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单词 prefer
释义 prefer /prɪˈfɜː/ vt.(prefers,preferring,preferred)
1.(like better)更喜欢;更看重

Does he prefer a particular sort of music?他有特别喜欢的音乐类型吗?

Would you prefer tea or coffee?你喜欢喝茶还是咖啡?

to prefer sb/sth to sb/sth喜欢某人/某物胜过某人/某物

I prefer red wine to white.我喜欢红葡萄酒胜过白葡萄酒。

I prefer French to chemistry.比起化学, 我更喜欢法语。

I prefer painting to drawing.比起素描, 我更喜欢油画。

to prefer sth to be sthorto prefer sth sth更喜欢…为…

The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue.木构件现在是绿色的。我原来更喜欢把它涂成蓝色的。

to prefer doing sth更喜欢做某事

Some people prefer being single.一些人宁可单身。

He prefers going to the theatre alone.他更喜欢独自去看戏。

to prefer to do sth更希望做某事

I prefer to travel by rail when I can.只要可能, 我更希望乘火车旅行。

I prefer to eat out with friends.我更喜欢和朋友出去吃饭。

to prefer sb to do sth更希望某人做某事

I'd prefer him to go to university.我更希望他去上大学。

2.【律】+ creditor赋予…优先权
3.to prefer charges【律】(尤指警察)提出控告
4.<正式>(promote)提升;提拔
Usage Note
prefer和preferable之后通常接to,而非than,例如:I prefer Brahms to Tchaikovsky(比起柴可夫斯基,我更喜欢勃拉姆斯), a small income is preferable to no income at all(有一点收入总好过一点都没有)。than或 rather than用于连接不定式的情况,例如: prefer to walk than/rather than to catch the train(比起乘火车,我更喜欢步行)
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