prefers

英 [prɪˈfɜːz]

美 [prɪˈfɜːrz]

v.  较喜欢; 喜欢…多于…
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 更喜欢；偏好
  If youprefersomeone 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.
  1. Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...
     他有特别喜欢的音乐吗？
  2. 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。
  3. I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...
     我喜欢膳食自助的度假。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。

Note thatprefercan often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such aslike…betterandwould ratherare 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。

双语例句

• He is a man who prefers doing to talking.
  他是个喜欢做而不喜欢说的人。
• She prefers dancing to singing.
  跳舞和唱歌相比，她更喜欢跳舞。
• Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter
  卡罗琳不喜欢厨房操作台上乱七八糟的。
• Once again, the 'Free Press' prefers not to highlight these facts
  “自由新闻”组织再次故意不去突出强调这些事实。
• 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。
• My dad prefers me not to swim in that river because it's too dangerous.
  我爸爸宁愿我不要去那条河里游泳因为那太危险了。
• He prefers Russia, Taiwan and Turkey, which he says are not overvalued.
  他更看好俄罗斯、台湾和土耳其，他认为这些市场没有被高估。
• In common with some persons, he prefers Chinese to Math.
  和许多人一样，他喜欢语文而不是数学。
• That's why he prefers mahjong and chess.
  因此他更喜欢打麻将和下棋。
• I like music, while he prefers sports.
  我喜欢音乐，而他喜欢运动。