她宁可把盘子扔在地上也不愿向你道歉。

金山词霸

I asked Jack for his political views, but he said he preferred to hold aloof.

我问起杰克的政治观点, 他说他宁可避而不谈.

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Better have no war for a thousand days than slacken your vigilance for one day.

宁可千日不战,不可一日不备.

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Better be blamed by our kith and kin, than be kissed by the enemy.

宁可让亲人责备, 切勿让敌人亲吻.

《简明英汉词典》

I would rather pay your bill than see you struggle with debt.

我宁可替你付账单，也不愿看到你为债务发愁。

金山词霸

He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.

他是如此虚荣狂妄,宁可和人翻脸, 有笑话却不能不说.

《简明英汉词典》

I would almost sooner have seen the dear boy lying in his --'

我倒宁可看到这可爱的孩子躺在他的 —— ”

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