prefer的用法

prefer

vt.

(preferred; preferring)

宁可, 宁愿(选择); 更喜欢; (比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...)(to)

提出, 提起(声明、请求、控诉等)

提升, 提拔(to); 推荐, 介绍

【律】优先偿付(某债权人)

建议; 申请

prefer doing to talking

喜欢做而不喜欢说

prefer to die rather than surrender

宁死不屈

prefer a charge against a person

告发某人

prefer a claim to property

提出一项产业的要求

prefer sb. for

提拔某人为...

preferred share [stock]

【商】优先股

I should prefer you not to stay [that you did not stay] there too long.

我希望你不要在那儿呆得太久。

Do you prefer coffee or tea?

你喜欢咖啡还是茶?

习惯用语

prefer ... rather than 宁愿[愿意]...而不愿

prefer ...to 喜欢...而不喜欢; 喜欢... 胜过...