prefer

常见例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• 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。

S+～+to- v

• 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。

S+～+ v -ing

• 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。

S+～+that-clause

• 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?

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

• 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。

S+～+ n./pron.+adj./v -ed

• 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。

更多例句

• I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
  我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。
• They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.
  在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
• I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
  我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。
• I prefer to work to a deadline .
  我喜欢按规定的期限完成工作。
• The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
  大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
• Would you prefer rice or noodles?
  你喜欢吃米饭还是面条？
• Choose whichever brand you prefer.
  挑选你喜欢的那个品牌。
• They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
  他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。
• Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
  住在招待所的人大多更喜欢单人间，而不想和别人共住一间。
• Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
  很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
• The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
  东方人不吃黄油，他们更喜欢对健康非常有益处的花生油。
• 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.
• Of the two choices, I prefer the latter.
  在两种中选择, 我要后者.
• What shampoo do you prefer?
  你喜欢哪种洗发香波?
• I prefer red to blue.
  我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色.
• 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.
• Do you prefer sweet or savoury food?
  你喜欢甜食还是咸食?
• I can give you a round neckline if you prefer.
  如果您喜欢我可以给您开个圆领口.
• I prefer country life to town life.
  我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活.
• It was a choice of home or Sweden, and I prefer home to Sweden.
  是待在家里还是去瑞典一定要做出选择的话, 我还是宁愿待在家里而不去瑞典.
• We prefer to deal only with reputable companies.
  我们只喜欢和有声誉的公司打交道.
• Since they are so young, the police have decided not to prefer charges.
  由于他们很年轻, 警方决定不对他们起诉.
• Please don't think I mistrust you, but I would prefer to have our agreement in black and white.
  请别以为我不相信你们, 不过,我还是认为我们应把协议写成书面形式为好.
• They prefer living in the suburbs.
  他们更愿意住在郊区.
• We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.
  我们宁愿你工作出于自愿,而不是被迫.
• I prefer tea to coffee.
  我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡.
• I prefer quality to quantity.
  我重质量胜过重数量.
• I prefer the view taken by him.
  我倾向于他的观点.
• Many animals prefer grass as food.
  许多动物喜欢以青草为食物.
• 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.
• He prefers to fly economy class.
  他宁愿乘坐经济舱。
• She preferred that nobody should come to see her.
  她宁愿没有人来看她.
• He preferred to die instead of stealing.
  他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃.
• All this gracious living isn't for me; I prefer the simple life.
  这优裕的生活不适合我, 我宁愿过简朴的生活.
• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.
  他宁愿在楼下见我,而不愿在楼上.
• It was a choice of home or Sweden, and I prefer home to Sweden.
  是待在家里还是去瑞典一定要做出选择的话, 我还是宁愿待在家里而不去瑞典.
• We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.
  我们宁愿你工作出于自愿,而不是被迫.
• I prefer this to that.
  我宁愿要这个,不要那个.
• I prefer to do it myself.
  我宁愿自己做这件事.
• He prefers to do good by stealth.
  他宁愿悄悄做好事.
• So you prefer living abroad?
  那么你是宁愿旅居海外 啦 ?
• I would prefer buy computer rather than go on a trip.
  我宁愿花钱买台电脑而不去旅游的.
• I'd prefer to go for a walk rather than sit here watching them play football.
  我宁愿去散步而不想坐在这儿看他们踢足球.
• I prefer beef rather than mutton.
  我宁愿吃牛肉也不愿吃羊肉.
• I prefer that you do not go abroad.
  我宁愿你不出国.
• I prefer to read rather than sit idle.
  我宁愿读书而不愿闲坐着.
• I prefer toast to muffins.
  我宁愿要烤面包也不要松饼.
• I prefer to stay at home and have a rest.
  我宁愿呆在家里,好好休息.
• He hated the telephone, preferring to conduct a business discussion face to face.
  他讨厌电话, 宁愿面对面地谈生意.
• A great soul prefers moderation to excess.
  高尚的心灵宁愿节制也不愿过度.
• We prefer to wait until the chaotic market condition on your side have settled.
  我们宁愿等到贵地混乱的市场平静下来以后再谈这宗生意.
• He prefers to go where he can serve the people.
  他宁愿到能为人民服务的地方去.
• No, thanks, I prefer to walk.
  不用了, 谢谢, 我宁愿步行.
• But she was gregarious and social, while I preferred books to parties.
  她很合群, 擅长交际;而我宁愿呆在家里看书,也不愿出门参加什么聚会.
• Prefer to abandon their own, and give people a happy life.
  宁愿抛弃自己, 而给予别人的一个幸福美满的生活.
• I prefer to stay at home rather than go out a walk.
  我宁愿呆在家里也不去散步.
• He preferred to do this rather than that.
  他说宁愿做这个,不愿做那个.
• I prefer riding bike to school?
  我宁愿骑自行车去上学.
• Companies are still unhelpfully shy of hiring, preferring to squeeze yet more output from fewer people.
  各公司仍然非常害怕雇佣员工, 而宁愿通过榨取目前少量员工的劳动提高产出.
• He was preferred to captain.
  他被提升为队长.
• The preferred the captain to the rank of major.
  他们将这个陆军上尉提升到少校.
• He preferred the soldier to the rank of captain.
  他将这个士兵提升到上尉.
• The captain was preferred to the rank of major.
  那位上尉被提升为少校.
• It is the preferred equipment of the cage path rope well for safety efficient hoisting.
  是绳罐道矿井安全高效提升的首选装备.
• Most upon the path of ascension would prefer to divorce the density and send it elsewhere.
  但提升途径上的大部分人,宁愿剥离致密而将其送到别处.
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