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

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