preferences

英 [ˈprɛfərənsɪz]

美 [ˈprɛfərənsɪz]

n.  偏爱; 爱好; 喜爱; 偏爱的事物; 最喜爱的东西
preference的复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 喜好；偏好；偏爱
  If you have apreference forsomething, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.
  1. Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...
     父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
  2. Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
     这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
• N-UNCOUNT 优惠；优待；优先权
  If yougive preference tosomeone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.
  1. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
     美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

双语例句

• He is making the unarguable point that our desires and preferences have a social component.
  他要表述一个无可争议的观点：我们的欲望和喜好都掺杂着社会因素。
• Cigarette manufacturers and leaf dealers have different preferences for the styles of tobacco they desire to meet customer needs.
  卷烟制造商和烟叶经销商在希望满足顾客需要的烟草风格上有不同的偏好。
• You can adjust the degree of pressure in the System Preferences area.
  你可以在系统设置偏好中调整压力程度。
• When you have finished your list of personal preferences, go through it again
  等你列出个人喜好的单子后，从头到尾再看一遍。
• You can configure the app in the Preferences window.
  您可以在首选项窗口中的应用程序。
• With the preferences API, you can have your application collect and store simple preference information.
  利用首选项API，您可以让自己的应用程序收集和存储简单的首选项信息。
• Macintosh users are accustomed to using Software Update in System Preferences to upgrade the operating system and system software.
  Macintosh用户习惯使用系统偏好设置中软件更新来升级操作系统和系统软件。
• Over time you will find you develop your own style and preferences.
  随着时间的推移你将发现你有了自己的风格和表现。
• Mergers and acquisitions, user preferences, and role-based design drive this requirement.
  并购、用户喜好和基于角色的设计促成了这种需求。
• I'm opening system preferences now.
  我现在打开了系统设置。