preferable
英 [ˈprefrəbl]
美 [ˈprefrəbl]
adj. 较适合; 更可取
Collins.2 / BNC.6905 / COCA.10561
牛津词典
adj.
- 较适合;更可取
more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to sth- Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。 - He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city.
他觉得乡村生活比都市生活称心得多。 - It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.
雇请两个人比雇请一个更好。
- Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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?
- A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby...
英英释义
adj
- more desirable than another
- coffee is preferable to tea
- Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
双语例句
- It also has the advantage of preferable technique repetition and gate insulator deposition uniformity.
在制作工艺方面具有更高的工艺重复性和栅介质淀积的均匀性。 - 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。 - 228. I prefer the preferable preference you referred to in the reference books.
228.我更喜欢你在参考书中提到的那个更可取的优先权。 - Try both and see which is preferable, either is acceptable with one caveat.
两者都尝试下,看看哪一个是可取的,或者是一个可接受的警告。 - What communication methods are adequate or preferable for assessing the client?
在对顾客进行评估时,什么样的交流方法是恰当的或更好的? - Any principle is preferable to none.
任何原则都比没原则好。 - This option is preferable if you want to create views and view data in different ways.
如果想要以不同方式创建视图和视图数据,这个选项更可取。 - Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。 - 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。 - Open laboratory had promotion on the teaching and scientific research of inorganic nonmetal major, and procured preferable effect.
开放式实验室对无机非金属材料专业的教学和科研起到了促进作用,取得了较好的效果。