preferably

英 ['pref(ə)rəbli]

美 ['pref(ə)rəbli]

adv.  最好; 宁可; 更可取地

BNC.6353 / COCA.9307

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 更好的；更可取的；更合适的
  If you say that one thing ispreferable toanother, you mean that it is more desirable or suitable.
  1. A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby...
     远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。
  2. The hazards of the theatre seemed preferable to joining the family paint business...
     经营剧院的风险似乎比加入家族涂料产业的风险要小一些。
  3. Was an evening with Peter in their company preferable to being left at home alone?
     晚上和彼得在他们的公司呆着是不是比一个人留在家里好一些？

英英释义

adv

• more readily or willingly
  1. clean it well, preferably with warm water
  2. I'd rather be in Philadelphia
  3. I'd sooner die than give up
  Synonym:soonerrather

双语例句

• I might travel by York or preferably by preston.
  我想旅途中经过约克，但最好是经过普雷斯顿。
• Good analytical, planning and organizing abilities, preferably with project management experience or potential skills.
  优秀的分析、计划和组织能力。最好具有项目管理工作经验及技巧。
• The team should have a leader who is knowledgeable about both security and software architecture, preferably SOA.
  团队应该有个负责人，该负责人应该具有安全性和软件体系结构方面的知识，最好也能了解SOA的相关知识。
• Inorganic Mass Spectrometry is preferably used each time extremely low concentrations and isotopic abundance are to be determined.
  每当测定非常低的浓度和同位素丰度时总是首先使用无机质谱法。
• Writing acceptance tests requires collaboration: preferably Customer, Tester& Programmer.
  编写验收测试需要协作：尤其是在客户、测试人员和程序员之间。
• She asked the school to give her one, preferably two hours a month for a year so8,16 hours.
  ，她带了一个不到一岁的婴儿到课堂，她请求学校一年中每月给她1个最好是2个小时，所以总共8，或16个小时。
• Audio and video streams are preferably transmitted through the User Datagram Protocol ( UDP).
  音频和视频流通过用户数据报协议（UserDatagramProtocol，UDP）传输较为可取。
• To open or sample quantity.1-3 pieces preferably.
  要打开或样品的数量。最好是1-3件。
• Preferably, we should be able to use command-line scripts to start and stop tests that we run frequently.
  最好是，我们能够使用命令行脚本来开始并停止我们经常运行的测试。
• Preferably one without an anthill.
  最好是一个没有蚁冢的树篱。