preferred

英 [prɪˈfɜːd]

美 [prɪˈfɜːrd]

v. 较喜欢; 喜欢…多于…
prefer的过去分词和过去式

过去式：preferred　过去分词：preferred　

BNC.5286 / COCA.5900

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。

英英释义

adj

more desirable than another
1. coffee is preferable to tea
2. Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
Synonym:preferable
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
1. the favored child
Synonym:favoredfavorite(a)favourite(a)best-lovedpetpreferent

双语例句

There exists in the cosmos a preferred frame of reference.
宇宙中有一个从优参照系。
For most applications, this is the preferred option because it can be scripted.
对大多数应用程序来说，这是首选项，因为它可以通过编写脚本来实现。
Implementing passive objects as EJBs is preferred because it provides much better availability and scalability characteristics for the service.
将被动对象实现为EJB是首选的，因为它为服务提供好得多的可用性和可伸缩性特征。
Ian Ferguson was preferred to Stuart McCall, who was on the bench.
伊恩·弗格森比坐在替补席上的斯图尔特·麦考尔更受器重。
I will recommend my preferred store as a brand to others when they seek for my advice.
当别人询问我的意见时，我会向他们推荐我偏好的品牌商店。
For ultraviolet, nanometer is a preferred term.
对于紫外区通常用毫微米这一名词。
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。
The election may not be the traditional two-horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican party candidates.
这次选举有可能并非是支持率最高的民主党与共和党候选人之间的传统两方角逐。
The first value in the list is considered the browser's ( or the client's) preferred language.
清单中的第一个值即被作为浏览器的（或者说是客户机的）首选语言。
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。