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

• 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。
• Preferably it should have a large red countdown timer.
  如果它有一个巨大的红色倒计时装置就更完美了。
• 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。
• Preferably one without an anthill.
  最好是一个没有蚁冢的树篱。
• Please initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible, preferably within an hour of birth.
  请尽早开始哺饲母乳，最好在生产后的第一个小时内立即开始。
• Preferably, stress test with and without the objects in session state to see what the perf.
  对session中存储和不存储对象都做一下压力测试，看看哪个更好，将会是更好的。
• The neural network can preferably solve the non-linear problem.
  利用神经网络建模可以较好地解决非线性问题。
• I might travel by York or preferably by preston.
  我想旅途中经过约克，但最好是经过普雷斯顿。
• We need a comprehensive assessment of the recombinant DNA issue, preferably under the auspices of the federal government.
  对于重组体dna问题，我们需要有一个全面的估价，而且最好由联邦政府主办。
• Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field ( preferably in a technical field, such as computers).
  加强你在某个特定领域的知识（最好是某个技术领域，如计算机等）。