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preferprefer[priˈfə:]vt.(preferred; preferring)1.■宁可, 宁愿(选择); 更喜欢; (比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...)(to)2.■提出, 提起(声明、请求、控诉等)3.■提升, 提拔(to); 推荐, 介绍4.■【律】优先偿付(某债权人)5.■建议; 申请prefer doing to talking喜欢做而不喜欢说prefer to die rather than surrender宁死不屈prefer a charge against a person告发某人prefer a claim to property提出一项产业的要求prefer sb. for提拔某人为...preferred share [stock]【商】优先股I should prefer you not to stay [that you did not stay] there too long.我希望你不要在那儿呆得太久。Do you prefer coffee or tea?你喜欢咖啡还是茶?
习惯用语prefer ... rather than1.■宁愿[愿意]...而不愿prefer ...to1.■喜欢...而不喜欢; 喜欢... 胜过...
参考词汇见choose; |