preferring
美 [prɪˈfɜr] 
英 [prɪˈfɜː(r)]
- v.(比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…)；宁可…(而不…)
- 网络更喜欢；偏爱；宁愿
词形变化
过去式：preferred 第三人称单数：prefers 现在分词：preferring 同义词
英汉解释
v. | 1. (比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...);宁可...(而不...);比起...来还是...好;宁愿选择;更喜欢 (to, above, before) |
英英解释
例句
Ballard shunned the gossipy London literary circuit, preferring the company of a few close friends and family.
巴拉德有意逃避乐于流布传闻的伦敦文学圈，他喜欢与三两知己及家人在一起。
He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.
他宁可将自己局限于青年和乡野政治中也不愿走上台前。
He arrived himself. . . to give her the fullest conviction, by the power of actual comparison, of her preferring his younger brother.
他本人回来了…现在她经过实际的比较，完全相信她更喜欢他的弟弟。
After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.
孩子刚出生时，玛丽亚声称她不想出卖她的故事，宁愿隐藏这对双胞胎的来历。
Up to now, the Chinese have consistently denied they were among the top rank, preferring to be seen as part of the emerging world.
直到现在，中国还坚持拒绝承认自己是一个大国，它更喜欢把自己看做新兴世界的一部分。
A feminist, she "found most women wanting" , preferring the company of men.
身为女权主义者，她“发现很多女人有所欠缺”，更愿意与男人为伍。
And he never wants to leave the house at night, preferring to watch classic black-and-white movies on TV.
Big晚上绝不出门，而是看电视里的黑白电影。
Blair rarely went out dining or drinking with members of his party, preferring to go home to his wife and kids.
布莱尔很少和党内成员们出去赶饭局，而是回家陪妻子和孩子。
That little bunny rabbit had crawled through the cage, preferring a featherbed, no doubt to snuggling up with its litter mates!
那只小兔宝宝已经爬过笼子，选择了羽毛床，毫无疑问它到同窝伙伴处取暖！
A man of perfect practice has no difficulty in forgetting his country, power and preferring leisure and quiet place.
作为一个修行完备的人，他忘掉天下、忘掉权位、好闲静处比较容易。
As for preferring the Reagan end of the Reagan-Mitterrand spectrum, I guess you did not have to go out so much on a limb there.
至于在里根-密特朗时代中倾向于里根式，我猜你原本没有必要再这些枝节上大做文章。
Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
她天性谦虚，从不自吹，喜欢以自己的成就来表明一切。
Preferring to stick to the status quo when faced with unexpected upheaval tends to lead to a sense of helplessness and distress.
当面临意想不到的剧变，你喜欢坚持现状，这往往会引起一种无助感、悲伤感。
I began to keep away from home as much as possible, preferring the simplicity of the streets to the worried, empty talk at home.
我只好尽量躲出去，与其在家听愁眉苦脸的空谈，真不如上街图个清净。
Professional athletes who get concussions should also take time off, but many do not, preferring to get right back in the game.
Professional运动员还应该抽出一部分时间，但很多人不，宁愿马上回在游戏中。
I do not like the word "Pet" , but preferring the word "Animal" instead.
我不喜欢这个词“宠物”，但宁愿用“动物”，而不是。
In these circles, youth and beauty reign supreme, with most men preferring the company of a sugar baby in their early-to-mid twenties.
在这个圈子里，青春和美貌是至高无上的，大部分男人偏好找二十出头的“糖妞”作为陪伴。
preferring to be known exclusively through the medium of his own brush.
他宁愿世人看到的是独特地通过画笔呈现的自己。
I told HR what was going on and they paid me to leave, preferring to protect their manager rather than cause a stink.
我告诉人力资源部门发生了什么，他们让我结账走人，他们更愿意保护他们的经理，而不是暴出丑闻。
We eschew any "theory" of history, preferring to see merit in a number of basic concepts.
我们避开任何历史“理论”，宁愿在众多概念中发现有价值的东西。
Indeed, most even shy from the word "march, " preferring to speak instead of a "collective walk" to the square.
