prefer 音標拼音: [prəf'ɚ] [prɪf'ɚ] [prif'ɚ]
v . 寧愿,更喜歡;提出;提升
寧願,更喜歡;提出;提升
prefer v 1 :
like better ;
value more highly ; "
Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels "; "
We prefer sleeping outside "
2 :
select as an alternative over another ; "
I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant "; "
She opted for the job on the East coast " [
synonym : {
choose }, {
prefer },
{
opt }]
3 :
promote over another ; "
he favors his second daughter " [
synonym :
{
prefer }, {
favor }, {
favour }]
4 :
give preference to one creditor over another Prefer \
Pre *
fer "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Preferred };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Preferring }.] [
F .
pr ['
e ]
f ['
e ]
rer ,
L .
praeferre ;
prae before ferre to bear or carry .
See 1st {
Bear }.]
1 .
To carry or bring (
something )
forward ,
or before one ;
hence ,
to bring for consideration ,
acceptance ,
judgment ,
etc .;
to offer ;
to present ;
to proffer ;
to address ; --
said especially of a request ,
prayer ,
petition ,
claim ,
charge ,
etc .
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He spake ,
and to her hand preferred the bowl .
--
Pope .
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Presently prefer his suit to C [
ae ]
sar . --
Shak .
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Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high .
--
Byron .
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2 .
To go before ,
or be before ,
in estimation ;
to outrank ;
to surpass . [
Obs .] "
Though maidenhood prefer bigamy ."
--
Chaucer .
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3 .
To cause to go before ;
hence ,
to advance before others ,
as to an office or dignity ;
to raise ;
to exalt ;
to promote ;
as ,
to prefer an officer to the rank of general .
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I would prefer him to a better place . --
Shak .
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4 .
To set above or before something else in estimation ,
favor ,
or liking ;
to regard or honor before another ;
to hold in greater favor ;
to choose rather ; --
often followed by to ,
before ,
or above .
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If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy . --
Ps .
cxxxvii .
6 .
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Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war .
--
Knolles .
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{
Preferred stock },
stock which takes a dividend before other capital stock ; --
called also {
preference stock }
and {
preferential stock }.
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Syn :
To choose ;
elect .
See {
Choose }.
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prefer ":
advance ,
aggrandize ,
aim at ,
approve ,
be desirous of ,
be disposed to ,
be partial to ,
bring before ,
bring forward ,
bring up ,
broach ,
choose ,
choose rather ,
commend to attention ,
cull ,
desiderate ,
desire ,
discriminate ,
elect ,
elevate ,
embrace ,
ennoble ,
enter ,
espouse ,
esteem ,
exalt ,
extend ,
fancy ,
favor ,
feel about it ,
file ,
graduate ,
have a bias ,
have designs on ,
have preference ,
have rather ,
hold forth ,
hold out ,
honor before ,
incline toward ,
introduce ,
kick upstairs ,
knight ,
launch ,
lay before ,
lean toward ,
lean towards ,
like ,
like better ,
lodge ,
look at it ,
love ,
lust ,
lust after ,
make a motion ,
mark ,
moot ,
move ,
offer ,
offer a resolution ,
open up ,
opt for ,
pass ,
pick ,
play favorites ,
please ,
pose ,
postulate ,
prefer to ,
present ,
proffer ,
promote ,
propose ,
proposition ,
propound ,
put ,
put forth ,
put forward ,
put it to ,
put up ,
raise ,
rather ,
recommend ,
see fit ,
select ,
set before ,
set forth ,
show preference ,
single out ,
start ,
submit ,
suggest ,
take ,
take to ,
tend toward ,
tender ,
think best ,
think fit ,
think proper ,
treat unequally ,
up ,
upgrade ,
view ,
want ,
wish ,
wish to goodness ,
wish very much ,
would fain do
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