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preference

/pref-er-uhns, pref-ruhns/US // ˈprɛf ər əns, ˈprɛf rəns //UK // (ˈprɛfərəns, ˈprɛfrəns) //

偏好,喜好,偏爱,倾向性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of preferring.
    • : the state of being preferred.
    • : that which is preferred; choice: His preference is vanilla, not chocolate.
    • : a practical advantage given to one over others.
    • : a prior right or claim, as to payment of dividends or to assets upon dissolution.
    • : the favoring of one country or group of countries by granting special advantages over others in international trade.

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Examples

  • The remaining teams were polled on their initial preference, and the Lakers and Clippers voted to end the season.

  • Earlier this year, Criteo began work on what it is calling a “revocable identification system” — a portal where consumers could access their privacy profile and update their preferences for how they can be targeted across web browsers and apps.

  • People in innumerable quantities all around the world are showing a similar change in preferences.

  • Well, I guess it all really depends on your personal preference and also, more importantly, what region you hail from.

  • Consumers are shifting their needs and preferences to new types of content and new ways of engaging with companies.

  • Browser preference might come down to how many times you want to slip your headset on and off.

  • We should never place the preference of an adult over the safety and innocence of a child.

  • You wear a pin that adjusts the temperature, lighting, décor, and entertainment to your preference.

  • On everything from gender and sexual preference to climate change, those who dissent from the official pieties risk punishment.

  • There are many to choice from and much is personal preference.

  • It would be interesting to know whether there is any general preference as between these two combinations.

  • A child's preference for the mother's singing is, perhaps, a half reminiscence of the soft-low tones of the lullaby.

  • Those of a more serious turn are apt to show a curious preference for the graver aspects of things.

  • He did this to signalise his disapprobation of royalty, and his preference for democratic equality.

  • Reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding traffic The subject of undue preference, which was forbiddenp.