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vt.

宁愿（要）；更喜欢（to like one thing or person better than another; to choose one thing rather than sth. else because you like it better）

A: which do you prefer, juice or coffee?果汁和咖啡你更喜欢哪一种？

B: I prefer Juice.我更喜欢果汁。

I prefer my coffee black.我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。

A local firm is to be preferred.选一家当地的公司更好。

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1.prefer sth. to sth.  比起某物来更喜欢...

I prefer the red skirt to the white one.和白色的裙子比我更喜欢红色的那条。

I prefer to work rather than sit there doing nothing.我宁愿干活也不愿坐在那里无所事事。

2.prefer doing sth. (to doing sth.)宁愿做……（而不愿做……）

He prefers playing football to playing basketball.和打篮球相比，他更喜欢踢足球。

3.prefer sb. /sth. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事

I preferred her not to come. 我宁愿她不要来。

4.prefer that (should) do sth. 希望某人做某事

I prefer you come back early.我希望你早点回来。

5.would/should prefer it if 希望……

I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.我希望你别告诉别人。

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第三人称单数：prefers

过去式：preferred

过去分词：preferred

现在分词：preferring