preference

【发音】
美 /'prɛfrəns/ 英 /'pref(ə)r(ə)ns/
【翻译】
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n.偏爱
英释:if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can
【记忆】
prefer(更喜欢) + ence(表名词) → 偏爱; 优先(权)
【短语】
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preference for : 偏爱…
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preference to sth : 优先
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tax preference : 税收优惠
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personal preference : 个人喜好
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in preference to : 优先于……
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consumer preference : 消费者偏好,消费偏爱
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by preference : 最好,首先
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sexual preference : 性取向;性偏好;性爱好
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preference share : 优先股;红利先取股
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time preference : 时间的优先选择
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color preference : 色彩的嗜好;颜色爱好
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margin of preference : [经]优惠幅度;[经]优惠差额
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liquidity preference : [经]流动性偏好
【例句】
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Do you have a colour preference ?
你有什么颜色上的偏好吗?
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Parents may be able to express a preference as to the school their child will attend.
家长也许可以表明愿意让孩子就读哪所学校。
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The amount of sugar you add will depend on personal preference .
加多少糖取决于个人的喜好。
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Many elderly people expressed a strong preference to live in their own homes.
许多老年人强烈表示喜欢住在自己的家里。
【真题例句】
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(2017.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...i leave it to the reader's political preference to decide which...
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(2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well...
【单词相关测试】
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Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.
正确答案:A
解释:句意: 每种文化都形成了对特定食物和饮料的偏爱, 以及对其他食物强烈的反感。 fantasy: 幻想; 荒诞的念头; expectation: 期待, 预期; fashion: 流行式样, 风尚。
A. preferencesB. expectationsC. fantasiesD. fashions
【同、近义词】
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n.偏爱,倾向;[经][计]优先权
tendency/liability/priority/trend/favour/
【同根词】
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adj
preferred : 优先的;首选的
preferential : 优先的;选择的;特惠的;先取的
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adv
preferentially : 优先地;优惠地
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n
preferment : 晋升;优先权;酶原
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v
preferred : 偏爱(prefer的过去分词)