| 单词 | prefers |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Arcadian〕Often arcadian One who leads or prefers a simple, rural life. 常作 arcadian 过着或喜欢纯朴乡村生活的人美国传统〔CHARACTER〕Part of me loves going to parties but there's another part that prefers staying at home. 我既喜欢参加聚会，又爱待在家里。朗文写作活用〔COLOUR〕McCullin still prefers to shoot in monochrome. 麦库林还是喜欢拍黑白照片。朗文写作活用〔PREFER〕She doesn't like romantic fiction -- she much prefers detective stories. 她不喜欢爱情小说—她更爱看侦探故事。朗文写作活用〔SEX〕He prefers having his hair cut in a unisex salon. 他喜欢在不分性别的发廊里理发。朗文写作活用〔answer to〕My uncle's real name is “Edwin,” but he doesn't answer to that name. He prefers to be called “Ed.” 我叔叔的真名是埃德温但他不愿别人那样叫他，他更愿意被叫作埃德。韦氏高阶〔art〕She prefers art films to Hollywood blockbusters.比起好莱坞大片，她更喜欢艺术电影。韦氏高阶〔au naturel〕She wears makeup for special occasions, but otherwise prefers an au naturel look.她在重要场合时才化妆，平时喜欢素颜。韦氏高阶〔audience〕He prefers playing to live audiences.他更喜欢给观众现场演奏。牛津搭配〔background〕He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant deal with the press.他宁愿留在幕后而让助手去应付媒体。牛津搭配〔background〕He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press.他喜欢待在幕后，让他的助理向新闻界发布消息。牛津高阶〔background〕Lord M prefers to remain in the background, but he still has a decisive influence on events.M勋爵更愿意待在幕后, 但他对事件还是有决定性的影响。外研社新世纪〔born too late〕John prefers early jazz music over the modern stuff. I guess he was born too late.与现代音乐相比，约翰更喜欢早期爵士乐，我想他是生不逢时了。韦氏高阶〔circumlocution〕A certain kind of Briton prefers circumlocution and euphemism for even everyday speech.有一类英国人即使在日常言语中也喜欢使用迂回的说法和委婉语。外研社新世纪〔classic〕She prefers classic furniture designs.她喜欢简朴典雅的家具设计。韦氏高阶〔clearly〕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。柯林斯高阶〔clutter〕Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter.卡罗琳喜欢把厨房台面收拾得整整齐齐。柯林斯高阶〔clutter〕Caroline prefers her worktops to be clear of clutter.卡罗琳喜欢把厨房操作台收拾得整整齐齐。外研社新世纪〔composer〕She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers.比起现代作曲家她更喜欢莫扎特和贝多芬。韦氏高阶〔crowd〕He prefers to be one of the crowd.他宁愿做个凡夫俗子。牛津高阶〔crutch〕He's able to walk short distances with crutches but prefers his wheelchair.他拄着腋杖能走一小段路，可他宁愿坐轮椅。韦氏高阶〔deed〕He prefers to let his deeds speak for themselves.他更喜欢用行动说话。外研社新世纪〔direct〕She prefers to act rather than direct.她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。牛津高阶〔duty〕The company prefers to handle translation duties in-house.这家公司更愿意在公司内部处理翻译任务。牛津搭配〔dwell〕Byrne prefers to dwell in the present.伯恩更喜欢活在当下。外研社新世纪〔economy class〕He prefers to fly economy class.他宁愿乘坐经济舱。柯林斯高阶〔economy class〕He prefers to fly economy class.他更愿乘坐经济舱。外研社新世纪〔fighting〕He prefers others to do the fighting for him.他喜欢别人为他冲锋陷阵。牛津搭配〔gender〕My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。