vt. (-rr-) 1.(比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…)；宁可…(而不…)；比起…来还是…好；宁愿选择；更喜欢 (to, above, before)。 2.提起，提出(声明、请求、控诉等)。 3.提升，提拔；任命；录用；推荐，介绍。 4.【法律】给与(某债权人等)优先获得偿付权。 5.建议；申请。 短语和例子 I prefer water to wine. 我喜欢水不喜欢酒。 prefer working to sitting idle 喜欢 干活而不喜欢闲呆着。 prefer the country to the town 比起城市来还是乡下好。 prefer a claim to property 提出一项财产要求。 prefer charge against sb. 控告某人。 a preferred share [stock] 【商业】优先股。 ★ 1. prefer 后接 rather than 的习惯用法： He preferred to do this rather than that. 他说宁愿做这个，不愿做那个。 2. 比较部分常有省略： prefer to wait (rather than go at once) (与其马上就走)还是等一等的好。 prefer to leave it alone ＝ prefer that it should be left alone 还是听其自然的好。 prefer sb. for 提升某人为…。
select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" 同义词：choose, opt,
like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" 同义词：favor, favour,
give preference to one creditor over another
例句与用法
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"i prefer weak tea," cried daisy . “我情愿喝一杯淡茶！”戴西叫道。
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She answered that she preferred to eat alone . 她回答说她愿意独自吃。
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I prefer science to the humanities . 我喜爱自然科学，不喜欢人文科学。
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Do you prefer radio or television ? 你喜欢听广播，还是喜欢看电视？
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I prefer the chair in its old place . 我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。
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He preferred to do this rather than that . 他说宁愿做这个，不愿做那个。
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Have you settled on the wallpaper you prefer ? 你选好你喜欢的壁纸了吗？
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Do you prefer grass or hard courts ? 你喜欢草地球场还是硬地球场？
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Of the two opinions , i prefer the former . 这两种意见中我倾向于前一种。
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Obviously , i would prefer a better job . 明说了吧，我想找个更好的工作。
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