preference
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else. 偏愛
It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister. 當男人們顯露出偏愛她妹妹的時候，她很不高興。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else. 優(yōu)先考慮
The Pentagon has said it will give preference to companies with which it can do business electronically. 五角大樓已經(jīng)宣布它將優(yōu)先考慮能與之進行電子交易的公司。
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preference /?pr?f?r?ns/ (preferences)
劍橋詞典
- the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person
- I have a preference for blond men over dark .
- My preference is for savoury food over sweet .
- White wine or red - what's your preference?
- I wouldn't like to guess her sexual preference.
- We have white and brown bread - do you have a preference? 返回 preference
偏愛；愛好；喜愛
Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes . 她更注重衣服的舒適性，而非時髦的款式。
I have a preference for sweet food over spicy . 比起辛辣食物我更喜歡甜食。
Choosing furniture is largely a matter of personal preference. 挑選家具主要是個人喜好的問題。
It would be wrong to discriminate against a candidate because of their sexual preference (= the sex of the people they are sexually attracted to). 出于應聘者的性取向而對他們有所歧視是錯誤的。
an advantage that is given to a person or a group of people
優(yōu)先（權），偏袒
We give preference to those who have worked with us for a long time . 我們優(yōu)先考慮那些和我們長期共事的人。
Special preferences were offered initially to encourage investment . 給予特殊優(yōu)先權最初是為了鼓勵投資。
?in preference to sth
If you choose one thing in preference to another thing, you choose it because you like or want it more than the other thing.
優(yōu)先于；而不是
He studied chemistry in preference to physics at university . 出于喜好，他大學里學的是化學而非物理。
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