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preferring

英 [prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ]

v.  较喜欢; 喜欢…多于…
prefer的现在分词

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 更喜欢;偏好
    If youprefersomeone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.
    1. Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...
      他有特别喜欢的音乐吗?
    2. I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...
      我当了老师,因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。
    3. I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...
      我喜欢膳食自助的度假。
    4. I would prefer him to be with us next season...
      我更希望他下一个赛季和我们在一起。
    5. Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...
      鲍勃更喜欢创作原创作品,而不是制作复制品。
    6. The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue...
      这个木制品现在是绿色的。我更喜欢它是蓝色的。
    7. Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.
      她自己喜欢徒步旅行和骑自行车长途旅行这样的运动方式。
  • Note thatprefercan often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such aslike…betterandwould ratherare used more frequently. For example, instead of saying 'I prefer football to tennis', you can say 'I like football better than tennis', instead of 'I'd prefer an apple', you can say 'I'd rather have an apple', and instead of 'I'd prefer to walk', you can say 'I'd rather walk'.
    注意,prefer在日常对话中听起来往往很正式,像like…better和would rather这样的口头表达更为常用。例如,我们一般用I like football better than tennis(我更喜欢足球,而不太喜欢网球)代替 I prefer football to tennis,用 I'd rather have an apple(我宁愿吃苹果)代替 I'd prefer an apple,用 I'd rather walk(我宁愿走路)代替 I'd prefer to walk。

双语例句

  • Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye.
    喜欢用右脚、右手和右眼。
  • We read and studied out of doors, preferring the sunlit woods to the house.
    我们通常都会到户外阅读和学习,沐浴在阳光摇曳的树林里要比待在房子里好得多。
  • Another reason for preferring Ruby is the ability to create DSLs.
    另一个偏爱Ruby的原因是可以创建DSL。
  • He selects the proper type of communication, preferring face-to-face conversations over email for important collaborations.
    他选择合适的沟通类型,对于重要的协作,比起电子邮件更喜欢面对面的会话。
  • HP seems less willing-at least for now-to embrace such openness, preferring to use its in-house operating system.
    惠普则似乎不大愿意接受这种开放性,至少目前不情愿,它宁愿采用内部操作系统。
  • Oh dont be silly, Grandmother said. I wont think about your grandfather preferring his coffee any differently.
    噢,别傻了,奶奶说,我从来没想过你爷爷会喜欢什么不一样的咖啡。
  • He cannot prevent the reader from preferring Ethan Brand to the cloddish villagers of the tale.
    读者还是喜欢伊桑?布兰德而讨厌故事里那些土头土脑的乡民。这他是阻止不了的。
  • Dwarves are strong fighters, some preferring to forego armor and shields to wield two axes and pure rage.
    矮人是强壮的战士,有些甚至抛弃了战甲与盾牌的保护,而直接手舞双斧,狂怒般地作战。
  • I'm more of a freewheeling adventurer preferring to travel in the mountains all by myself.
    我是一个独来独注的冒险家,喜欢一个人在山中闲逛。
  • I found myself preferring this style to pairing side-by-side in front of a screen.
    与在屏幕面前肩并肩地结对编程相比,我倾向于这种新的做法。