牛津高阶〔glare〕She prefers to live away from the glare of London.她更喜欢远离伦敦的浮华, 居在别处。外研社新世纪〔highlight〕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。柯林斯高阶〔instead〕She prefers making her own clothes instead of buying them in the shops.她宁可自己缝制衣服而不愿到服装店去买。英汉大词典〔joiner〕He's not a joiner. He prefers to do things by himself.他不爱参加社团。他更喜欢独自行事。韦氏高阶〔lighting〕He prefers natural lighting for his photography.他摄影时喜欢用自然光。韦氏高阶〔mild〕He doesn't like a hot curry - he prefers a mild one.他不喜欢辛辣的咖喱饭，而更喜欢味淡一点儿的。剑桥高阶〔music〕She prefers listening to classical music.她喜欢听古典音乐。麦克米伦高阶〔nameless〕The source for my story prefers to remain nameless.我的报道的信息来源还是不透露为好。韦氏高阶〔neutral〕The plant prefers a neutral or slightly acidic soil.这种植物更喜欢中性或略带酸性的土壤。朗文当代〔one-piece〕She prefers one-pieces to bikinis.比起比基尼，她更喜欢连体泳衣。韦氏高阶〔pass over〕Sex is a subject he prefers to pass over in conversation.在谈话中关于性这一问题他尽量回避。21世纪英汉〔passable〕She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.她高尔夫球打得还行，但是她更喜欢打网球。韦氏高阶〔pastel〕She prefers a pastel like light yellow.她喜欢浅黄这样的柔和颜色。韦氏高阶〔plain〕He prefers plain food - nothing too fancy.他喜欢清淡简单的食物——不喜欢太讲究的。剑桥高阶〔play〕She prefers playing small concert halls rather than big stadiums.相比大型体育场，她更喜欢在小型音乐厅演奏。韦氏高阶〔prefer〕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。柯林斯高阶〔prefer〕Chantal prefers travelling by train.钱特尔更喜欢乘火车旅行。朗文当代〔prefer〕He prefers a good book to a movie.与看场电影相比，他更喜欢读一本好书。韦氏高阶〔prefer〕He prefers going to the theatre alone.他更喜欢独自去看戏。外研社新世纪〔prefer〕He prefers sports to reading.跟阅读相比他更喜爱运动。韦氏高阶〔prefer〕He prefers watching football to playing it.比起踢足球来，他更喜欢看足球比赛。剑桥高阶〔prefer〕She prefers chocolate over vanilla.较之香草她更喜欢巧克力。韦氏高阶〔prefer〕She prefers her coffee black.她更喜欢喝清咖啡。朗文当代〔prefer〕The donor prefers to remain anonymous.捐赠者希望自己的姓名不被公开。牛津高阶〔prefer〕This type of owl prefers a desert habitat.这种猫头鹰喜欢沙漠的生活环境。朗文当代〔rather〕She prefers to stay in detention rather than be released and go into exile.她更愿意呆在拘留所而不是被释放然后开始流亡生活。柯林斯高阶〔scene〕He prefers to work behind the scenes as a director.他更愿意作为导演在幕后工作。麦克米伦高阶〔shade〕This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.这种植物适宜放在略微阴凉的地方。牛津搭配〔society〕She prefers her own society (= likes to be alone).她喜欢独处。剑桥高阶〔steam〕She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.她喜欢把胡萝卜蒸着吃而不是煮着吃。韦氏高阶〔still life〕She prefers portraiture to still life.比起静物画，她更喜欢肖像画。韦氏高阶〔style〕Julie prefers the Gothic architectural style, while I like Romanesque.朱莉偏爱哥特式建筑风格，而我则更喜欢罗马式的。麦克米伦高阶〔touch〕She prefers to answer any fan mail herself for a more personal touch.她喜欢针对每一位崇拜者的来信，亲自予以回复。牛津高阶〔urban〕He prefers rural life to urban one.他喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。英汉大词典〔veg〕He still prefers the old-fashioned British meal of meat and two veg.他依然喜欢吃那种一荤两素的老式英国餐。剑桥高阶〔verse〕He prefers writing in verse rather than in prose.