音标
英 [prɪˈfɜː(r)]   美 [prɪˈfɜːr]

翻译
v.
更喜欢;较喜欢;喜欢…多于…

例句

I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home. 

依我看，多数人喜欢工作而不愿待在家里。

She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. 

她什么也没说，而是想稍后再作评论。

We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular road. 

我们已经讨论了私有化问题，但不想采用这种方法。