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| /ˈpref(ə)rəns/ |
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| 1 | C/U a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else 偏爱；钟爱；更喜爱 |
| +for a preference for small dogs 对小狗的偏爱 |
| have a preference Either tomorrow or Wednesday is fine for me. Do you have a preference? 明天或星期三对我来说都可以。你更倾向于哪一天？ |
| express a preference (for sb/sth) The American military cautiously expressed a preference for joint action. 美国军方慎重地表示倾向于联合行动。 |
| personal preference It’ s really just a matter of personal preference which you choose. 你选择哪个纯粹只是个人偏好的问题。 |
| in order of preference The voter marks the candidates 1, 2, 3 etc, in order of preference. 选民们按偏爱顺序把候选人标为1，2，3等。 |
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| 2 | C someone or something that you like or want more than other people or things 更喜欢的人（或物）；更想要的人（或物） |
| The government’ s preference is for a diplomatic solution. 政府更希望通过外交途径解决问题。 |
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| - | give/show preference to sb/sth
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| to treat someone or something better than someone or something else , or to give an advantage to someone or something |
| 优先对待某人／某物；把优先权给某人／某物 |
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| The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 奖学金评定委员将优先考虑那些来自贫困家庭的学生。 |
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| - | in preference to
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| instead of someone or something else that you like or want less |
| 更喜欢；优先于 |
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| Harry was unable to understand the boy’ s passion for mechanical objects in preference to living creatures. 哈里无法理解的是，那男孩对机械物体的热爱竟胜过了活生生的动物。 |
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