事实上，多数人甚至回避“游行”一词，情愿说是“集体散步”。
She shies away from the term 'owner' (even though she bought it) preferring to call herself the 'caretaker' of Mr. Perkins' unique creation.
她不愿意用“主人”一词（虽然她买下了它），而更愿意称自己是珀金斯这件独特创作的“保管人”。
She adored her son and kept him close, but couldn't bear to be his mother, preferring to be "Susan" , his "goofy big sister" .
她爱自己的儿子，与他关系密切，却不能忍受做他的母亲，而是想成为“苏珊”，他的“傻姐姐”。
Arafat, as anyone who dealt with him knows well, moved only when compelled, preferring the ambiguity of deferral to the clarity of choice.
阿拉法特，所有认识他的人都知道，从来都是推一步走一步，喜欢模糊的拖延多过清楚的选择。
Miller also said "No Thanks" to the Celtics, preferring to stay retired and keep his place in the TNT studios.
米勒也曾对凯尔特人队的邀请说不，现在的他宁愿退役，在TNT演播室做自己的评论员工作。
He delayed having an operation for nine months, preferring instead to try macrobiotic diets and to see a spiritualist.
在2003年癌症确诊之后，有九个月他迟迟不肯做手术，而选择尝试饮食疗法和看巫师术士。
Mr Raja had refused to auction the licences, preferring to dish them out in an underhand and chaotic way, awarding 120 in a single day.
Raja先生拒绝拍卖运营牌照，而是悄悄地在一天内以奖励的形式把运营牌照随便分发给120家公司。
Nor is Toshiko alone in preferring little canines to kids; several of her married friends have done the same.
喜欢小狗而不是小孩儿的人不只年木一个；她的好几个已婚朋友也都和她一样。
CONCLUSION: Nurses, patients and visitors did not prefer open visiting as first choice, preferring to have a rest period.
结论：护士，病人和访客并不喜欢开放参观的第一选择，宁可有一个休息时间。
Bantar Gebang is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with many scavengers preferring to work during the cooler night hours.
班达·盖邦是一周七天、一天24小时开放的，许多拾荒者喜欢在凉快点的晚间时刻工作。
She has never hired a celebrity to be a brand "ambassador" . She doesn't even like to use the word "brand" , preferring "house" .
她从来没有请过明星充当品牌的“形象大使”，她甚至不喜欢用“品牌”这个词，而宁愿用“公司”。
Capricorns aren't about to engage in any far-flung adventures, preferring instead to take a risk on an unknown bottle of wine.
魔羯座并不打算参与那些漫长遥远的冒险活动，他们更愿意来品尝一瓶不知名的葡萄酒。
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
她什么也没说，而是想稍后再作评论。
I began the project with no political agenda, preferring to let the soldiers speak for themselves.
我没有为这个项目加上任何的政治安排，希望的是士兵们能真正地说出他们的心声。
Wide-winged and long-lived, albatrosses are rarely seen onland, preferring to stay out on the ocean except to mate and raise their young.
宽翼、长寿的信天翁在陆地上非常罕见，除去交配和哺育幼鸟的时期，它们更喜欢在大洋上逗留。
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。
Jeffrey Lacker, the Richmond Fed president, cast a formal dissenting vote, preferring another rate rise, as he did in August.
里士满联储银行行长杰弗里•莱克尔（JeffreyLacker）倾向于再次升息，他和8月份一样，投下了正式的反对票。
We even lie about lying, preferring to call our lies anything but a lie.
我们甚至会不承认这是一个谎言，而倾向于称之为其他东西。
True, Americans are less likely these days to keep their savings in the bank, preferring money-market funds.
确实，在如今的年代里，美国的老百姓不太愿意把钱存放在银行里，他们更喜欢货币市场基金。
Two Fed members dissented, preferring a smaller cut, while Bernanke and seven others prevailed with a more powerful three-quarter-point one.
伯南克和其他7个成员认为应下调75基点的观点获胜，而另外两个美联储成员持有异议，他们认为下调幅度应该更小一些。
