PREFER1 to like someone or something better than others2 to prefer to do one thing rather than another3 when one thing is preferred to anotherRELATED WORDSsee alsoLIKEBETTERENJOYCHOOSE1 to like someone or something better than others 较之他人或他物更喜欢某人或某物prefer /prɪˈfɜːʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive] Which bread do you prefer, brown or white? 你喜欢哪一种，黑面包还是白面包？ ‘Which restaurant shall we go to?’ ‘I really don't mind. Whichever one you prefer.’ “我们去哪家饭馆？”“我无所谓。随你便好了。”much prefer somebody/somethinglike something much better 更喜爱某人/某物 She doesn't like romantic fiction -- she much prefers detective stories. 她不喜欢爱情小说—她更爱看侦探故事。 Brad Pitt? Oh no, I much prefer Russell Crowe! 布拉德·皮特？哦，不，我更喜欢罗素·克洛！prefer somebody/something to somebody/ something I'm beginning to like Japanese food. I certainly prefer rice to potatoes. 我开始喜欢日本菜了。没错，与马铃薯相比我更爱吃米饭。I'd prefer something Dave wants to go to New York again, but I'd prefer somewhere more exotic. 戴夫想再去纽约，但我喜欢更具异国风情的地方。like better /ˌlaɪk ˈbetəʳ/ [verb phrase not in progressive]especially spokento like one person or thing more than another one 【尤口】更喜欢〔某人或某物〕 Which do you like better, the red tie or the green one? 你更喜欢哪一种，红色领带还是绿色的？like better than I like our new teacher much better than the one we had before. 与前一位相比，我更喜欢新来的老师。 There was nothing she liked better than being in the limelight in front of the press and TV cameras. 她最喜欢站在新闻界和电视镜头前成为公众注意的中心。have a preference /hæv ə ˈprefərəns/ [verb phrase not in progressive]formalto prefer something - use this especially when you are discussing which one of several things should be chosen 【正式】更喜欢；偏爱〔尤在讨论选择时〕 We could eat Chinese, Indian, or Italian. Do you have any preference? 我们可以吃中餐、印度餐或者意大利餐。你喜欢哪一种？have a preference for The new leader has a preference for people who come from the same area of the country as he does. 新领导偏爱与他来自同一地区的人。have no strong/particular preferenceyou don't prefer any of them more than the others 无所谓 I really have no particular preference -- you choose. 我真的没有特别喜欢的—你选吧。express a preferencesay that you prefer one rather than others 表示偏好 When I asked her about where she wanted the meeting to be held she didn't express any particular preference. 当我问她她希望会议在哪里召开时，她并未表示出特别的偏好。favourBritish/favorAmerican /ˈfeɪvəʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]if a person or group in a position of authority or influencefavours something such as a plan, idea, or system, they think it is better than the others 〔当权的或有影响力的人或群体〕偏爱；赞同 President Bush was known to favor the use of military force. 人所共知，布什总统赞同使用武力。 In the 1930s the Bauhaus school tended to favour a technological approach to art. 20世纪30年代，包豪斯学派往往偏爱以科学技术的手法来表现艺术。give me somebody/something any day! /ˌgɪv miː somebody/something ˈeni deɪ/spoken informalused when you want to say that you strongly prefer one type of thing 【口，非正式】我更喜欢某人/某物！ I can't stand English men -- they're so boring. Give me an Italian any day! 我无法忍受和英格兰男人在一起一他们太乏味无趣了。我更喜欢意大利人！ Forget all your salad and beans and organic food -- give me a thick juicy steak any day! 别再提你那些沙拉、豆子和有机食物了—我更喜欢厚厚的、多汁的牛排！2 to prefer to do one thing rather than another 更喜欢做某事，而不是其他事prefer /prɪˈfɜːʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]if someoneprefers to do something, they like doing it better than something else 更喜欢prefer to do something French people usually prefer to buy goods that are made in France. 