prefer
美 [prɪˈfɜr] 
英 [prɪˈfɜː(r)]
词形变化
过去式：preferred 第三人称单数：prefers 现在分词：preferring 同义词
英汉双解
1. | 较喜欢；喜欢…多于…to like one thing or person better than another; to choose one thing rather than sth else because you like it better |
| ‘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. 捐赠者希望自己的姓名不被公开。 |
| 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。 |
英汉解释
v. | 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) |
英英解释
例句
Chartering a professionally crewed yacht costs up to a million dollars a week, so some billionaires prefer to buy their own.
包租一艘配备专业船员的游艇，每周的费用高达100万美元，因此一些亿万富翁宁愿自己买一艘。
The committee would prefer the matter to be discussed at the next morning.
委员们希望这个问题下次会议再讨论。
A: I prefer it a bit looser, you know, just comfortably loose, especially round the collar.
我喜欢做得宽松一些，知道吧，适当宽松些，特别是领子这里一圈。
Those experiencing otherwise find their stories are not welcomed by the general public who would prefer to think otherwise.
那些有着其他体验的人发现他们的故事不受一般大众欢迎，公众宁愿不这样想。
This would be all right if I were a hermit, but since I enjoy the company of others, I prefer to be an "early bird. "
我若是个隐士这一切还好，但是既然我喜欢与人相处，我更愿意当一只“早起的鸟儿”。
I prefer not to ask how much longer and when.
我偏爱不去问还要多久或什麽时候。
Consumers may also prefer Apple's tightly integrated, easy-to-use devices and services, despite the restrictions they impose.
虽然有不少限制，但消费者仍可能会选择Apple的高度集成，易于上手的设备和服务。
Prefer not to see what colorful reading fashion magazines, is nothing like listening to music to forget the popular ballad.
喜欢读书不是看什么花花绿绿的时尚杂志、喜欢音乐也不是什么听过就忘的流行小曲。
If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with you and talk, face to face and heart to heart.
如果可能的话，我更愿意在这个时候陪着你，跟你坐在一起面对面地谈心。
"It's better for the league that it's more open this year, even if I would prefer it if we were cruising it, " said the England defender.
这位英格兰的后卫说：“这对于联赛来说是好事，今年的竞争者更多了，虽然我个人更希望球队象以往那样遥遥领先。”
who has 23 goals so far this season , would prefer to win both awards to round off one of the best seasons of his career .
象牙海岸前锋本赛季已经攻入23球，很有可能在他职业生涯最出色的赛季赢得金靴和冠军的双重桂冠。
Finally, you might prefer to use the directory when you only want to see sites that have been evaluated by an editor.
除此之外，选择使用网页目录，让您只察看已经过编辑群审核过的优良网站。
Everyday life seems to be the habit that I used to having. I still prefer changing, colorfulness, mystery, and being full of risk. . .
每天的生活好像成为了我以前一直有的一种习惯，我依旧喜爱经常改变的、多彩的、神秘的、并且充满冒险的生活。
Rather than demote some participants to a "second class" of virtual participation, he would prefer to have everyone participate virtually.
与其让一些参与者降级至“普通等级的”不到场的实时参与，他更愿意每个人都是这样。
That's a bit far for me to travel, considering i've only got a week. i'd prefer something closer to home.
有点远，因为只有一个星期时间，我比较倾向于去比较近的地方。
Much like the above archetypes, those of this nature may prefer to be alone and focused inward, listening to one's own guidance.
就像上文中的原型，这些人会宁愿独处并内在聚焦，来聆听自身的引导。
It shows how much we prefer excitement and danger to boredom and safety.
它显示了相对于无聊和安全，我们有多偏爱兴奋和危险。
You can shower, but most surgeons prefer that you do not soak in a tub for at least a week or more after surgery.
你可以淋浴，但大多数医生希望你在手术后的至少一个星期内不要在浴缸里泡澡泡。
I prefer to call off the meeting on account of boss's absence.
我倾向于取消会议因为老板不在。
Some of these girls are looking for marriage for a green card, and not always prefer a man from their country.
其中一些女孩正在寻找一个有绿卡的人结婚，并且不总是更喜欢他们国家的人。
In group theory they are the so-called irreducible representations of the point group considered, a name that some authors prefer.
在群论中，它们是所谓的点群的不可约表象，这是一些文献作者喜欢使用的名词。
Should you prefer being thought a very reckless girl?
