preferable

英 [ˈprefrəbl]

美 [ˈprefrəbl]

adj.  较适合; 更可取

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牛津词典

adj.

• 较适合；更可取
  more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to sth
  1. Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
     什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。
  2. 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。
  3. It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.
     雇请两个人比雇请一个更好。

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

adj

• more desirable than another
  1. coffee is preferable to tea
  2. Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
  Synonym:preferred

双语例句

• It also has the advantage of preferable technique repetition and gate insulator deposition uniformity.
  在制作工艺方面具有更高的工艺重复性和栅介质淀积的均匀性。
• In these circumstances, it is preferable to implement a more manageable approach.
  在这些情况下，最好实现一种更具可管理性的方法。
• 228. I prefer the preferable preference you referred to in the reference books.
  228.我更喜欢你在参考书中提到的那个更可取的优先权。
• Small size and low power consumption are the two important factors that make transistors preferable to electron tubes.
  体积小和消耗功率低，这两个重要因素使晶体管比电子管优越。
• The result of an example shows that the prediction and forecasting precision are preferable.
  实例表明本预测模型的拟合和预测精度均较好。
• Experiments show the model occupies preferable predication performance and practicability.
  实验表明该模型具有较强的预测能力和实用性。
• Try both and see which is preferable, either is acceptable with one caveat.
  两者都尝试下，看看哪一个是可取的，或者是一个可接受的警告。
• Systems thinking is preferable to analytical thinking in managing change and solving problems.
  系统的思考是指在管理变革和解决问题中的分析思考过程。
• Open laboratory had promotion on the teaching and scientific research of inorganic nonmetal major, and procured preferable effect.
  开放式实验室对无机非金属材料专业的教学和科研起到了促进作用，取得了较好的效果。
• I see this as preferable to the dividing of the functions into separate retail banks and investment banks.
  在我看来，这比将这些业务划分为单独的零售银行和投行更为可取。