34.3.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

love verb /lʌv/ [T] 1 nagyon szeret, imád vmit

She loves animals.

I absolutely love chocolate.

He really loves his job.

I love swimming.

Love it or hate it, reality TV is here to stay.

prefer verb /prəˈfɜːr/ [T] (-rr-) jobban szeret vmit vminél, szívesebben csinál vmit

Do you prefer hot or cold weather?

I prefer cats to dogs.

She prefers watching tennis to playing it.

favourite noun /ˈfeɪ.vrət/ [C] 1 kedvenc

How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies - they're my favourites.

preference noun /ˈpref.ər.ənts/ előny, előnyben részesítés; kedvezés [C or U]

We have white and brown bread. Do you have a preference?

Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes.

I have a preference for sweet food over spicy.

Choosing furniture is largely a matter of personal preference.

addicted adjective /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ 2 szenvedélyesen szeret vmit

He's addicted to chocolate/football.

favourite adjective /ˈfeɪ.vrət/ [always before noun] kedvenc, legkedveltebb

"What's your favourite colour?" "Green."

My favourite food is pasta.

my favourite band/book/film

preferable adjective /ˈpref.ər.ə.bl̩/ előnyösebb, kívánatosabb

Staying at home is preferable to going out with someone you don't like.

Surely a diplomatic solution is preferable to war.

preferably adverb /ˈpref.ər.ə.bli/ lehetőleg

Water the plants twice a week, preferably in the morning.

Phrases and idioms:

be fond of sb/sth kedvel vkit/vmit

She was very fond of horses.

I'm very fond of her.

My brother is fond of pointing out my mistakes.

feel like sth/doing sth kedve van vmihez

I feel like going for a swim.

I feel like a nice cool glass of lemonade.

We'll go for a walk if you feel like it.

He was so rude I felt like hitting him.