法国人通常更喜欢买法国货。 Most of my friends take the bus to school, but I prefer to walk. 我的朋友大多坐公共汽车去上学，但我更愿步行。prefer doing something Mark likes lying on the beach, but I prefer visiting museums. 马克喜欢躺在沙滩上，而我更喜欢参观博物馆。prefer doing something to doing something She seems to prefer watching soap operas to talking to me. 她似乎更喜欢看肥皂剧，而不是与我交谈。would rather do something /wʊd ˌrɑːðəʳ ˈduː something ǁ-ˈræ-/ [verb phrase]especially spokenif youwould rather do something, you want to do it more than another thing you could do instead, or more than what you are doing now 【尤口】宁愿；情愿 I'd rather wear my Reeboks if we're going to be walking around all day. 要是我们打算走上一整天，我宁愿穿自己的锐步运动鞋。would rather do something than do something A significant group of young men would rather go to jail than join the army. 相当多的年轻人宁愿入狱也不愿参军。would much rather do something ‘Do you want to stay for supper?’ ‘I'd much rather go home, if you don't mind.’ “你想留下来吃晚饭吗？”“如果你不介意的话，我还是回家吧。”would rather somebody did somethingespecially British I'd rather we went skiing this year instead of hiking. 我倾向于今年去滑雪而不是远足。would prefer to do something /wʊd prɪˌfɜːʳ tə ˈduː something/ [verb phrase]if youwould prefer to do something, you want to do it more than another thing you could do instead, or more than what you are doing now 宁愿〔情愿〕做某事 Any smart employer would prefer to hire an experienced worker over an unknown. 精明的雇主都更愿聘用有经验的工人而不是一无所知的人。 We would both prefer to live in the north of England, but there aren't many jobs there. 我们两人都宁愿住在英格兰北部地区，但那里就业机会不是很多。would prefer somebody to do something I'd prefer them to come next weekend rather than the one after. 我情愿他们下周末来，而不是下下周末来。would sooner do something /wʊd ˌsuːnəʳ ˈduː something/ [verb phrase]if youwould sooner do something, you would very much prefer to do it especially instead of something else that you dislike or that is unpleasant 宁愿做某事〔尤指不愿做不喜欢或令人不快之事〕 Marry him? I'd sooner die! 嫁给他？我宁愿去死！ He's the kind of person who'd sooner help people than make money out of them. 他属于宁愿帮助别人而不肯赚他们钱的那种人。3 when one thing is preferred to another 某事物比他事物更符合意愿的说法preferably /ˈprefərəbli/ [adverb] Come early in the week -- on Monday preferably. 在一个星期开头几天来——最好是星期一。 We're looking for well-qualified young people, preferably with good computer skills. 我们正在找能够胜任这工作的年轻人，他最好具备熟练的电脑技能。 ‘And you need to get a can of beans.’ ‘Black or red?’ ‘Whichever they have. Preferably black.’ “那么你需要一罐豆子。”“黑豆还是红豆？”“有什么买什么，最好是黑豆。”preferable /ˈprefərəbəl/ [adjective]formala choice, result, situation etc that ispreferable is one that you would prefer 【正式】更好的；更合意的 So we're agreed. Our preferable course of action is to do nothing until the report is published. 这样我们意见一致了。最好的做法是在报告发表以前先什么也别做。 The most preferable arrangement would be for us to pay very low interest over a long period of time. 最合我们心意的安排是在长时期里支付非常低的利息。preferable to As far as I'm concerned anything would be preferable to staying here alone. 就我而言，干什么事都比一个人待在这里好。preferred /prɪˈfɜːʳd/ [adjective only before noun]formalpreferred method/option/course of action etcthe method, choice etc that you would prefer when there are several to choose from 【正式】优先考虑的方法/选择/行动方案等 The preferred method was to cut the grass early in the morning when it was still wet. 最可取的方法是在早晨趁草仍潮湿的时候割草。 Yes, that would be my preferred course of action. 是的，那是我优先考虑的行动方案。