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单词 prefer
释义
Prefer
vverb.emotionlike better; value more highly
Examples:
  • Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
  • We prefer sleeping outside
Derivationally Related Form:preference
Hypernyms:like
Inherited Hypernyms:preferlike
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s to somebody | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: prefer)
vverb.cognitionselect as an alternative over another
Synset:choose opt
Examples:
  • I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
  • She opted for the job on the East coast
Derivationally Related Form:prefermentoptionoptativepreference
Inherited Hypernyms:choose
Direct Hyponyms:cop outopt out
Entailment:compare
Full Troponyms:opt out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: prefer, choose)
vverb.socialpromote over another
Synset:favor favour
Examples:
  • he favors his second daughter
Derivationally Related Form:favorprefermentfavour
Hypernyms:advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade
Inherited Hypernyms:preferpromotedelegateappoint
Direct Hyponyms:advantage
Full Troponyms:advantage
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: favor, favour) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: favor, favour)
vverb.socialgive preference to one creditor over another
Topic:jurisprudencelaw
Hypernyms:pay
Inherited Hypernyms:preferpaygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
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