preferring

英 [prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ] 美 [prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ]

v.  较喜欢; 喜欢…多于…
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  1. VERB 更喜欢；偏好
    If you prefer someone 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。

    2. Note that prefer can often sound rather formal in ordinary conversation. Verbal expressions such as like…better and would rather are 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。

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双语例句

  1. Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel.
    古斯科特很少发表意见，他更喜欢把自己的看法埋在心里。
  2. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
    道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。
  3. He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
    他的工作习惯跟一般人很不一样，喜欢通宵工作。
  4. This is not just because of culture and people preferring reinventing the wheel rather than reusing others 'work, but more because of the lack of governance and platform support.
    这不仅是因为文化和人们习惯于自己重新做而不愿重用他人的工作，但更多的是因为缺乏治理和平台支持。
  5. 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。
  6. We won't use this feature, preferring instead to keep things simple with one value per key.
    我们不会使用这个特性，为了保持简单对每个键使用一个值。
  7. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves.
    他反对施舍救济，更愿意提供教育机会来使别人自立。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. He doesn't wear designer clothing, preferring jeans and Converse sneakers.
    他不穿名牌服装，喜欢牛仔服和匡威（Converse）帆布运动鞋。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. Sellers, meanwhile, are reluctant to lower their prices, preferring to bide their time.
    同时，卖方也不愿降低他们的价格，宁愿等待他们的时机。
  14. Goldman sees itself as "long-term greedy", preferring to forgo profit today rather than to alienate a client.
    高盛将自己定义为渴望长期利益者，宁肯放弃一时利益，也不愿疏远一个客户。
  15. 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。
  16. First way code is more simple, but second way optimizes stack usage, which I am preferring in all my cases to deal with huge data without affecting the stack and the performance.
    第一种方法代码更简单，但第二种方法优化堆栈的使用，而我更喜欢我的所有案件处理不影响堆栈和性能庞大的数据。
  17. They will not find consumers ignorant or preferring to disregard issues such as safety and emissions.
    中国本土品牌遇到的海外消费者，不会对安全与排放这些重要指标不明就里或者视而不见。
  18. Some employers look upon a GED as inferior, preferring instead an actual high school diploma.
    有些雇主看待一个总部低贱，宁愿不要一个实际高中文凭。
  19. He hated the telephone, preferring to conduct a business discussion face to face.
    他讨厌电话，宁愿面对面地谈生意。
  20. They are very homey people, preferring a quiet night in to a party.
    他们也是非常恋家的人，宁愿在家度过静静的夜晚而不是去参加宴会。
  21. He eschewed market researchers and focus groups, preferring to trust his own instincts when evaluating potential new products.
    他在评估和开发潜在新产品的时候总是拒绝使用市场调研以及观察机构，而更乐意相信他自己的直觉。
  22. Retail investors remain extremely cautious on equities, preferring to flock to high-quality corporate bonds.
    散户投资者仍对股市极为谨慎，他们更愿意涌向高质量的公司债券。
  23. Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye.
    喜欢用右脚、右手和右眼。
  24. Characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life.
    有隐士特征的或宁愿选择孤独生活方式的。
  25. Mr Yang, who by all accounts is pleasant and unassuming in private, has always left management blocking and tackling to others, preferring to be a cultural and technological guardian.
    在所有人的描述中，杨致远私下里表现的令人愉快和谦逊，他一直把管理设计和处理交给其他人，他更乐意做一个文化和技术的守护人。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. Mr McCombe also likes China, preferring economies that are diversified and have a proactive approach to fiscal stimulus.
    麦国彬也看好中国，他青睐那些多样化并积极施行财政刺激的经济体。
  29. But politicians are not good with balances of risk and reward, preferring black-and-white answers.
    但政客们并不善于权衡风险与回报，而更喜欢黑白分明的答案。
  30. 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。
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