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prefer
[英] [priˈfə:] [美] [prɪˈfɚ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 更喜欢；偏好 If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice. 

  • Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...

    他有特别喜欢的音乐吗？

  • I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...

    我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。

  • I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...

    我喜欢膳食自助的度假。

Usage Note :

Note that prefer can often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such as like…better and would rather are used more frequently. For example, instead of saying 'I prefer football to tennis', you can say 'I like football better than tennis', instead of 'I'd prefer an apple', you can say 'I'd rather have an apple', and instead of 'I'd prefer to walk', you can say 'I'd rather walk'.

注意，prefer在日常对话中听起来往往很正式，像like…better和would rather这样的口头表达更为常用。例如，我们一般用I like football better than tennis（我更喜欢足球，而不太喜欢网球）代替 I prefer football to tennis，用 I'd rather have an apple（我宁愿吃苹果）代替 I'd prefer an apple，用 I'd rather walk（我宁愿走路）代替 I'd prefer to walk。

Verb

1. like better; value more highly;

  • "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"
  • "We prefer sleeping outside"

2. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative;

  • "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
  • "She opted for the job on the East coast"

3. promote over another;

  • "he favors his second daughter"

4. give preference to one creditor over another

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1. The southerners prefer rice and the northerners prefer food made from flour.
南方人比较喜欢吃米饭，北方人爱吃面食。

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2. All this gracious living isn't for me; I prefer the simple life.
这优裕的生活不适合我，我宁愿过简朴的生活。

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3. Do you prefer coffee or tea?
你喜欢咖啡还是茶？

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4. Do you prefer comedy or tragedy?
你喜欢喜剧还是悲剧？

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5. Do you prefer conducted tours or independent travel?
你是喜欢跟着导游还是喜欢独立地去旅行？

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6. Do you prefer sweet or savory food?
你喜欢甜食还是咸食？

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7. Do you prefer sweet or savoury food?
你喜欢甜食还是咸食？

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8. Extrovert prefer lively conversation to brood on the meaning of life.
性格外向的人喜欢高谈阔论，而不愿思索人生的意义。

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9. For holidays, I prefer the relative seclusion of the countryside.
度假的时候，我较喜欢乡间相对的幽静。

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10. Generally, I prefer oils to watercolours.
通常说来与水彩画相比我更喜欢油画。

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11. He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.
他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。

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12. I can give you a round neckline if you prefer.
如果您喜欢我可以给您开个圆领口。

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13. I prefer country life to town life.
我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。

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14. I prefer quality to quantity.
我重质量胜过重数量。

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15. I prefer questioning my pupils to lecturing them.
我喜欢少讲课，多提问我的学生。

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16. I prefer red to blue.
我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。

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17. I prefer tea rather than coffee.
我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

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18. I prefer tea to coffee.
我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡。

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19. I prefer the view taken by him.
我倾向于他的观点。

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20. I prefer this to that.
我宁愿要这个，不要那个。

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