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

• Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye.
  喜欢用右脚、右手和右眼。
• We won't use this feature, preferring instead to keep things simple with one value per key.
  我们不会使用这个特性，为了保持简单对每个键使用一个值。
• Goldman sees itself as "long-term greedy", preferring to forgo profit today rather than to alienate a client.
  高盛将自己定义为渴望长期利益者，宁肯放弃一时利益，也不愿疏远一个客户。
• He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves.
  他反对施舍救济，更愿意提供教育机会来使别人自立。
• 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。
• Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
  道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。
• But politicians are not good with balances of risk and reward, preferring black-and-white answers.
  但政客们并不善于权衡风险与回报，而更喜欢黑白分明的答案。
• We read and studied out of doors, preferring the sunlit woods to the house.
  我们通常都会到户外阅读和学习，沐浴在阳光摇曳的树林里要比待在房子里好得多。
• He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
  他的工作习惯跟一般人很不一样，喜欢通宵工作。
• He doesn't wear designer clothing, preferring jeans and Converse sneakers.
  他不穿名牌服装，喜欢牛仔服和匡威（Converse）帆布运动鞋。