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

• Dwarves are strong fighters, some preferring to forego armor and shields to wield two axes and pure rage.
  矮人是强壮的战士，有些甚至抛弃了战甲与盾牌的保护，而直接手舞双斧，狂怒般地作战。
• Mr Yang, who by all accounts is pleasant and unassuming in private, has always left management blocking and tackling to others, preferring to be a cultural and technological guardian.
  在所有人的描述中，杨致远私下里表现的令人愉快和谦逊，他一直把管理设计和处理交给其他人，他更乐意做一个文化和技术的守护人。
• Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye.
  喜欢用右脚、右手和右眼。
• I'm more of a freewheeling adventurer preferring to travel in the mountains all by myself.
  我是一个独来独注的冒险家，喜欢一个人在山中闲逛。
• He eschewed market researchers and focus groups, preferring to trust his own instincts when evaluating potential new products.
  他在评估和开发潜在新产品的时候总是拒绝使用市场调研以及观察机构，而更乐意相信他自己的直觉。
• He selects the proper type of communication, preferring face-to-face conversations over email for important collaborations.
  他选择合适的沟通类型，对于重要的协作，比起电子邮件更喜欢面对面的会话。
• First way code is more simple, but second way optimizes stack usage, which I am preferring in all my cases to deal with huge data without affecting the stack and the performance.
  第一种方法代码更简单，但第二种方法优化堆栈的使用，而我更喜欢我的所有案件处理不影响堆栈和性能庞大的数据。
• They are very homey people, preferring a quiet night in to a party.
  他们也是非常恋家的人，宁愿在家度过静静的夜晚而不是去参加宴会。
• 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。
• 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。