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

• You can come any time, preferably in the morning.
  你随时可来，早上来更好。
• To open or sample quantity.1-3 pieces preferably.
  要打开或样品的数量。最好是1-3件。
• 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。
• Audio and video streams are preferably transmitted through the User Datagram Protocol ( UDP).
  音频和视频流通过用户数据报协议（UserDatagramProtocol，UDP）传输较为可取。
• 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。
• Preferably people with whom you can converse.
  最好是可以与之交谈的人。
• Preferably one without an anthill.
  最好是一个没有蚁冢的树篱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。