prefer
- vt. 更喜欢;宁愿;提出;提升
- vi. 喜欢;愿意
英英释意
- 1. like better; value more highly;
- "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"
- "We prefer sleeping outside"
- 2. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative;
- "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
- "She opted for the job on the East coast"
- 3. promote over another;
- "he favors his second daughter"
- 4. give preference to one creditor over another