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

• Once again, the 'Free Press' prefers not to highlight these facts
  “自由新闻”组织再次故意不去突出强调这些事实。
• 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。
• He prefers a big society to a big state.
  相比一个大政府，他更喜欢一个大社会。
• Who prefers the first method? Who prefers the second method?
  谁喜欢第一种方法？，谁喜欢第二种方法？
• He is a man who prefers doing to talking.
  他是个喜欢做而不喜欢说的人。
• But the world's fastest man prefers a better name.
  但是这个世界上跑得最快的人喜欢用一个更好的名字。
• 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。
• He prefers freelance work because he enjoys being his own master.
  他偏好自由工作，因为他喜欢当自己的主人。
• He prefers coined money.
  他喜欢铸造的货币。
• He prefers to have a good rest this afternoon.
  今天下午他宁愿好好休息休息。