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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2642 COCA: 3022

preference

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pref·e·rence /ˈprefərəns/ ●●○ W3 noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]PREFER if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can 偏爱，偏好 → prefer
 Do you have a colour preference?
你有什么颜色上的偏好吗？
preference for
 a cultural preference for boy babies
喜欢生男孩的文化观念
 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。
 The amount of sugar you add will depend on personal preference.
加多少糖取决于个人的喜好。
 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。
in preference to something (=rather than something) 而不是某事物
 Use clear English in preference to technical language.
要用简明的英语，而不是专业术语。
2  [countableC, uncountableU] when someone is treated more favourably than other people, often when he or she has been treated unfairly in the past 优待，优惠，优先（权）
 Racial preferences are a way to make up for years of discrimination against minorities.
种族优待政策是对多年来少数族裔所受歧视的一种补偿。
give/show preference (to somebody)
 In allocating housing, preference is given to families with young children.
房屋优先分配给有年幼孩子的家庭。
3. sexual preference someone’s sexual preference is whether they want to have sex with men or women 性取向，性偏好
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have a preference
Do you have a preference for red or white wine?
express a preference
He avoided expressing a preference for any of the remaining Democratic candidates.
show a preference
Females showed a preference for long-tailed males.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + preference
a strong preference
In some countries, there is still a strong preference for sons.
a clear preference
There was a clear preference amongst the staff for this style of leadership.
a marked preference (=strong and clear)
The animals have a marked preference for woodland.
a personal preference
My personal preference is to eat meat only once or twice a week.
individual preferences
This partnership can take a variety of forms, depending on individual preferences.
consumer preferences
Information about local consumer preferences can be used by a manufacturer's sales force.
food preferences
Very young children may have clear food preferences.
phrases
in order of preference
Please list your choice of colleges in order of preference.
be a matter of personal preference (=be something that you can choose, according to what you like)
Which one you decide to buy is just a matter of personal preference.
Examples from the Corpus
preference• When they're old enough for a preference, he's the preference.• Coupons generated electronically at the cash register are popular across the country, because they mirror consumer preferences.• Adams expressed her preference for New York, despite the fact that she's lived in California for six years.• The context of these remarks was his preference for allowing arbitrators to make final decisions on questions of construction.• Because of its preference for lower temperatures, this is an ideal plant for the garden pool.• Most of us arrange our bedrooms based purely on personal preference.• Our personal preference is to cook pork, particularly the loin cuts, so that it is slightly pink and remains moist.• There are definite regional preferences amongst our clients.• This extremely flexible system allows the hotel to tailor service preferences for each guest.• When he provided nests on two tiers, hens showed a strong preference for the lower level.• Oil or vinegar may be added for a more bland or sharp sauce, according to your preference.
in preference to something• Transaction costs have encouraged firms to expand their own internal capacity in preference to extensive reliance on outside suppliers.• I like paying with credit cards in preference to cash.• These factors also influence the demand for one sort of drink in preference to another.• Therefore, it seems shareholders should absorb the risks of an enterprise in preference to management doing so.• The victims of a burglary are often puzzled as to why the thief chose their home in preference to others.• Experiment also shows that the eye learns to travel along the upper edge of a line in preference to the lower edge.• Secondly, there are processes which select certain patterns of motion in preference to others.• The idea of anybody, Marge especially, liking that wall-eyed ox in preference to Dickie made Tom smile.• There are certain clothes we feel comfortable in and which we would wear in preference to all others.
give/show preference (to somebody)• Similarly, infants as young as 6 weeks of age consistently show preferences for familiar as compared to unfamiliar faces.• For example, there have already been reports of hospitals giving preference to patients of fundholding general practitioners.• It is blatant, undisguised opportunism by management, showing preference for what can be done, rather than what should be done.• To the extent that rank-ordering means giving preferences to candidates of one party rather than another it is both easy and reasonable.• Flaggers will direct traffic, giving preference to northbound traffic in the morning and southbound in the evening.
From Longman Business Dictionary
preferencepref·e·rence /ˈprefərəns/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU] the state of liking something more than something else, or something you like more than another thing
People were twice as likely to change their brand preference if they liked an advertisement.
a change in consumer preference from adjustable-rate to fixed-rate mortgages
→ liquidity preference
2[uncountableU]COMMERCE when a country treats some countries more favourably than others in international trade, for example through lower import taxes
Britain must take a strong line with its trading partners, but without damaging Community preference (=treating goods from the European Union more favourably than others.)
pref·e·rence noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2642 COCA: 3022
preference

