prefers
美 [prɪˈfɜr] 
英 [prɪˈfɜː(r)]
- v.(比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…)；宁可…(而不…)
- 网络更喜欢；宁愿
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
Finally, identity itself (the total self, if one prefers) may be reified, both one's own and that of others.
最后，不管是自己的或别人的认同，认同本身（或整体自我）也会具体化。更详细。
He said he knows al-Saadi's whereabouts, but prefers to negotiate a surrender.
他说，他知道萨迪的下落，但倾向于谈判投降。
For years, he has neglected the print encyclopedias, he said in an interview, and now prefers to use his iPhone to look up facts quickly.
在一次采访中他说，多年来，他忽视了纸质的百科全书，现在更愿意在Iphone上迅速查找事实。
Become known as a person who wants to hear humorous true stories as opposed to an inpidual who prefers to hear gossip, suggests Robertson.
罗伯特森说，让人知道你是一个想听幽默的真实故事的人，讨厌听流言蜚语的人。
they suggest that the central bank prefers to fudge the recognition of losses in the system if it thinks stability is at risk.
显示出中央政府在认为金融稳定处于危险之时更倾向于在系统内部消化损失。
I'm sick of the hypocrisy that would bury alive a woman of her age if her husband prefers to live with harlots.
把她这样年轻的女子活活葬送，而她的丈夫却可以与娼妓在一起鬼混。我痛恨这种伪善的观点。
She only acts part-time now: she prefers helping out with her hubby's real estate business. As you do.
她现在只是兼职演出：她倒是喜欢帮她老公做房地产生意了。真是难能可贵啊。
Anyone who dislikes pain, prefers their operations under anaesthetic, and has no wish to die of smallpox, might well choose to live now.
任何不喜欢疼痛，希望能在麻醉状态下动手术，且不希望死于天花的人都可能倾向于居住在现在。
Indeed, maybe it is actually wrong to call it a search engine at all (and Wolfram prefers to call it a "computational knowledge engine" ).
事实上，将其称为搜索引擎都是一个误解，Wolfram更乐意“computationalknowledgeengine”这个名称。
Spill-proof and easy to hold with either hand, this practical mug is ideal for everyone who prefers a firmer more secure grip.
溢出证明和易于同任何一方面，这杯是理想的实际大家喜欢谁更坚定更安全的抓地力。
His wife, an introvert, enjoys parties in short doses but prefers to be home reading or spending time with her dog.
而他的夫人是个内向的人，虽然她也乐意参加些时间不长的派对，但更愿在家里读读书，或同自己的狗狗共处。
Mozilla prefers Firefox to be abbreviated as Fx or fx, though it is often abbreviated as FF.
Mozilla基金会的Firefox是喜欢缩写为外汇或外汇，但它是通常缩写为法郎。
Geoffrey always lives with others rather than his own family. It seems to me that he prefers to enjoy domesticity at one remove.
杰弗里经常与别人住在一起，而不是自己的家人。椐我看，他好像喜欢过种关系不太密切的家庭生活。
Unlike some of his more ideological colleagues, he prefers to take the world as it is rather than rage that it is not as he would like it.
和他的那些成见更深的同僚们不同，卡梅隆更愿意如实地看待这个世界，不会因它的非己所愿而怒气冲冲。
He prefers a hybrid approach where there are "islands of purity" in an otherwise imperative language with a clear delineation between them.
他更倾向采用混合的策略，比如命令行语言中的“纯洁之岛”之间都能有一个清晰的描述。
He said he prefers to leave certain things to the imagination.
他说他喜欢保留一点想像空间
While a good build, patience and a good attitude are what he prefers in employees, he has no hard-and fast-hiring criteria.
说起招工，李启才更愿意找那些身体佳、有耐心、态度又好的人，除此之外，并没有什么硬性标准。
Mr Obama's aides fret that Ms Merkel sometimes prefers the company of China and Russia over that of the US in the UN Security Council.
在联合国安理会（UNSecurityCouncil）中，默克尔有时候更愿意与中俄、而不是美国为伍，这让奥巴马的副手们挺头疼。
Her incredible size allows her to play some minutes in the power forward position but she prefers a more open game.
她令人惊讶的高大身材使她可以随意胜任大前锋的位置，她是她更喜欢作为一名后卫去打开放灵活的比赛。
One student, Mr. Grace recounted, born male and named Jack, has long, straight hair and prefers to be referred to with a female pronoun.
