单词prefer
v.: (比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…)；宁可…(而不…)
网络: 更喜欢；偏爱；宁愿
【法律】给与(某债权人等)优先获得偿付权
赞同;折中
建议;申请
提起,提出(声明、请求、控诉等)
提升,提拔;任命;录用;推荐,介绍
可取;更佳
要求;提出
宁愿,甘愿,情愿;愿意;宁可
喜欢,欢喜
(比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…);宁可…(而不…);比起…来还是…好;宁愿选择;更喜欢
过去分词：preferred
现在分词：preferring
第三人称单数：prefers
v.+n.:
prefer tea,prefer talk,prefer plan,prefer approach,company prefer
adv.+v.:
clearly prefer,probably prefer
v.favorratherwishdesirechoose
Ballard shunned the gossipy London literary circuit, preferring the company of a few close friends and family.
巴拉德有意逃避乐于流布传闻的伦敦文学圈，他喜欢与三两知己及家人在一起。
He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.
他宁可将自己局限于青年和乡野政治中也不愿走上台前。
He arrived himself. . . to give her the fullest conviction, by the power of actual comparison, of her preferring his younger brother.
他本人回来了…现在她经过实际的比较，完全相信她更喜欢他的弟弟。
After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.
孩子刚出生时，玛丽亚声称她不想出卖她的故事，宁愿隐藏这对双胞胎的来历。
Up to now, the Chinese have consistently denied they were among the top rank, preferring to be seen as part of the emerging world.
直到现在，中国还坚持拒绝承认自己是一个大国，它更喜欢把自己看做新兴世界的一部分。
A feminist, she "found most women wanting" , preferring the company of men.
身为女权主义者，她“发现很多女人有所欠缺”，更愿意与男人为伍。
And he never wants to leave the house at night, preferring to watch classic black-and-white movies on TV.
Big晚上绝不出门，而是看电视里的黑白电影。
Blair rarely went out dining or drinking with members of his party, preferring to go home to his wife and kids.
布莱尔很少和党内成员们出去赶饭局，而是回家陪妻子和孩子。
That little bunny rabbit had crawled through the cage, preferring a featherbed, no doubt to snuggling up with its litter mates!
那只小兔宝宝已经爬过笼子，选择了羽毛床，毫无疑问它到同窝伙伴处取暖！
A man of perfect practice has no difficulty in forgetting his country, power and preferring leisure and quiet place.
作为一个修行完备的人，他忘掉天下、忘掉权位、好闲静处比较容易。