preference n. 1.优先选择;偏爱。 2.优先选择物,偏爱物。 3.【法律】优先权;特惠〔特指关税〕;(债权人)受优先偿还的权利;选择机会。 4.一种牌戏。 This is my preference. 我喜欢这个。 by [for] preference 喜欢,选择。 have a preference for [to] 喜欢…,认为…更好。 in preference to ... 比…先,比起…来宁愿。 preference of sth. to [over] another 宁要某物而不要另一物。
I would usually choose designing in preference to engineering 我通常愿意挑选设计做我的职业,其次才是工程。
Rule of economy : programmer time is expensive ; conserve it in preference to machine time 经济原则:宁花机器一分,不花程序员一秒。
You can also employ tables to add color to a page in preference to slow loading graphics 你可以利用表格填充网页颜色,这样比下载速度慢的图片更好。
Both were sensitive to artistic impressions musical in preference to plastic or pictorial 两个人都对艺术印象敏感,对音乐印象比对造型艺术或绘画艺术更要敏感。
To be frank / to tell the truth , i should the former / latter attitude / position in preference to the latter / former 坦白说(老实说) ,我赞同前者(后者)的观点优先于后者(前者) 。
Application designers : create entertainment uis that provide a pleasant experience in preference to an efficient one 应用设计者:生成娱乐ui ,提供令人愉快的体验,效率是次要的。
To be frank / to tell the truth , i should second the former ( latter ) attitude / position in preference to the latter ( former ) 坦白地说/老实说,我赞同前者/后者的观点优先于后者/前者。
This is probably because a fetus starved of oxygen will send oxygenated blood to the brain in preference to rest of the body 这可能是因为一个缺乏氧的胚胎会首先把充氧的血液输送到脑部,然后才送到身体的其他部位。
Where appliances have been provided for moving cylinders , such as barrows , pallets , trolleys or hoists , use them in preference to manual handling 用器具运输气瓶时,如手推车、瓶卡、台车、起重机等。按操作说明进行。