| 单词 | prefer |
| 释义 | prefer (once / 72 pages) v 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. 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 WORD FAMILYprefer: preferable, preference, prefering, preferment, preferred, preferring, prefers+/preferable: preferably/preference: preferences, preferential/preferential: preferentially/preferment: preferments/preferred: preferredly USAGE EXAMPLESSome fans prefer the "warmth" of the sound compared with digital files, while others buy LPs as souvenirs and works of art. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Brown said the team would prefer not to use franchise tags on either player. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Maybe Facebook would prefer the statue to be dressed again.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1v like better; value more highly Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels We prefer sleeping outside Hyper like find enjoyable or agreeable 2v select as an alternative over another Syn|Hypo choose, opt cop out, opt out choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing 3v promote over another Syn|Hypo|Hyper favor, favour advantage give an advantage to advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 4v give preference to one creditor over another Hyper pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
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