preferability
['prefərəbl]
[ preferability ]
adj. 更好的, 更合意的
例句与用法：
He finds country life preferable to living in the city.
他感到在乡村生活比在城市生活要好些。
He finds country life preferable to that of living in the city.
他感到在乡村生活比在城市更好。
Cold food would be preferable in this heat.
在这样的热天吃冷食更好。
词形变化：
副词: preferably | 名词: preferability |
preferability
动词 prefer:
like better; value more highly
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
promote over another
give preference to one creditor over another
preferability
■Some people like horseback ride, but I prefer golf as a hobby.
一些人喜欢马术，但是我宁愿把打高尔夫球作为一种业余爱好。
■Generally speaking, I prefer lamb to pork.
一般地说，我喜欢羔羊肉胜过猪肉。
■In general, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
一般说来,我喜欢喜剧甚於悲剧。
■We prefer payment in US or DM as a rule.
一般说来，我们更喜欢客户用美元或德国马克付款。
■But I prefer to call it the peacock tree.
不过我喜欢叫它孔雀树。
■Rather than travel by car, I'd prefer to walk.
与其乘汽车旅行，我宁可走路。
■They prefer to draw a veil over the whole incident.
他们宁可把这整个事件隐瞒起来。
■They prefer to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.
他们宁愿厚颜无耻地硬顶而不愿承认失败。
■They prefer to associate with young people.
他们更喜欢与年轻人交往。
■He chose Germany, but personally I'd prefer to go to Spain.
他选择了德国，而我个人倒更喜欢西班牙。
■But I shall prefer to have your quotation for cash.
但是，我仍希望得到该商品的现汇交易的报价。
■Would you prefer a light or a filling meal?
你们喜欢份量少还是份量多的食物呢?
■Do you prefer Chinese or Western food?
你喜欢中餐还是西餐?
■Would you prefer some other time?
你喜欢别的时间吗?
■Do you prefer smoking or non-smoking?
你喜欢吸烟舱还是非吸烟舱？
■Which do you prefer, life on land or life afloat?
你喜欢哪一种生活，陆上生活还是水上生活？
■Which type of tea do you prefer?
你喜欢哪种茶?
■Do you prefer to sit near the dance floor?
你喜欢坐得离舞池近一点吗?
■Do you prefer staying at home or going out with me?
你喜欢待在家里还是和我一起出去？
■How do you prefer bread, plain or toast?
你喜欢怎么样的面包，烤的还是不烤的？
■Do you prefer a sandy beach or a stony one ?
你喜欢沙质海滩还是多石的海滩?
■Do you prefer regular menu or buffet?
你喜欢点菜或是自助餐?
■Do you prefer eggs fried or boiled.
你喜欢煎鸡蛋还是煮鸡蛋。
■Do you prefer milk chocolate or plain (chocolate)?
你喜欢牛奶巧克力还是纯巧克力?
■Do you prefer milk or sour milk?
你喜欢牛奶还是酸奶?
■Do you prefer grass or hard courts?
你喜欢草地球场还是硬地球场？
■Which do you prefer, walking or cycling?
你喜欢走路还是骑自行车?
■Would you prefer a long one or a short one?
你喜欢长的还是短的？
■Would you prefer sausages or bacon with your eggs?
你喜欢香肠炒蛋还是熏猪肉炒蛋?
■Would you prefer riding a bike or riding a bus?
你喜欢骑自行车还是乘公共汽车?
■What type of house would you prefer to live in?
你喜爱住哪一类房子?
■We'll go to the Great Wall, if you prefer.
你如果愿意的话，我们去长城。
■Do you prefer to stay at home?
你宁愿呆在家里吗?
■Do you prefer an upper or a lower berth?
你想要上铺还是下铺?
■Which one do you prefer, an apple or an orange?
你想要哪个，苹果还是橘子？
■Do you prefer to have rice or buns?
你愿意吃饭还是吃馒头。
■Which one would you prefer, tea or coffee?
你愿意喝点儿茶还是咖啡?
■You prefer to park on the sidewalk.
你更喜欢在人行道上停车。
■Which company do you prefer to insure with?
你更愿意向哪家公司投保?
■Is there any particular colour you would prefer?
你有什麽特别喜欢的颜色吗?
■Which do you prefer, lamb chops or pork chops?
你比较喜欢小羊排,还是猪排?
■Which brand of toothpaste do you prefer?
你爱用什么牌子的牙膏?
■Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!
你要哪一个?自己挑吧!
■Have you settled on the wallpaper you prefer?
你选好你喜欢的壁纸了吗?
■We can always come back tomorrow if you prefer.
只要你愿意的话，我们反正明天还可以回来。
■I prefer fried potatoes to mashed potatoes.
在油炸土豆和土豆泥中，我更喜欢油炸的。
■Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.
在这两者之间我愿选择前者。
■Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift?
坟场工人是不是喜欢值大夜班(坟场班)?
■The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.
多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。
■Most people prefer buying to sewing.
大多数人宁愿买现成的衣服而不自己缝制了。