新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

preference

英  [ˈprefərəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • preferences

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 喜好 , 偏爱

    If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.

    近义词

    choice , selection

    反义词

    rejection

    双语例句

    例:

    It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister.

    当男人们表现出更喜欢她妹妹的时候,她很不高兴。

    例:

    Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends.

    家长可以表达对其子女所上学校的偏好。

    2[U 不可数名词] 优先考虑

    If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.

    近义词

    priority

    双语例句

    例:

    The Pentagon has said it will give preference to companies with which it can do business electronically.

    五角大楼已经宣布它将优先考虑能进行电子商务的公司。

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