prefer/prɪ'fɜːr $ -'fɜːr/

v. like one thing or person more than another

➭pt., pp. & ing. -rr-

v. [T] 更喜欢，宁愿（选择）：“Coffee or tea?” “I'd prefer tea, thanks.” “喝咖啡还是喝茶?” “我喝茶，谢谢。”

◇[prefer sth¹ to sth²] I prefer basketball to ping-pong. 相对乒乓球而言，我更喜欢篮球。

◇[prefer doing sth¹ (to doing sth²) = prefer to do sth¹ (rather than do sth²)] I prefer reading to watching TV. =I prefer to read rather than watch TV. 比起看电视，我更喜欢看书。

◇I'd prefer to stay at home today. 我今天宁愿待在家里。

构词pre- + fer →“把…放到前面”即“更喜欢”

同根 differ; offer; suffer; refer; ferry

音组-fer/-fɜːr $ -'fɜːr/

prefer; refer

用法prefer to do sth强调一次性的行为，如：I prefer to read this afternoon. 强调经常性的行为用prefer doing sth更多，如I prefer reading at the weekend. 周末时我喜欢看书。有时可换用。