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a greater interest in or desire for somebody/something than somebody/something else 偏愛；愛好；喜愛 It's a matter of personal preference. 那是個人的愛好問題。 I can't say that I have any particular preference. 我說不出自己有什麽特别偏好。 - preference for somebody/something
Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. 許多人表示尤爲喜歡原計劃。 Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference. 咱們按優先順序列出一份可能請到的發言者名單。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsb2He has not expressed a preference as to which school he wants to go to. 他還沒有表明自己更想上哪所學校。 I travel by plane, for preference. 我乘飛機旅行，個人喜好。 Learners show a preference for one learning style over others. 學習者顯示出他們對一種學習風格較其他風格的偏愛。 My first preference is for the applicant from Hong Kong. 我的第一選擇是來自香港的申請者。 Older people tend to express a preference for dark chocolate. 年紀大的人往往表現出對黑巧克力的偏好。 discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference 基於種族，宗教，性别或性偏好的歧視 the government's preference for tax cuts over greater public spending 政府較願意減少稅收而不是增加公共支出
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
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- [countable]
a thing that is liked better or best 偏愛的事物；最喜愛的東西 a study of consumer preferences 消費者偏好調查
Synonyms choicechoice- favourite
- preference
- selection
- pick
- choice a person or thing that is chosen:
She’s the obvious choice for the job. 她是這個職位當然的人選。
- favourite/favorite a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type:
Which one’s your favourite? 你最喜歡哪一個？
- preference a thing that is liked better or best:
Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual. 人的愛好和選擇各不相同。
favourite or preference? 用 favourite 還是 preference？ - selection a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group:
A selection of reader’s comments are published below. 下面選登了部分讀者評論。
- pick (rather informal
) a person or thing that is chosen: 指入選者、選中的東西： She was his pick for best actress. 她是他認爲最好的女演員。
- somebody’s choice/favourite/pick for something
- somebody’s choice/selection/pick as something
- an obvious choice/favourite/selection
- a(n) excellent/good/popular/fine choice/selection
Extra ExamplesHis policy preferences are pretty centrist. 他的政策取向是相當中間派的。 She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their preferences. 她很高興安排自己的日程以適應他們的喜好。 changing preferences in furniture styles 對家具式樣不斷變化的喜好 designs that reflect their individual preferences 反映他們個人喜好的設計 modern children's food preferences 現代兒童的食物偏好 their preferences regarding websites 他們對不同網站的喜好 Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual. 人的愛好和選擇各不相同。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- definite
- marked
- …
- have
- demonstrate
- display
- …
- for preference
- in preference to
- preference as to
- …
- in order of preference
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘promotion’): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre ‘carry in front’, from prae ‘before’ + ferre ‘to bear, carry’.
Idioms
give (a) preference to somebody/something
in preference to somebody/something