prefer的意思
vt. 更喜欢；提升，提拔；给予（债权人）优先权；提出（控告）
vi. 更喜欢，宁愿；
prefer的用法
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词
S+～+n./pron.
I'd prefer vegetable.
我宁愿吃蔬菜。
The southerners prefer rice and the northerners prefer food made from flour.
南方人比较喜欢吃米饭,北方人爱吃面食。
Would you prefer a cocktail?你要一杯鸡尾酒吗?
Do you prefer contemporary furniture?你更喜欢新式家具吗?
S+～+to-v
I prefer to read mysteries.
我更喜欢读侦探小说。
Would you prefer to dance?你更喜欢跳舞吗?
He said he preferred not to disclose the inspector's name.
他说他宁愿不披露检查员的姓名。
He preferred to die instead of stealing.
他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。
S+～+v-ing
The old man prefers walking.
那老人喜欢走路。
He preferred speaking without referring to his notes.
他更喜欢不看讲稿作报告。
S+～+that-clause
She preferred that we should have the discussion right after the lecture.
她更愿意我们一听完课就讨论。
She preferred that nobody should come to see her.
她宁愿没有人来看她。
I prefer that you do not go home alone.
我建议你不要单独一个人回家。
We prefer that the plan should be fully discussed before being put into execution.
我们宁愿这项计划经过充分讨论再实施。
用作宾补动词
S+～+n./pron.+to-v
I should prefer you to go with her.
我建议你跟她去。
He preferred her not to come.
他认为她还是不来的好。
I prefer the report to come back here.
我更希望该报告送回这里。
She added,“I'd prefer you not call me Laura Baby.
”“她说,我不要你叫我洛拉贝贝。”
S+～+n./pron.+adj./v-ed
I prefer tea hot.
我更喜欢热茶。
He told the salesgirl that he preferred the shirts unwrapped.
他告诉女售货员他买的那件衬衫不要包装。
I prefer him a little diligent.
我要他勤奋点。
prefer的用法例句
1. 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。
2. I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。
3. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.
在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
4. I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。
5. They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。
6. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。