难道你情愿被人看作是个放肆的女人？
It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
人们普遍确认，老年人更愿意由家人照顾。
People often prefer the use of one eye or foot, or even of one side of the jaw.
有些人往往喜欢更多地使用一只眼或一只脚，甚或使用一边牙齿。
'I'd prefer to walk, ' she answered him.
“我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。
'I'd prefer to walk, ' she answered.
“我宁愿步行。”她答道。
I prefer playing a game of bezique.
我宁愿玩玩纸牌。
A truly great or beautiful interior can indeed be called a work of art, but some would prefer to call such an interior a "great design" .
一个真正伟大的、美丽的室内的确可以称为的作品，而有些人会喜欢叫这样一种心灵的“伟大的设计论”。
They view the bank as an intermediary between borrowers who prefer long-maturity loans and depositors who prefer liquid accounts.
他们把银行视作是偏好长期贷款的借款人与偏好活期存款的存款人之间的中间人。
Ranking : Till now I still don't know how high a rank the heroes can reach . I prefer to see some of my heroes reach the top rank .
我至今不知道这些英雄们最高可以升几级。我比较喜欢我的一些英雄升到最高级。
With both of these advantages and disadvantages of the use of a car in mind, I, personally, prefer to have my own car for work arid play.
权衡利弊，我个人还是喜欢能拥有自己的车来上班和娱乐。
music. I'd prefer them not to play too loudly at the beginning. Otherwise we won't be able to hear ourselves talk.
我觉得一开始我们最好来点宁静、柔和的音乐。我倒希望他们开始的演奏声音不要太大了。否则我们就听不见自己的谈话声了。
'I would certainly prefer to be endorsed by a very large majority rather being the European candidate pushed by the Europeans, ' she said.
拉嘉德说，我当然希望能得到大多数国家的支持。我不希望自己只是一个由欧洲国家推选出的欧洲候选人。
The Committee would prefer the matter to be discussed at the next meeting.
委员会宁愿下次会议时再讨论此事。
"I prefer to talk about football, " he said. "Managers cannot be talking about the speculation all the time. "
老贝说，我更愿意谈足球，教练可不是一直猜着过日子的。
If you prefer not to receive these messages, please simply send me a quick email and I'll be sure you don't receive any more.
如果你不希望收到这些信息，请给我一个简单快速的电子邮件，我会确保你不会收到任何。
Not the stuff to rock markets, but then China Investment Corp might prefer a bit of quiet after its raucous debut.
这不是震动市场的素材，但在喧闹的登场后，CIC可能情愿平静一点。
Larger institutions, however, seem to still prefer banking platforms that favor homegrown applications to a certain degree.
而较大型的机构在某种程度上还是更适合倾向自产应用程序的银行平台。
So if I say that to the players, I cannot do something that will create a problem for me for next season, so I prefer to laugh and forget.
我对我的队员这样说了，我也不能犯同样的错，为了我的下赛季，因此我只有笑和忘记。
I prefer "career, " with scare quotes, although one might also call it a part-time job with opportunities for advancement.
我要为职业两个字加上双引号也许有些人会把它叫做是可以带来晋升机会的兼职。
You will want to do is a friend I would prefer not to, I would not pay such a friend, so do not deliberate ask a friend for you to do.
你是不是会想这样的朋友我宁愿不要，我宁愿不交这样的朋友，所以不要刻意的要求朋友为你做什么。
I prefer to think of the future as a 'don't know', whereas before we thought there was no chance at all.
之前我们认定已经毫无机会了，但我宁愿认为将来是‘未知’的。
Individuals would be allowed to "opt out" , or decide not to be an organ donor, if that's what they prefer.
当然，该机制会允许人们根据自己的意愿“选择退出”，或选择不成为器官捐献者。
But Yoplait's owners are understood to prefer an international company which would be able to help the brand develop in emerging markets.
然而，据信Yoplait的所有者更倾向于选择一家国际企业，以帮助该品牌在新兴市场扩张。
"I prefer to keep a brotherly relationship with you rather than one of father and son, " he said.
“我喜欢与你保持兄弟关系而不是父子关系。”他说。
Before coming to power, he said he would prefer to serve only one five-year term.
在祖马上台以前，他曾说过只想在位一个任期。
Chinese people also prefer to deal with people we know and trust, because we hardly trust people who we do not know.
同样，中国人也是很倾向于同认识或者信任的人打交道，因为我们很难信任陌生人。
