(1) prefer to do sth甘心……；更喜好；希望；想……;终极选择……
例：
I prefer to stay at home.
我甘心呆在家里。
I still prefer to play in defence.
我还是更喜好打防守。
Some women prefer to move about during labour.
有些女人喜好在分娩期间下床走动。
Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.
很多人更希望看到他下台，以让位给更年轻的人。
The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern.
破产管理人总是希望在公司仍旧正常运转的时候将其卖掉。
The donor prefers to remain anonymous.
捐赠者希望不表露姓名。
I prefer not to think about it.
我不想考虑此事。
They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
他们终极选择了连续做自己熟习的事。
(2) prefer doing sth喜好……
例：I prefer playing in defence.
我喜好打防守。
(3) prefer sb to do sth乐意……做某事
例：I prefer to go on self-catering holidays
我喜好伙食自助的度假。
I would prefer him to be with us next season
我更希望他下一个赛季和我们在一起。
Would you prefer me to stay?
你乐意我留下来吗?
(4) prefer to do sth rather than do sth ……
甘心…...而不愿...
prefer A rather than B 更喜好A，而不是B
例句：I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.
我甘心呆在家里而不愿出去.
Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews.
航空公司更乐意换新员工而不是对旧员工重新进行培训。
Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions
鲍勃更喜好创作原创作品，而不是制作复制品。
Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
很多人都更乐意跟自己熟习的威信人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
(5) prefer doing sth to doing sth更喜好……而不是（喜好）
例：I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
我更喜好看电影而不是看电视。
I prefer watching football to playing it.
我喜好看篮球，不喜好打篮球。
(6) prefer sth to sth要……而不要……；喜好……远胜于……
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics
我当了老师，由于我更喜好书本和人而不是权谋。
I prefer tea to coffee.
我要茶不要咖啡。
I much prefer jazz to rock music.
我喜好爵士乐远赛过摇滚乐。
Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
住在招待所的人大多更喜好单人间，而不想和别人共住一间。
We prefer quality to quantity.
我们要的是质量而不是数量。
(7) prefer sth+adj 喜好……
I prefer my coffee black.
我喜好不加奶的咖啡。
The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue
这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜好它是蓝色的。
(8) prefer+ that从句 希望……
I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
我希望你不要说出我的名字。
(9) prefer+宾语 喜好……
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?
他有特殊喜好的音乐吗？
Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.
她自己喜好徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动办法。
I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
我认为更多的顾客大概更喜好软性推销。
I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities.
我根本不喜好村落庄生活，我喜好城市。
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Would you prefer milk or coffee?
你喜好牛奶还是咖啡？
Of the two opinions, I prefer the former.
这两种见地中我方向于前一种。
The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
东方人不吃黄油，他们更喜好对康健非常有益处的花生油。
If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli
如果喜好清淡的口味，可少放或不放辣椒。
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I prefer the view taken by him.
我方向于他的不雅观点。
Many animals prefer grass as food.
许多动物喜好以青草为食品。
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I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
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