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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。