vt. 更喜欢;提升,提拔;给予(债权人)优先权;提出(控告);
vi. 更喜欢,宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来,拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义:select, choose
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
vt. 雇用;使用,利用;
n. 受雇;服务;工作;
💡 em(=in)+ploy(=play):进来玩- 雇佣
"Alexander is a racist who refuses to employ blacks."
亚历山大是个种族歧视者,拒绝聘用黑人.
近义:occupy, use, utilise, utilize, deploy, hire
反义:sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease