prefer

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英[prɪˈfɜː(r)]
美[prɪˈfɜːr]

基本释义

v.
较喜欢

词性变化

实用例句

‘Coffee or tea? ’ ‘I'd prefer tea, thanks. ’

“要咖啡还是茶?”“我要茶,谢谢。”

牛津词典

I much prefer jazz to rock music.

我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。

牛津词典

I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.

我希望你别告诉任何人。

牛津词典

A local firm is to be preferred .

选一家当地的公司更好。

牛津词典

I prefer my coffee black.

我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。

牛津词典

The donor prefers to remain anonymous.

捐赠者希望不披露姓名。

牛津词典

I prefer not to think about it.

我不想考虑此事。

牛津词典

Would you prefer me to stay?

你愿意我留下来吗?

牛津词典

I prefer playing in defence.

我喜欢打防守。

牛津词典

I would prefer that you did not mention my name.

我希望你不要说出我的名字。

牛津词典

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.

《简明英汉词典》

I prefer tea to coffee.

我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Of the two choices, I prefer the latter.

在两种中选择, 我要后者.

《简明英汉词典》

What shampoo do you prefer?

你喜欢哪种洗发香波?

《简明英汉词典》

I prefer quality to quantity.

我重质量胜过重数量.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I prefer red to blue.

我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《简明英汉词典》

I prefer the view taken by him.

我倾向于他的观点.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Do you prefer sweet or savoury food?

你喜欢甜食还是咸食?

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《简明英汉词典》

I prefer country life to town life.

我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《简明英汉词典》

Many animals prefer grass as food.

许多动物喜欢以青草为食物.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We prefer to deal only with reputable companies.

我们只喜欢和有声誉的公司打交道.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

They prefer cheap toilet paper to recycled toilet paper.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume,said Mintel analyst Jack Duckett.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore, might be no less depressed in assisted -86 living than in a nursing home.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Later, students may have the opportunity of selecting the adviser that they prefer.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

People prefer certainty awards to possible awards.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Kids preferred an award in the form of money to one in the form of a toy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They prefer something unique and they demand quality.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modem genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes, "James wrote.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they prefer such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Oh, actually grey is my favorite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Perhaps they prefer going into a nursing home and can select one in advance.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

"I prefer take home essays because it is then really about the writing, so you have time to edit and do more research," says Elizabeth Dresser, a junior at Barnard.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

I prefer to make a call if I'm in a hurry.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice, according to the study.

2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

They gradually lose the habit of migrating in winterThey prefer rubbish dumps far away to those at home.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

I'd much prefer to have my data used by the maximum number of people to ask their own questions, she says.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

When the Pew Research Center recently asked American parents to identify their"ideal"life arrangement,47 percent of mothers said they would prefer to work park-time and 20percent said they would prefer not to work at all.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Most mothers do not aspire to (向往) elite,competitive full-time positions: the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Fathers answered differently:75 percent preferred full-time work.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Why do people in wealthy countries prefer to have fewer children?

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

We think this is the way the future is going to work," said Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don't take them everywhere and would prefer something lighter

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

He prefers to keep his gardening skills to himself.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next year Florence Hayes Green Ville 32 What is Florence Hayes' main responsibility as a journalist

出自-2011年6月听力原文

What would Florence Hayes prefer to do

出自-2011年6月听力原文

He prefers teaching to administrative work.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

"I'd much prefer to have my data used by the maximum number of people to ask their own questions," she says.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Asian women prefer to avoid the sun, because being pale or white is considered beautiful, whereas a tanned complexion is considered much more beautiful and sexy in the West.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

first of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

It's likely you prefer to feel happy instead of sad or confident instead of insecure.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

One of the most effective ways to change an attitude is to start behaving as if you already feel and think the way you'd prefer to.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Otherwise, we can send a gift card by mail if you prefer.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

That's not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action, whereas decision fatigue assuredly leads to inaction and the possible chagrin of a decision maker who might otherwise prefer a new course but is unfortunately hindered.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

As for the working environment, Tains prefers working by herself.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Unlike fast-food places, fine dining shops prefer customers to stay longer and spend.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

When I was eighteen, I decided that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 听力 原文

You accidentally reveal to entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff christmas dinner, or what holiday you'd like to take.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source, Not a president's social media platform.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The implication is that millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other sources, not a president's social media platform.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives-especially those that are open about any bias.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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

同义词辨析

choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt

这些动词均含有"选择"之意。

  • choose: 普通用词,侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择,着重被选者的优点。
  • select: 书面用词,具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。强调精选。
  • elect: 指按照一定的规章或法律,用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。
  • pick: 口语用词,多指从个人角度仔细挑选,也含任意挑选之意。
  • prefer: 强调个人偏爱,不一定有选择的行动。
  • opt: 多指在几种可能性之间进行选择。

like, love, enjoy, fancy, adore, prefer

这些动词都有"喜欢,喜爱"之意。

  • like: 最常用词,往往只表不太强烈的兴趣或关注,不带强烈的感情,除非另加修饰语。
  • love: 不但表示强烈的喜欢,而且含依恋之情,因此多用于能激起深厚情感的人或物。
  • enjoy: 指对能提供感观或智力上满足或快乐的东西表示欣赏或喜爱。
  • fancy: 指喜爱投合自己心意、嗜好或欲望等的人或物。
  • adore: 非正式用词,口语体。指非常喜爱,带强烈的感情色彩。
  • prefer: 指有选择性或偏向性的喜欢。

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