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

• Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye.
  喜欢用右脚、右手和右眼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。