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单词 prefer
释义
prefer
verb[T]
uk
/prɪˈfɜːr/us
/prɪˈfɝː/
-rr-

preferverb[T](CHOOSE)

A2
to like,choose, orwantone thingratherthan another:
宁可，更喜爱；觉得还是…更可取
Do you preferhotorcoldweather?你喜欢热天还是冷天？
I preferredwinetowhite.比起白葡萄酒，我更喜欢红葡萄酒。
[+ -ing verb]He preferswatchingfootballtoplayingit.比起踢足球来，他更喜欢看足球比赛。
[+ to infinitive]I'd prefer nottodiscussthisissue.我宁愿不讨论这个问题。
formalI'd prefer you nottosmoke(= I would like itbetterif you did notsmoke),please.我希望你别抽烟。
More examples
  • Somepeopleprefer avegetariandiet, whileothersprefer a meat-baseddiet.
  • I'd prefer not toworkbut I don't have muchchoice.
  • Mostconvalescentsprefer to becaredfor athomeratherthan in ahospital.
  • You candetachthehoodif you prefer thecoatwithout it.
  • Would you prefer topaybycash,cheque, orcreditcard?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Liking more
  • bias
  • druthers
  • each
  • each to his/their ownphrase
  • fave
  • favour
  • favoured
  • favourite
  • give
  • give me ... any day/every time!idiom
  • lief
  • over-favour
  • preferable
  • preferably
  • preference
  • preferred
  • rather
  • soon
  • top ten
  • would (just) as soonidiom

preferverb[T](ACCUSE)

lawUKspecialized
toaccusesomeoneofficially:
举报；提出（控告）
Thepolicehavedecidednot to preferchargesagainst them because ofinsufficientevidence.由于证据不足，警方决定不对他们提出诉讼。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to accuse someone of something
  • accuseHe was accused of statutory rape.
  • make an accusation againstShe was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer.
  • level an accusation againstFerguson was furious at the accusations levelled against his player.
  • level a charge againstShe denied all the charges levelled against her.
  • hurl accusations atShe hurled accusations at her ex-husband across the courtroom.
  • charge someone withHe was charged with three counts of fraud.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking legal action
  • abatement order
  • accuse
  • ambulance-chasing
  • appear forsomeone
  • bring
  • cease
  • court martial
  • indictment
  • instruct
  • litigate
  • litigation
  • litigious
  • litigiousness
  • locus standi
  • prosecutorial
  • reindict
  • reindictment
  • retry
  • specimen charge
  • summons
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Grammar

Hate,like,loveandprefer
We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:…
Prefer
We use prefer to say we like one thing or activity more than another. We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we compare two things or actions:…
Expressing preference
We use prefer to say we like one thing or activity more than another. We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we compare two things or actions:…
Would prefer
We use would prefer or ’d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:…
(Definition ofpreferfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prefer| American Dictionary

prefer
verb
us
/prɪˈfɜr/
-rr-
tochooseorwantone thingratherthan another:
[T]We haveteaandcoffee, butperhapsyou’d prefer acolddrink.
[T]He preferswatchingbaseballtoplayingit.
[+ that clause]She prefers that wemeetat thestation.
[+ to infinitive]Would you prefer toleave?
(Definition ofpreferfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprefer

prefer
Surely, early generative phonology in the 1970s provided evidence for preferring deletion to insertion rules for the sake of generality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Researchers, for instance, can help shape results by anticipating preferred outcomes and subtly providing conditions that favor their development.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The cane-cutters preferred the twelve-month cane; the 24-month cane was reported to be harder to cut, had lodged and was infested with weeds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Individuals are modelled as instrumentally rational to the extent that they choose those actions that are best calculated to achieve preferred outcomes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In that example, the runner strictly prefers realizing some culmination outcome (winning) in certain ways (by competing fairly) rather than others (by cheating).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Obviously, all else being equal, a higher minimum standard is socially preferred.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Depending on the particular problem and the actual stage of development of a given science, one type may be preferred to another.
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Although it would be time-consuming to undertake, an analysis of such cases might throw light upon the circumstances in which he preferred the reiterated note.
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Ideally, we would compare households' preferred consumption with their actual consumption for those who have and have not relocated.
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Of the seven participants who rejected the target sentence, two said that they rather preferred the noncontracted variant is not.
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Double-peaked histograms of velocity fluctuations imply that the velocity has two preferred states.
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Therefore, if non-parametric interval mapping is chosen, the midrank approach should be preferred.
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On those the majority preferred single consonant spellings for the first, fourth and seventh, and double consonants for the rest.
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Rather than simply closing the septal defect, relieving the pulmonary stenosis, and performing an atrial switch, univentricular repair was preferred in these patients.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The users preferred the programs that gave the most control, especially those based on color naming and the par titioning of color space.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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