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PREFERENCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤clear, definite, marked, strong明顯的／強烈的偏愛▸➤slight稍稍偏愛▸➤individual, personal個人偏愛◇It's a matter of personal preference.這是個人偏愛的問題。➤consumer, customer, user, voter消費者的／顧客的／使用者的／投票人的偏愛➤policy, political政策／政治偏好◇His policy preferences are pretty centrist.他的政策取向是相當中間派的。➤dietary, food飲食／食物偏好◇modern children's food preferences現代兒童的食物偏好➤gender, racial (both NAmE) 性別／種族偏袒◇his consistent opposition to racial preferences while a legislator他在擔任議員期間對種族偏袒的一貫反對➤sexual性偏好◇discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference基於種族，宗教，性別或性偏好的歧視➤aesthetic, cultural審美／文化偏好▸➤first, second, etc.第一、第二等選擇◇My first preference is for the applicant from Hong Kong.我的第一選擇是來自香港的申請者。◇Most local voters gave West second preference. (BrE) 大多數當地選民的第二個選擇是韋斯特。VERB + PREFERENCE➤have有偏愛◇Do you have any particular preference?你有什麼特別的偏好嗎？➤demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, reflect, reveal, show表現出偏愛◇designs that reflect their individual preferences反映他們個人喜好的設計◇Learners show a preference for one learning style over others.學習者顯示出他們對一種學習風格較其他風格的偏愛。➤express, state表示偏愛；聲明更喜歡◇Older people tend to express a preference for dark chocolate.年紀大的人往往表現出對黑巧克力的偏好。➤give sb給予某人優先權◇Preference is given to students who have passed mathematics and chemistry.通過數學與化學考試的學生優先考慮。➤receive受到偏愛◇Some countries receive preference over others.一些國家獲得優惠待遇。➤affect, determine, influence, shape影響／決定／支配／形成偏好◇A combination of factors determined preference.多種因素決定偏好。➤fit, fit with, satisfy, suit適合／適應／滿足／符合偏好◇She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their preferences.她很高興安排自己的日程以適應他們的喜好。PREPOSITION➤for preference由於偏愛◇I travel by plane, for preference.我乘飛機旅行，個人喜好。➤in preference to而不是⋯◇They bought French planes in preference to British ones.他們沒有買英國產的飛機，而是買了法國產的。➤preference as to, preference with regard to在⋯方面的偏愛◇He has not expressed a preference as to which school he wants to go to.他還沒有表明自己更想上哪所學校。➤preference between⋯之間的偏愛◇people's preferences between brown and white bread人們在黑麪包和白麪包之間的取捨➤preference for sth (over sth)（與⋯相比）對⋯的偏愛◇the government's preference for tax cuts over greater public spending政府較願意減少稅收而不是增加公共支出➤preference in⋯方面的喜愛◇changing preferences in furniture styles對傢具式樣不斷變化的喜好➤preference regarding關於⋯的喜愛◇their preferences regarding websites他們對不同網站的喜好➤preference towards/toward對⋯的喜好◇student preferences towards / toward the various activities學生對各種活動的喜好PHRASES➤in order of preference按照優先順序◇List the candidates in order of preference.按照優先順序把候選人列出來。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2642 COCA: 3022
preference noun
⇨ choice 2 (consumer preferences) ⇨ taste 1 (personal preference)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2642 COCA: 3022
preference
Feelings of liking someone or something: liking, affection, taste...
Preferring and preference: prefer, like, preference...

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