prefer是什么意思 prefer怎么读
英式：[prɪˈfɜ:(r)]
美式：[prɪˈfɜ:(r)]
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prefer单词基本解析：
v.较喜欢vt.宁可, 较喜欢, 提出（控告）
vt.更喜欢；提升，提拔；给予（债权人）优先权；提出（控告）
prefer变化用词：
第三人称单数:prefers;过去式:preferred;过去分词:preferred;现在分词:preferring;名词: preferrer | 动词过去式: preferred | 动词过去分词: preferred | 动词现在分词: preferring | 动词第三人称单数: prefers |
过去式：preferred过去分词：preferred现在分词：preferring第三人称单数：prefers
prefer英英释义：
Verb1. 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
动词 prefer:
like better; value more highly
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
同义词：choose, opt
promote over another
同义词：favor, favour
give preference to one creditor over anotherprefer[ pri'fə: ]v.like better; value more highly
"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative同义词：chooseopt
promote over another同义词：favorfavour
give preference to one creditor over anotherprefer中文词源：
prefer用法和例句：
‘Coffee or tea? ’ ‘I'd prefer tea, thanks. ’
“要咖啡还是茶？”“我要茶，谢谢。”
I much prefer jazz to rock music.
我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。
I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
我希望你别告诉任何人。
A local firm is to be preferred .
选一家当地的公司更好。
I prefer my coffee black.
我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。
The donor prefers to remain anonymous.
捐赠者希望不披露姓名。
I prefer not to think about it.
我不想考虑此事。
Would you prefer me to stay?
你愿意我留下来吗？
I prefer playing in defence.
我喜欢打防守。
I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
我希望你不要说出我的名字。
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 would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother's.
我觉得与其开车跑那么远到你母亲那里去度周末,还不如呆在家里.
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I prefer tea to coffee.
我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡.
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Of the two choices, I prefer the latter.
在两种中选择, 我要后者.
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What shampoo do you prefer?
你喜欢哪种洗发香波?
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I prefer quality to quantity.
我重质量胜过重数量.
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I prefer red to blue.
我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色.
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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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I prefer the view taken by him.
我倾向于他的观点.
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Do you prefer sweet or savoury food?
你喜欢甜食还是咸食?
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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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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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It was a choice of home or Sweden, and I prefer home to Sweden.
是待在家里还是去瑞典一定要做出选择的话, 我还是宁愿待在家里而不去瑞典.
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Many animals prefer grass as food.
许多动物喜欢以青草为食物.
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We prefer to deal only with reputable companies.
我们只喜欢和有声誉的公司打交道.
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Some people like horseback ride, but I prefer golf as a hobby.
一些人喜欢马术，但是我宁愿把打高尔夫球作为一种业余爱好。
Generally speaking, I prefer lamb to pork.
一般地说，我喜欢羔羊肉胜过猪肉。
In general, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
一般说来,我喜欢喜剧甚於悲剧。
We prefer payment in US or DM as a rule.
一般说来，我们更喜欢客户用美元或德国马克付款。
But I prefer to call it the peacock tree.
不过我喜欢叫它孔雀树。
Rather than travel by car, I'd prefer to walk.
与其乘汽车旅行，我宁可走路。
They prefer to draw a veil over the whole incident.
他们宁可把这整个事件隐瞒起来。
They prefer to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.
他们宁愿厚颜无耻地硬顶而不愿承认失败。
They prefer to associate with young people.
他们更喜欢与年轻人交往。
He chose Germany, but personally I'd prefer to go to Spain.
他选择了德国，而我个人倒更喜欢西班牙。
But I shall prefer to have your quotation for cash.
但是，我仍希望得到该商品的现汇交易的报价。
Would you prefer a light or a filling meal?
你们喜欢份量少还是份量多的食物呢?
Do you prefer Chinese or Western food?
你喜欢中餐还是西餐?
Would you prefer some other time?
你喜欢别的时间吗?
Do you prefer smoking or non-smoking?
你喜欢吸烟舱还是非吸烟舱？
Which do you prefer, life on land or life afloat?
你喜欢哪一种生活，陆上生活还是水上生活？
Which type of tea do you prefer?
你喜欢哪种茶?
Do you prefer to sit near the dance floor?
你喜欢坐得离舞池近一点吗?
Do you prefer staying at home or going out with me?
你喜欢待在家里还是和我一起出去？
How do you prefer bread, plain or toast?
你喜欢怎么样的面包，烤的还是不烤的？
Do you prefer a sandy beach or a stony one ?
你喜欢沙质海滩还是多石的海滩?
Do you prefer regular menu or buffet?
你喜欢点菜或是自助餐?
Do you prefer eggs fried or boiled.
你喜欢煎鸡蛋还是煮鸡蛋。
Do you prefer milk chocolate or plain (chocolate)?
你喜欢牛奶巧克力还是纯巧克力?
Do you prefer milk or sour milk?
你喜欢牛奶还是酸奶?
Do you prefer grass or hard courts?
你喜欢草地球场还是硬地球场？
Which do you prefer, walking or cycling?
你喜欢走路还是骑自行车?
Would you prefer a long one or a short one?
你喜欢长的还是短的？
Would you prefer sausages or bacon with your eggs?
你喜欢香肠炒蛋还是熏猪肉炒蛋?
