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prefer vt.宁可；较喜欢；提出（控告） (1) 这种优裕的生活对我不合适；我还是更喜欢简朴的生活。(2) 你想要哪个，苹果还是橘子？(3) 警方指控他有偷窃行为。 If someone offers you hamburgers and hot dogs, it's more polite to say, "I'd prefer a hot dog," then "Blech, hamburgers. Gag me!" Note that prefer means not just to like, but to like better––you're comparing two or more things. Whether it be chocolate ice cream over other flavors, or getting going first thing in the morning as opposed to lounging in your PJs, what you prefer is called your preference. And if you like them all the same, you can say you have no preference

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英 [prɪ'fɜː(r)] 美 [prɪ'fɜːr] (1) All this gracious living is not for me；I prefer the simple life.(2) Which one do you prefer, an apple or an orange?(3) Police preferred charges against him for theft. Prefer means to like better. If your parents prefer your sister to you, chances are her allowance will be higher and you'll get blamed for things she's done. 1[VERB 动词]更喜欢；偏好 If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.   [V n]  [V n to n]  [V to-inf]  [V n to-inf]  [V -ing]  [V n adj]  [V-ed]  [Also V that]  [no cont]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 prefer to go on self-catering holidays...我喜欢膳食自助的度假。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。Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue...这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜欢它是蓝色的。Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.她自己喜欢徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动方式。Usage Note :Note that prefer can often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such as like…better and would rather are used more frequently. For example, instead of saying 'I prefer football to tennis', you can say 'I like football better than tennis', instead of 'I'd prefer an apple', you can say 'I'd rather have an apple', and instead of 'I'd prefer to walk', you can say 'I'd rather walk'.注意，prefer在日常对话中听起来往往很正式，像like…better和would rather这样的口头表达更为常用。例如，我们一般用I like football better than tennis（我更喜欢足球，而不太喜欢网球）代替 I prefer football to tennis，用 I'd rather have an apple（我宁愿吃苹果）代替 I'd prefer an apple，用 I'd rather walk（我宁愿走路）代替 I'd prefer to walk。

英语单词	prefer
英美音标	英 [prɪ'fɜː(r)] 美 [prɪ'fɜːr]
中文释义	vt.宁可；较喜欢；提出（控告）
英语例句	(1) All this gracious living is not for me；I prefer the simple life. (2) Which one do you prefer, an apple or an orange? (3) Police preferred charges against him for theft.
中文例句	(1) 这种优裕的生活对我不合适；我还是更喜欢简朴的生活。 (2) 你想要哪个，苹果还是橘子？ (3) 警方指控他有偷窃行为。
vocabulary简明	Prefer means to like better. If your parents prefer your sister to you, chances are her allowance will be higher and you'll get blamed for things she's done.
vocabulary扩展	If someone offers you hamburgers and hot dogs, it's more polite to say, "I'd prefer a hot dog," then "Blech, hamburgers. Gag me!" Note that prefer means not just to like, but to like better––you're comparing two or more things. Whether it be chocolate ice cream over other flavors, or getting going first thing in the morning as opposed to lounging in your PJs, what you prefer is called your preference. And if you like them all the same, you can say you have no preference
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]更喜欢；偏好 If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice. [V n] [V n to n] [V to-inf] [V n to-inf] [V -ing] [V n adj] [V-ed] [Also V that] [no cont] 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 prefer to go on self-catering holidays... 我喜欢膳食自助的度假。 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。 Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions... 鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。 The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue... 这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜欢它是蓝色的。 Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides. 她自己喜欢徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动方式。 Usage Note : Note that prefer can often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such as like…better and would rather are used more frequently. For example, instead of saying 'I prefer football to tennis', you can say 'I like football better than tennis', instead of 'I'd prefer an apple', you can say 'I'd rather have an apple', and instead of 'I'd prefer to walk', you can say 'I'd rather walk'. 注意，prefer在日常对话中听起来往往很正式，像like…better和would rather这样的口头表达更为常用。例如，我们一般用I like football better than tennis（我更喜欢足球，而不太喜欢网球）代替 I prefer football to tennis，用 I'd rather have an apple（我宁愿吃苹果）代替 I'd prefer an apple，用 I'd rather walk（我宁愿走路）代替 I'd prefer to walk。

Prefer I [V Football Note N Red Apple