他更喜欢用韵文而不是散文写作。外研社新世纪〔way〕She prefers to go her own way, which is fine by me.她愿意按她自己的想法来, 我无所谓。外研社新世纪〔well done〕He prefers his steak well done.他喜欢吃煎得熟透的牛排。牛津高阶〔wherefores〕He prefers not to discuss the whys and wherefores of what exactly happened.他不愿去讨论事情究竟为什么发生。外研社新世纪Britain's best-known ticket tout, or “ticket broker” as he prefers to be called, once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything.英国最著名的票贩子，或者按他自己比较喜欢的称呼说“票务经纪人”，曾经夸口说他能为你搞到任何票。剑桥国际He prefers companies that choose not to hedge.他倾向于选择不进行对冲活动的公司。牛津商务He prefers to adapt his novels for the screen himself.他喜欢自己把小说改编成电影剧本。剑桥国际He prefers to meet criticism with personal invective rather than with reasoned argument.他宁愿用带有人身攻击的恶骂对付批评，而不是去据理力争。剑桥国际He prefers watching rugby to playing it. 他喜欢看橄榄球比赛甚于自己打橄榄球。剑桥国际He prefers wearing corduroy trousers to jeans.他喜欢穿灯芯绒裤子甚于牛仔裤。剑桥国际He doesn't like a hot spicy curry--he prefers a mild one.他不喜欢热辣的咖喱食品，他宁可要味淡的。剑桥国际He naturally prefers an adoring, uncritical audience.他当然喜欢爱慕他的、不挑剔的观众。剑桥国际Jim prefers traditional cooking to nouvelle cuisine because he likes to eat a lot.杰姆喜欢传统的烹饪而不喜欢新式烹饪，因为他爱吃得很多。剑桥国际Kevin prefers to send memos to his colleagues rather than talk to them.凯文宁可送备忘录给他的同事们，也不愿与他们谈话。剑桥国际Mr Rawson prefers a very dry martini (= one with very little vermouth).罗森先生喜欢干马提尼酒（掺了少量苦艾酒的马提尼酒）。剑桥国际She prefers films that challenge her, but I just want them to entertain me.她偏爱促使她思考的电影，而我只要它们让我得到娱乐就行了。剑桥国际She prefers her own society (= likes to be alone).她喜欢一人独处。剑桥国际She prefers playing tennis on grass (on a grass court) to playing on a hard court. She's a good grass player.她偏爱在草地球场上打网球，而不是硬地球场。她是一个草地球场的好手。剑桥国际She prefers pop music and jazz to classical music. 较之古典音乐她更喜欢流行音乐与爵士音乐。译典通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。剑桥国际She prefers wearing high heels on formal occasions. 在正式场合她比较喜欢穿高跟鞋。译典通She prefers wearing muted blues and greens rather than bright primary colours.她喜欢穿不显眼的兰色和绿色，不愿穿鲜艳的红色和黄色。剑桥国际She doesn't like working for other people and prefers to be in charge of her own show.她不喜欢为其他人工作，情愿自立门户。剑桥国际She doesn't mix with her contemporaries but prefers the company of older people.她不和她的同龄人混在一起，而是喜欢和年长的人相处。剑桥国际She has refused to be seduced by modern technology and prefers a traditional lifestyle.她拒绝现代技术的引诱，宁可保持传统的生活方式。剑桥国际That lowbrow prefers pornography to fine art. 那格调低的人喜欢黄色书刊胜于艺术。译典通The pop group is bringing a law suit against John Doe Corporation, a record company which prefers to keep its identity secret.这个流行乐队正在控告某个不愿透露身份的唱片公司。剑桥国际This firm has shown a preference for debt over equity financing (= it prefers to borrow money rather than sell shares).这家公司更乐于进行债务融资，而非股本融资（宁可借钱而不出售股份） 。牛津商务 |
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