1. vt.更喜欢　 choose one thing or action rather than another; like better
2. vt.提出；建议　 put forward for official consideration or action according to law

　～ buns　更喜欢吃馒头
　～ classic music　更喜欢古典音乐
　～ country life　更喜欢乡村的生活
　～ new works　更喜欢新作品
　～ popular music　更喜欢流行音乐
　～ rice　更喜欢吃米饭
　～ some requests　提出要求
　～ tea　更喜欢喝茶
　～ the general approach　更喜欢一般性的处理方法
　～ vegetable　宁愿吃蔬菜
　～ winter weather　更喜欢冬天的天气
　～ cautiously　小心翼翼地提出
　～ conscientiously　诚心诚意地提出
　～ emotionally　激动地提出
　～ instinctively　本能地提出
　～ manfully　果断地提出
　～ openly　公开提出
　～ overwhelmingly　极其喜欢
　～ particularly　尤其提出
　～ personally　个人宁愿
　～ politically　政治上宁可
　～ reasonably　明智地提出
　～ remarkably　不平常地提出
　～ ruthlessly　无情地提出
　～ savagely　野蛮地提出
　～ scathingly　不留情地提出
　～ selectively　有选择地提出
　～ sharply　尖刻地提出
　～ ultimately　最后提出
　～ unaccountably　莫名其妙地提出
　～ unexpectedly　意外地提出
　～ unthinkingly　不假思索地提出
　～ above all others　最喜欢的
　～ charges against sb　对某人提出控告
　～ to　比起…更喜欢…
　～ fish to meat　喜欢吃鱼而不喜欢吃肉
　～ to singing　比较喜欢唱歌
　～ death to surrender　宁死不屈

　I'd prefer vegetable.　我宁愿吃蔬菜。
　The southerners prefer rice and the northerners prefer food made from flour.　南方人比较喜欢吃米饭，北方人爱吃面食。
　Would you prefer a cocktail?　你要一杯鸡尾酒吗?
　Do you prefer contemporary furniture?　你更喜欢新式家具吗?
　We shouldn't mind coming earlier if you prefer it.　如果你愿意的话，我们不妨早点来。
　I prefer new works that sing of our life today.　我更喜欢歌颂我们今天生活的新作品。
　He preferred the general approach.　他更喜欢一般性的处理方法。
　He preferred country life.　他更喜欢乡村的生活。
　Which do you prefer, rice or buns?　你更喜欢吃哪一样，米饭还是馒头?
　This construction is much preferred.　这种结构更好一些。
　I prefer to read mysteries.　我更喜欢读侦探小说。
　Would you prefer to dance? 　你更喜欢跳舞吗?
　He said he preferred not to disclose the inspector's name.　他说他宁愿不披露检查员的姓名。
　He preferred to die instead of stealing.　他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。
　They prefer to use that dictionary instead of using this one.　他们较爱用那本词典而不爱用这本。
　The old man prefers walking.　那老人喜欢走路。
　He preferred speaking without referring to his notes.　他更喜欢不看讲稿作报告。
　She preferred that we should have the discussion right after the lecture.　她更愿意我们一听完课就讨论。
　She preferred that nobody should come to see her.　她宁愿没有人来看她。
　I prefer that you do not go home alone.　我建议你不要单独一个人回家。
　We prefer that the plan should be fully discussed before being put into execution.　我们宁愿这项计划经过充分讨论再实施。
　He preferred that nothing should be said about the accident.　他倒是希望对这次事故什么也不要提起。
　I should prefer that you do not stay there too long.　我倒不喜欢你在那儿呆的时间太长。
　Would you prefer that I come on Monday instead of on Tuesday?　你愿意我星期一来而不是星期二来吗?
　I should prefer you to go with her.　我建议你跟她去。
　He preferred her not to come.　他认为她还是不来的好。
　I prefer the report to come back here.　我更希望该报告送回这里。
　She added, "I'd prefer you not call me Laura Baby."　“她说，我不要你叫我洛拉贝贝。”
　The Committee would prefer the matter to be discussed at the next meeting.　委员们希望这个问题下次会议再讨论。
　I prefer tea hot.　我更喜欢热茶。
　He told the salesgirl that he preferred the shirts unwrapped.　他告诉女售货员他买的那件衬衫不要包装。
　I prefer him a little diligent.　我要他勤奋点。

