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

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