prefer

pri'fә:

高考四级六级考研 Collins 4

v. like better; value more highly
v. promote over another
v. give preference to one creditor over another

vt. 宁可, 较喜欢, 提出
[法] 给予优先权, 优先偿还, 提出

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

1,386

BNC 频率

1,716

使用频率

prefer由前缀pre-（意为“在前”）和词根fer（意为“带来”）组成。整体意思是“更倾向于带来某种选择”。

例句

1. I prefer tea over coffee in the morning.

我早上更喜欢喝茶而不是咖啡。

2. She prefers to read books instead of watching TV.

她更喜欢读书而不是看电视。

3. They prefer going to the beach during the summer.

他们夏天更喜欢去海滩。