prefer

英 [pr?'f??] 美[pr?'f?]

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第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?prefers;過(guò)去式:?preferred;過(guò)去分詞:?preferred;現(xiàn)在分詞:?preferring;

prefer 優(yōu)先，偏好

pre-,在前，早于，-fer,攜帶，拿，帶，詞源同bring,infer.引申詞義優(yōu)先，偏好。

prefer: prefer: [14] To prefer one thing is etymologically to ‘carry it before’ others. The word comes via Old French preferer from Latin praeferre ‘set before’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to bear).
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prefer (v.): late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.

1. I would prefer him to be with us next season.: 我更希望他下一個(gè)賽季和我們?cè)谝黄稹?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.: 我認(rèn)為更多的顧客也許更喜歡軟性推銷(xiāo)。

3. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.: 在現(xiàn)款方面，他們更愿意同散戶(hù)打交道。

5. They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.: 他們最終選擇了繼續(xù)做自己熟悉的事。