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

• The microcapsules further preferably comprise one or more of methylcellulose, chlorophyllin and at least one vegetable oil.
  这种微囊进一步优选包含甲基纤维素、叶绿酸的一种或几种和至少一种植物油。
• Preferably one without an anthill.
  最好是一个没有蚁冢的树篱。
• Please initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible, preferably within an hour of birth.
  请尽早开始哺饲母乳，最好在生产后的第一个小时内立即开始。
• Modules must be named in all lower-case, preferably short, single words.
  模块的名称全部小写，并尽可能短，最好是一个单词。
• 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。
• Make a plan for bedtime and then share it with your child, preferably in written or picture form.
  给孩子的睡觉时间制定一个计划，然后和孩子分享，最好以书面或图片的形式呈现。
• Clean the car from the top, preferably with a hose and warm water.
  最好用软管和温水从顶部开始清洗汽车。
• Our pursuit: Dedicate to providing customers preferably with satisfactory products and servicing more intimately.
  我们的追求：竭诚为您提供最满意的产品和更贴心的服务。
• The integrated circuit card preferably also comprises one or a plurality of communication interfaces;
  优选地所述集成电路卡还包括一个或多个通讯接口；
• 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。