prefers

英 [prɪˈfɜːz]

美 [prɪˈfɜːrz]

v.  较喜欢; 喜欢…多于…
prefer的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 更喜欢；偏好
  If youprefersomeone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.
  1. Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...
     他有特别喜欢的音乐吗？
  2. I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...
     我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。
  3. I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...
     我喜欢膳食自助的度假。
  4. 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。
  5. Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...
     鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。
  6. The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue...
     这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜欢它是蓝色的。
  7. Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.
     她自己喜欢徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动方式。

Note thatprefercan often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such aslike…betterandwould ratherare used more frequently. For example, instead of saying 'I prefer football to tennis', you can say 'I like football better than tennis', instead of 'I'd prefer an apple', you can say 'I'd rather have an apple', and instead of 'I'd prefer to walk', you can say 'I'd rather walk'.
注意，prefer在日常对话中听起来往往很正式，像like…better和would rather这样的口头表达更为常用。例如，我们一般用I like football better than tennis（我更喜欢足球，而不太喜欢网球）代替 I prefer football to tennis，用 I'd rather have an apple（我宁愿吃苹果）代替 I'd prefer an apple，用 I'd rather walk（我宁愿走路）代替 I'd prefer to walk。

双语例句

• He prefers If You Are the One because It's more controversial.
  他更喜欢《非诚勿扰》。他说：这个节目更具争议性，冲突更激烈。
• Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter
  卡罗琳不喜欢厨房操作台上乱七八糟的。
• A scholar prefers death to humiliation.
  士可杀，不可辱。
• He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine
  他更愿意乘地铁出行，不愿坐豪华轿车。
• I like music, while he prefers sports.
  我喜欢音乐，而他喜欢运动。
• She prefers to distance herself from the people who are working for her.
  她更喜欢和为自己干活的人保持一段距离。
• She prefers films that challenge her, but I just want them to entertain me.
  她偏爱促使她思考的电影，而我只要它们让我得到娱乐就行了。
• He prefers coined money.
  他喜欢铸造的货币。
• Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions
  鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。
• Rong gave me a lecture last time, saying that a girl prefers a man who can make decisions.
  荣给了我讲座，说这是最后一次女孩喜欢人能够决定。