 ♣ prefer a charge〔charges〕 against
　控告；告发　put forward a charge against; submit
　They preferred a charge against him.　他们对他提出控告。
　The police preferred a charge against the motorist.　警方控告那个汽车司机。
　He preferred a charge against his neighbour.　他对邻居提起诉讼。
　Will the police prefer charges against the boys or just give them a warning?　警方会控告那些男孩吗?还是只给他们一个警告?
 ♣ prefer...rather than
　喜欢…胜过…　like... better than
　I prefer tea rather than coffee.　我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。
　What shall we have to drink?...red wine?...white wine?—I should prefer red wine rather than white wine.　我们喝点什么酒?…红葡萄酒?…白葡萄酒?——我愿喝红葡萄酒，不愿喝白葡萄酒。
　The old man was still in good health. He preferred to work in the garden rather than to sit idly.　那位老人仍然很健康，他愿在花园中做活而不愿闲坐着。
　She preferred to keep her troubles to herself rather than to allow them to trouble others.　她宁愿不让别人知道自己的困难，也不肯让自己的困难去麻烦别人。
　They preferred to stay at home rather than go to the movies.　他们宁可呆在家里，也不愿去看电影。
　They preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.　他们宁死也不愿向敌人投降。
　I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother's.　我觉得与其开车跑那么远到你母亲那里去度周末，还不如呆在家里。
　He preferred rather to take the whole blame himself than to allow it to fall on the innocent.　他宁肯自己承担全部责任，也不愿把责任推在清白的人身上。
　He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.　他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
 ♣ prefer to　(v.+prep.)
1. 较喜欢；宁愿 choose rather; like better
　I prefer red to blue.　我更喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
　Most Chinese preferred tea to coffee.　茶和咖啡相比大多数中国人更喜欢喝茶。
　I much prefer dogs to cats.　我喜欢狗甚于喜欢猫。
　I prefer country life to town life.　我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。
　I prefer skiing to skating.　我喜欢滑雪胜于滑冰。
　He was very diligent; even on holidays, he preferred doing something to doing nothing.　他很勤劳，即使在假日里，他也宁愿做点什么事，而不愿闲着。
　She is very traditional; she prefers dressing formally to wearing sport clothes.　她很守旧，喜欢穿正式的服装，而不喜欢穿运动装。
2. 提升某人为 promote sb to a position
　He was preferred to captain.　他被提升为队长。

 ♣ prefer to-v, prefer v-ing
　prefer　后可接动词不定式，也可接动名词。其区别在于：接动词不定式时表示特定时刻或特定情况下的爱好，接动名词则表示一般情况下的爱好或日常爱好。
 ♣ prefer, like
　这两个词都有“喜欢”的意思。其区别在于：
1. like表示喜欢；而prefer表示“更喜欢”“较喜欢”，相当于like better.
2. like可与(the) most〔best〕连用，而prefer不可。
3. 两者之间一般用prefer，而三者之间则常用like. 试比较以下两句：
　
4. 可以说I prefer it so.，也可以说I so prefer it.，但不可以说I so like it.，而只能说I like it so.。
 ♣ prefer, offer, present, proffer, tender
　参见present条。
 ♣ 下面两句的意思不同：
　

1. 你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个?
　［误］ Which do you prefer most, this or that?
　［正］ Which do you prefer, this or that?
　［析］ prefer意为“更喜欢”，即like better，故不可再用more, most修饰。
2. 我喜欢橘子而不喜欢苹果。
　［误］ I prefer oranges more than apples.
　［正］ I prefer oranges to apples.
　［析］ 表示“喜欢…而不喜欢…”时，须用介词to，而不用more than.

1. prefer多指一般倾向；如指当时的感情，则用would prefer. 例如：
　Usually I like tea better, but today I'd prefer coffee.　我平常喜欢喝茶，但是今天我要喝咖啡。
2. 美式英语中prefer可用于prefer for sb to-v结构，例如：
　Jack prefers for his wife to drive the truck.　杰克更喜欢他的妻子开卡车。

　［同义词］ choose, elect, fancy, favour, select