動詞 prefer:

1. like better; value more highly
   同義詞：prefer
2. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
   同義詞：choose, prefer, opt
3. promote over another
   同義詞：prefer, favor, favour
4. give preference to one creditor over another
   同義詞：prefer

形容詞 preferred:

1. more desirable than another
   同義詞：preferable
2. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
   同義詞：favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferent

1. She had had many proposals (of marriage) but preferred to remain single.
   許多人向她求過婚，但她愿過獨身生活。
2. Of those polled, seven out of ten said they preferred brown bread.
   那些被調查者十人中有七人說他們比較愛吃黑面包。
3. I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't be choosers so I slept on the sofa.
   我本想要張床，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我就睡在沙發(fā)上了。
4. He preferred to read the documents in the privacy of his study.
   他比較喜歡在書房里無干擾的情況下閱讀文件。
5. He grew up in the country, but then found he preferred the bright lights.
   他在鄉(xiāng)村長大，但後來覺得很喜歡繁華的都市生活。
6. Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
   我還不想公開我那些會引起爭論的觀點，寧可暫且隨大溜。
7. He said he preferred country life to city life.
   他說他喜歡鄉(xiāng)下生活，而不喜歡都市生活。
8. In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution.
   在政治上，英國喜歡漸進而不喜歡革命。