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单词 druther
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Definition of druther in English:

druther

nounˈdrʌðəˈdrəT͟Hər
usually one's druthersNorth American informal
  • One's preference in a matter.

    选择,偏爱

    if I had my druthers, I would prefer to be a writer

    如果我能选择的话,我宁愿当个作家。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If I had my druthers, I'd go back in time to Baltimore and take that stupid flag down myself.
    • As for the future, if Guru had his druthers, aside from making music, he'd like to start making films and expand on the culture.
    • I'll take ‘Message In a Bottle’ or ‘Stand or Fall,’ given my druthers.
    • We have two small dogs that, if they had their druthers, would dance, sing, and be merry up to their ears in kitty litter (and the gross sundries found therein).
    • Given my druthers, I'd choose being female any day over the alternative.
    • But every traveler has different priorities, and my druthers may not be yours.
    • If Hirsh has his druthers, he'll shoot another five seasons of Naked Josh and buy a shack here.
    • Given my druthers I'd re-edit episode 1, for that matter, but that won't happen.
    • If I had my druthers, that is how we would have gone about fighting the war.
    • As a purist in his own right, Sparky has his own thoughts on what pool would encompass if he had his druthers.
    • If I had my druthers, I'd tell the whole world about your dirty little secret.
    • He once told me that he would not necessarily have been a sovereign prince of Monaco had he had his druthers.
    • Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all.
    • If I had my druthers children would learn cross country ski skills before alpine.
    • If I had my druthers, the whole service would still be in Latin.
    • He knows he's not necessarily the one Steve would have cast if he had his druthers.
    • You have to be flexible, but if you had your druthers which would you choose?
    • As the story goes, if Harvey Weinstein had his druthers, there would have been at least one more.
    • So while I respect the fact that journalists have a job to do, if I had my druthers, it wouldn't involve me.
    • Actually, if I had my druthers, I'd totally legalise drugs.
    Synonyms
    favourite, first choice, top of the list, choice, selection, pick
adverbˈdrʌðəˈdrəT͟Hər
North American informal
  • Rather; by preference.

    宁愿,宁可

Origin

Late 19th century: from a US regional pronunciation of I'd rather, contraction of would rather.

Definition of druther in US English:

druther

nounˈdrəT͟Hər
usually one's druthersNorth American informal
  • A person's preference in a matter.

    选择,偏爱

    if I had my druthers, I would prefer to be a writer

    如果我能选择的话,我宁愿当个作家。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a purist in his own right, Sparky has his own thoughts on what pool would encompass if he had his druthers.
    • He knows he's not necessarily the one Steve would have cast if he had his druthers.
    • If I had my druthers, the whole service would still be in Latin.
    • You have to be flexible, but if you had your druthers which would you choose?
    • But every traveler has different priorities, and my druthers may not be yours.
    • Given my druthers, I'd choose being female any day over the alternative.
    • As for the future, if Guru had his druthers, aside from making music, he'd like to start making films and expand on the culture.
    • If I had my druthers, I'd go back in time to Baltimore and take that stupid flag down myself.
    • As the story goes, if Harvey Weinstein had his druthers, there would have been at least one more.
    • If I had my druthers children would learn cross country ski skills before alpine.
    • We have two small dogs that, if they had their druthers, would dance, sing, and be merry up to their ears in kitty litter (and the gross sundries found therein).
    • If I had my druthers, that is how we would have gone about fighting the war.
    • Actually, if I had my druthers, I'd totally legalise drugs.
    • He once told me that he would not necessarily have been a sovereign prince of Monaco had he had his druthers.
    • Given my druthers I'd re-edit episode 1, for that matter, but that won't happen.
    • If I had my druthers, I'd tell the whole world about your dirty little secret.
    • I'll take ‘Message In a Bottle’ or ‘Stand or Fall,’ given my druthers.
    • If Hirsh has his druthers, he'll shoot another five seasons of Naked Josh and buy a shack here.
    • Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all.
    • So while I respect the fact that journalists have a job to do, if I had my druthers, it wouldn't involve me.
    Synonyms
    favourite, first choice, top of the list, choice, selection, pick
adverbˈdrəT͟Hər
North American informal
  • Rather; by preference.

    宁愿,宁可

Origin

Late 19th century: from a US regional pronunciation of I'd rather, contraction of would rather.

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