prefer的中文意

• 0 to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another

  • Do you prefer hot or cold weather? 你喜歡熱天還是冷天？

  • I prefer red wine to white. 比起白葡萄酒，我更喜歡紅葡萄酒。

  • [ + -ing verb ] He prefers watching football to playing it. 比起踢足球來，他更喜歡看足球比賽。

  • [ + to infinitive ] I'd prefer not to discuss this issue. 我寧願不討論這個問題。

  • formal I'd prefer you not to smoke (= I would like it better if you did not smoke), please. 我希望你別抽煙。

• 1 to accuse someone officially

  • The police have decided not to prefer charges against them because of insufficient evidence. 由於證據不足，警方決定不對他們提出訴訟。