英汉词典

prefer 基本解释

• vt. 更喜欢；宁愿；提出；提升
• vi. 喜欢；愿意

prefer 词态变化

prefer 中文词源

pre-,在前，早于，-fer,携带，拿，带，词源同bring,infer.引申词义优先，偏好。

prefer 英文词源

prefer

prefer: [14] To prefer one thing is etymologically to ‘carry it before’ others. The word comes via Old French preferer from Latin praeferre ‘set before’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to bear).
=> bear

prefer (v.)

late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.

prefer 英文释义

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

prefer 同义词解析

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。

prefer 双语例句

1. I would prefer him to be with us next season.

我更希望他下一个赛季和我们在一起。

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2. I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.

我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。

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3. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.

在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。

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4. I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.

我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。

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5. They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.

他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。

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prefer 实用场景例句

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

“要咖啡还是茶？”“我要茶，谢谢。”

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I much prefer jazz to rock music.

我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。

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

我希望你别告诉任何人。

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A local firm is to be preferred .

选一家当地的公司更好。

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I prefer my coffee black.

我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。

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The donor prefers to remain anonymous.

捐赠者希望不披露姓名。

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I prefer not to think about it.

我不想考虑此事。

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Would you prefer me to stay?

你愿意我留下来吗？

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I prefer playing in defence.

我喜欢打防守。

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I would prefer that you did not mention my name.

我希望你不要说出我的名字。

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

他有特别喜欢的音乐吗？

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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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