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preferable

adjective
🔊/ˈprefrəbl/
🔊/ˈprefrəbl/
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  1. more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to something较适合；更可取
    • preferable (to something) Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。🔊🔊
    • preferable (to doing something) 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。🔊🔊
    • preferable (to do something) It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.雇请两个人比雇请一个更好。🔊🔊
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    • Death was considered vastly preferable to surrender.宁可死也不投降。
    • The new policies are infinitely preferable to what went before.这些新政策远比以前的好得多。
    • The summer months are preferable for weddings.夏季更适合举行婚礼。
    • This technique is far preferable to any alternative.这种技术远远优于任何替代技术。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • far
    • greatly
    • highly
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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