n. 付款,支付;報酬,報答;償還;懲罰,報應;
?? pay 付款+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.支付,支付的款項
"We are saving for a down payment on a house."
我們正攢錢支付買房的首付金。
近義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
反義:cashing, collection, encashment
vt. 更喜歡;提升,提拔;給予(債權人)優先權;提出(控告);
vi. 更喜歡,寧愿;
?? pre預先+fer帶來,拿來→預先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義:select, choose
反義:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate