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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We need a comprehensive assessment of the recombinant DNA issue, preferably under the auspices of the federal government.
  对于重组体dna问题，我们需要有一个全面的估价，而且最好由联邦政府主办。
• During the transmission, the tokens are serialized and, preferably, encrypted as well.
  在传输过程中，对令牌进行序列化，最好同时进行加密。
• Each correspondence shall preferably be limited to one subject, and appropriately titled for easy reference.
  所有通信最好应限制在一个主题上，并应适当命名以便参考。
• If you have a business that fits the following criteria, call me or, preferably, write.
  如同你知道有公司符合以下的条件，打电话或者最好是写信给我。
• 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。
• If you have a question about anything, ask a person – preferably me or your father.
  如果你有任何问题，都可以选择问其他人，最好是我或者你的父亲。
• Preferably it should have a large red countdown timer.
  如果它有一个巨大的红色倒计时装置就更完美了。