英语词汇“prefer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prefer

(prɪfɜːʳ )

Word forms: prefers , preferring , preferred

verb [no cont] A2

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.

Does he prefer a particular sort of music? [VERB noun]

I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. [VERB noun + to]

I prefer to go on self-catering holidays. [VERB to-infinitive]

I would prefer him to be with us next season. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions. [VERB verb-ing]

The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue. [VERB noun adjective]

Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides. [VERB-ed]

[Also VERB that]

Synonyms: choose, elect, opt for, pick

Collocations:

prefer shade

The softer and paler the pulmonaria leaf, the more the variety will prefer shade and moist soil.

Times, Sunday Times

There are evergreen, deciduous and annual grasses; some thrive in sun, others prefer shade; and there are varieties for both damp and dry conditions.

Times, Sunday Times

The yellow-flowered ones are planted in fall (autumn) and prefer shade.

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They are understory plants, so they prefer shade (at least 60%).

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It basks with its wings half open, but prefers shade to sun and jungle or undergrowth to open areas.

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prefer the simplicity of

Most prefer the simplicity of using the standard business mileage rate to compute their car expenses.

Christianity Today

Some farmers also prefer the simplicity, immediacy, transparency and independence of selling direct to consumers.

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He, after all, was an artist who eschewed over-complication, who preferred the simplicity of strong, sinuous contour to fussy elaboration.

Times, Sunday Times

voters prefer

Ideologues talk disparagingly about the ineffectiveness of 'salami slicing' budgets, but voters prefer incremental change to revolution.

Times, Sunday Times

A total of 39 per cent of all voters prefer them at the nation's economic tiller.

The Sun

By a margin of three-to-one, voters prefer the clampdown.

Times, Sunday Times

Scientists have found that voters prefer candidates with deeper voices as they are perceived as being more dominant and physically powerful.

Times, Sunday Times

The voters prefer a party that honestly faces up to our straitened circumstances.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 更喜欢

Japanese: ･･･の方を好む

单词	prefer
释义	prefer (prɪfɜːʳ ) Word forms: prefers , preferring , preferred verb [no cont] A2 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. Does he prefer a particular sort of music? [VERB noun] I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. [VERB noun + to] I prefer to go on self-catering holidays. [VERB to-infinitive] I would prefer him to be with us next season. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions. [VERB verb-ing] The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue. [VERB noun adjective] Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB that] Synonyms: choose, elect, opt for, pick Collocations: prefer shade The softer and paler the pulmonaria leaf, the more the variety will prefer shade and moist soil. Times, Sunday Times There are evergreen, deciduous and annual grasses; some thrive in sun, others prefer shade; and there are varieties for both damp and dry conditions. Times, Sunday Times The yellow-flowered ones are planted in fall (autumn) and prefer shade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are understory plants, so they prefer shade (at least 60%). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It basks with its wings half open, but prefers shade to sun and jungle or undergrowth to open areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 prefer the simplicity of Most prefer the simplicity of using the standard business mileage rate to compute their car expenses. Christianity Today Some farmers also prefer the simplicity, immediacy, transparency and independence of selling direct to consumers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He, after all, was an artist who eschewed over-complication, who preferred the simplicity of strong, sinuous contour to fussy elaboration. Times, Sunday Times voters prefer Ideologues talk disparagingly about the ineffectiveness of 'salami slicing' budgets, but voters prefer incremental change to revolution. Times, Sunday Times A total of 39 per cent of all voters prefer them at the nation's economic tiller. The Sun By a margin of three-to-one, voters prefer the clampdown. Times, Sunday Times Scientists have found that voters prefer candidates with deeper voices as they are perceived as being more dominant and physically powerful. Times, Sunday Times The voters prefer a party that honestly faces up to our straitened circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 更喜欢 Japanese: ･･･の方を好む
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