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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
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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.
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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 nounn COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2642 COCA: 3022
preference

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + PREFERENCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclear, 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 + PREFERENCEhave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。PREPOSITIONfor 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PHRASESin 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
choice2 (consumer preferences) taste1 (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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