preference

noun

1. 偏爱；爱好；喜爱
   a greater interest in or desire for sb/sth than sb/sth else
   1. It's a matter of personal preference .
      那是个人的爱好问题。
   2. Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan.
      许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。
   3. I can't say that I have any particular preference.
      我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。
   4. Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference .
      咱们按优先顺序列出一份可能请到的发言者名单。
2. 偏爱的事物；最喜爱的东西
   a thing that is liked better or best
   1. a study of consumer preferences
      消费者偏好调查

1. N-VAR 喜好；偏好；偏爱
   If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.
   1. Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...
      父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
   2. Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
      这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
2. N-UNCOUNT 优惠；优待；优先权
   If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.
   1. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
      美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

1. Among the varieties available, my preference stays with the old and lovely pink-flowered variety, 'Apple Blossom'.
   可供选择的品种当中，我还是偏好这种老式、可爱、带有粉色花朵的类型，“苹果花”。
2. He let his preference be known to the press.
   他向记者公开了他的偏好。
3. Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
   父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
4. Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
   这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
5. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
   美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。
6. He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes.
   他给人的感觉是特别偏爱穿跑步鞋。
7. Which is your preference, tea or coffee?
   你喜欢喝哪一样，茶还是咖啡？
8. Though he didn't say it in exactly so many words, his implicit preference was quite apparent.
   他的话虽委婉，但倾向性仍比较明显。
9. She shows a marked preference for the play.
   她对这出戏情有独钟。
10. He reports on their preference for HTML e-mails.
    他报告了用户对HTML电子邮件的偏爱。
11. In your preference page, you have three preferences.
    在首选项页面中，有三个首选项。
12. Either that attribute should not exist ( my preference), or it must have a value.
    要么该属性不应该存在（根据我的习惯），要么它必须有一个值。
13. With the preferences API, you can have your application collect and store simple preference information.
    利用首选项API，您可以让自己的应用程序收集和存储简单的首选项信息。
14. For example, NFS can use either TCP or UDP, depending on the version and your preference.
    例如，NFS既可以使用TCP，也可以使用UDP，这取决于您所使用的版本和您的偏好。
15. It's your preference, I'm not here to tell you what you prefer.
    那是你自己的偏好，我不是在这里告诉你，你喜欢什么。
16. That's a preference to data, so to speak, of the reading for today.
    这是一种对资料的选择，可以说也是今天阅读资料的选择。
17. But if I had to express my preference, I would say Milan.
    但要我表达我的偏爱的话，我将说米兰。
18. A problem of aggregation approach of multiple stages multiple judgment preference styles is studied in group decision-making process.
    研究群决策过程中决策者基于多个决策阶段、多种结构形式的判断偏好集结方法。
19. As a result, his works are poetic, leading to his preference for and emphasis in'making work '.
    这带来了蒋志作品的诗学气质，这也影响了蒋志对“作品化”的强调与偏爱。
20. I must say I have a strong preference for French movies.
    我得说我对法国电影有强烈的偏爱。
21. We'll give preference to children and the aged.
    我们将给儿童和老人优先权。
22. Paul's preference is not marriage and sex within marriage.
    保罗偏好的不是婚姻和婚内性行为。
23. If you are not successful for your first preference, your second and then third preferences will be considered.
    如果您不是成功的第一选择，你的第二个和第三个优惠将予以考虑。
24. The client's preference which according to the roles of the three evaluated factors determine the processing scheme.
    根据客户对这三个评价因素重要程度的不同偏好，进行加工方案的选择。
25. Fuzzy judgement matrix is the important preference information provided by a decision-maker.
    模糊判断矩阵是决策者在决策中所提供的一种重要的偏好信息。
26. This preference is selected by default.
    缺省情况下将选择此首选项。
27. Inform and influence consumer preference toward less GHG-intensive consumption.
    告知和影响消费者对减少温室气体密集的消费偏好。
28. The shares are usually of two kinds: preference shares and ordinary shares.
    股票通常有两类：优先股和普通股。
29. There is tea and coffee& have you a preference?
    有茶和咖啡，你喜欢什么？

  bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

  bias n. 偏爱；偏见，偏心

〔辨析〕指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。

  aptitude n. 习性；才能

〔辨析〕指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。

  bent n. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长

〔辨析〕强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。

  favour n. 偏袒，偏爱

〔辨析〕指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。

  inclination n. 倾向，爱好

〔辨析〕指某人想做某事的一种意愿。

  preference n. 偏爱，偏好

〔辨析〕指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。

  prejudice n. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视

〔辨析〕尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。

n.

give (a) preference to sb/sth

• 给…以优惠；优待
  to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things
  1. Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
     这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。

in preference to sb/sth

• 而不是
  rather than sb/sth
  1. She was chosen in preference to her sister.
     她被选中了，而不是她妹妹。

noun

1. grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

2. the right or chance to choose
   1. given my druthers, I'd eat cake

   Synonym:    druthers

3. a predisposition in favor of something
   1. a predilection for expensive cars
   2. his sexual preferences
   3. showed a Marxist orientation

   Synonym:    predilectionorientation

4. a strong liking
   1. my own preference is for good literature
   2. the Irish have a penchant for blarney

   Synonym:    penchantpredilectiontaste