Would you prefer riding a bike or riding a bus?
你喜欢骑自行车还是乘公共汽车?
What type of house would you prefer to live in?
你喜爱住哪一类房子?
We'll go to the Great Wall, if you prefer.
你如果愿意的话，我们去长城。
Do you prefer to stay at home?
你宁愿呆在家里吗?
Do you prefer an upper or a lower berth?
你想要上铺还是下铺?
Which one do you prefer, an apple or an orange?
你想要哪个，苹果还是橘子？
Do you prefer to have rice or buns?
你愿意吃饭还是吃馒头。
Which one would you prefer, tea or coffee?
你愿意喝点儿茶还是咖啡?
You prefer to park on the sidewalk.
你更喜欢在人行道上停车。
Which company do you prefer to insure with?
你更愿意向哪家公司投保?
Is there any particular colour you would prefer?
你有什麽特别喜欢的颜色吗?
Which do you prefer, lamb chops or pork chops?
你比较喜欢小羊排,还是猪排?
Which brand of toothpaste do you prefer?
你爱用什么牌子的牙膏?
Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!
你要哪一个?自己挑吧!
Have you settled on the wallpaper you prefer?
你选好你喜欢的壁纸了吗?
We can always come back tomorrow if you prefer.
只要你愿意的话，我们反正明天还可以回来。
I prefer fried potatoes to mashed potatoes.
在油炸土豆和土豆泥中，我更喜欢油炸的。
Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.
在这两者之间我愿选择前者。
Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift?
坟场工人是不是喜欢值大夜班(坟场班)?
The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.
多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。
Most people prefer buying to sewing.
大多数人宁愿买现成的衣服而不自己缝制了。
Most customers prefer to choose cloth themselves, rather take the advice of the sale assistant.
大多数顾客更加愿意自己选择衣服，而不太爱采纳售货员的意见。
A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.
大部分人似乎喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机。
O. K. . Which colour do you prefer, green or blue?
好的，您最喜欢什么颜色的，绿的还是蓝的。
Nowadays, children often prefer watching TV to reading.
如今，儿童常爱看电视而不爱看书。
You can change it for another one if you prefer.
如果你愿意的话，可以换另外一件。
I'd prefer a shower to a bathtub, if possible.
如果可能的话，我更喜欢带淋浴的房间。
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。
I'd prefer not say anything about his trouble.
对他遇到的麻烦事，我还是不说什么的好。
I tried both sushi and sashimi but I prefer sushi.
寿司和生鱼片我都吃了，但是我更喜欢吃寿司。
Personally, I prefer winter weather.
就个人而言，我喜欢冬天。
Like you prefer to clobber ants.
就像你喜欢修理蚂蚁一样。
Even so, younger buyers and others who have been on the leading edge of trends continue to prefer Japanese cars in disproportionate numbers.
尽管如此，年轻的顾客以及走在时代潮流前面的人，仍然宁买日本汽车，其人数之众简直不成比例。
The british churchgoer prefer a severe preacher because he think a few home truth with do his neighbour no harm.
常去教堂的英国人更喜欢严格的布教者，因为他认为一些深刻的真理不至于伤害他的邻居。
Older people prefer ballads to pop music.
年纪大一些的人喜欢民歌,而不喜欢流行音乐。
The bed is too soft I prefer a hard bed.
床太软了，我宁可要一张硬床。
Extroverts prefer lively conversation to brooding 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。
What kind of champagne do you prefer?
您喜欢什么样的香槟？
Would you prefer Mixed Sauce or Japanese dressing?
您喜欢什锦酱还是日本式佐料?
Would you prefer to sit at a table or at the bar?
您喜欢坐餐桌还是吧台?
Do you prefer your steak rare, medium or well done?
您喜欢牛排生一点，中等程度还是老一点？
Would you prefer sea view or mountain view?
您是喜欢海景还是山景?
Would you prefer your tea with lemon or with milk?
您的茶要加柠檬还是牛奶?
I don't like the sick humour of some of today's comedy entertainers; I prefer the straightforward approach of a stand-up comedian.
我不喜欢当今一些喜剧表演者不健康的幽默，我喜欢滑稽说笑喜剧演员的直截了当。
I prefer to keep out of arguments about money.
我不愿卷入有关钱的争执之中。
I'd prefer not to say anything about the policy.
我不愿对这个政策说三道四。
I prefer to keep clear of town during the rush-hour.
我不愿意在交通拥挤的时间去市区。
I never use a single worm on the hook, prefer a cocktail of worm and maggot.
我从不单用一只虫作钓饵，而喜欢用虫和蛆的混合物。
We prefer to sit in non-smoking section.
我们喜欢坐在禁烟区。
We prefer to have a hard mattress.
我们更喜欢硬一点的垫子。
We prefer to eat out.
我们比较喜欢上馆子吃饭。
用作及物动词(vt.)I would prefer to stay home rather than go out on such a rainy day.
在这种雨天，我宁可待在家也不出门。
All this gracious living is not for me；I prefer the simple life.
这种优裕的生活对我不合适；我还是更喜欢简朴的生活。
Which one do you prefer, an apple or an orange?
你想要哪个，苹果还是橘子？
Police preferred charges against him for theft.
警方指控他有偷窃行为。