他讲起了一个叫杰克的学生的故事。杰克身为男孩，却有一头垂顺的长发，喜欢别人用女性代词相称。
Mr. Smith prefers that you remain at Lock Willow.
史密斯先生希望你留在洛克威洛。
Upper-class people are indulged: Mr Dolphus Raymond is a wealthy white man from a "fine old family" who prefers the company of black people.
上层人则饱受社会优宠：多尔弗斯·雷蒙出身世家，是个富有的白人，更喜欢与黑人为伍。
But this author seems to say that if you're married and your spouse dies, he still kind of prefers that these women be married once.
但这位作者好像在说，如果你结了婚但配偶去世了，他似乎更倾向这些女人再结一次婚。
He prefers " embodimentsof advertisement, he said that the " advertisement must be allowed to drive sales.
他更喜欢体现产品的广告，他表示，“我们必须让广告推动销售。”
Why You Need It: The body prefers carbs as the main fuel source when run, so they should be the cornerstone of a runner's diet.
摄入原因：当你跑步时，你的身体更需要碳水化合物作为其主要能量来源，因此它是跑步者日常饮食的主要摄入之一。
The administration has said that it prefers legislation but yesterday's decision showed that it would not be afraid to act on its own.
奥巴马政府表示更倾向于立法，但昨日的决定显示，它并不畏惧自行采取行动。
He made his move because he felt guilty about the size of his residential carbon footprint, and now prefers life tiny and tidy.
当初做出这个决定是由于他对自己住宅的碳排放量感到内疚。而如今，他更喜欢这种小而简洁的生活环境。
The British Consulate prefers to see the historical provenance of money intended to cover the costs of your course.
我们希望看到您用来支付学费的资金的历史来源。
She makes 0 million a year, but prefers relaxing at home with friends and baking cakes in her spare time.
她每年赚5亿美元，但她更喜欢和朋友们一起在家里消遣，空闲的时候烤烤蛋糕。
NM: (In Sci-fi) never say never . . . but there is a tiny part of me that kind of prefers she does stay (dead).
（对于科幻剧）永远不要说永不…但是对于我来说不是那种喜欢不死人的。
Though it prefers hunting small mammals, the Arctic fox is at heart an opportunist. The Arctic is no place to be picky.
虽然喜欢捕食小型哺乳动物，但北极狐本质上是一个机会主义者。北极不是一个可以挑肥拣瘦的地方。
Mr Tusk has been unable to draw Mr Kaczynski into a live debate: the opposition leader prefers firing off grand statements at long range.
图斯克先生无法把卡钦斯基先生引入现场辩论，在野党更喜欢在远处发射豪语壮言。
For larger groups, Ms. Zagat likes round tables, which feel 'inclusive, ' and prefers not to sit at the head of a very long table.
如果客人比较多，扎加特就不愿意坐在一张长桌子的上首，更倾向于选择圆桌，因为它可以给人一种“包容”的感觉。
The Indian prefers the soft sound of the wind itself, cleansed by a midday rain, or scented with pinon pine.
我们印第安人喜欢倾听那清风拂水的声音，喜欢那正午雨后清爽的微风，或带着松香的清风的气息。
Even my highly skeptical husband is sold and prefers it to paste so this powder is all we buy.
我的丈夫是一个对什么都抱有高度怀疑态度的人，连他也开始使用这款洁牙粉了。
Patel said she prefers better-quality high-yield bonds because too many investors have crowded into the bottom part of the market.
她还表示，更看好质量较好的高收益债券，因为有太多的投资者涌入低端市场。
Despite his newfound renown and wealth, Jimmy prefers going silently at home with his wife and daughter.
尽管几米近来名利双收，但他还是喜欢静静呆在家里创作，陪伴妻女。
The mata mata is strictly an aquatic species but it prefers standing in shallow water where its snout can reach the surface to breathe.
枯叶龟是一种水生动物，但它喜欢呆在潜水中，这样它的大鼻子就能够伸到水面呼吸。
She lives apart from her husband and her son for on apparent reason except that she prefers to.
她居住除她的丈夫和她的明显的原因的儿子之外，除了她更喜欢。
"A U-shaped happiness curve does not necessarily imply that a 65 year-old prefers his own life to the life of a 25 year-old, " he said.
“一个U型的幸福感曲线并不意味着比起25岁时的生活，一个65岁的人更加喜欢现在的生活，”他说道。
In a love bond, the Aries girl tends to wear the pants and often prefers flings to more serious relationships.
在爱情上，白羊座女孩往往更喜欢严肃的关系。
